Community Development Academy
Community development practitioners will benefit from this intensive course, which is designed for community development practitioners and covers the concepts, methods, and strategies of community economic development. The course provides practitioners with perspectives and practical skills surrounding community development in North Carolina.
In 2024, we will hold our Community development academy completely on-line via zoom.
Dates for 2024
February 7, 2024
February 14, 2024
February 21, 2024
February 18, 2024
March
March 6, 2024
March 13, 2024
March 20, 2024
March 27, 2024
April
April 3, 2024
April 10, 2024
April 17, 2024
April 24, 2024
May
May 1, 2024
Additional information
Topics include:
- community development finance
- affordable housing strategies and tools
- role of economic development
- CDBG and related grant programs
- environmental finance
- visioning and citizen participation
- tools for group decision-making
- purchasing and contracting
- measuring success
- grants management
CONTINUING EDUCATION: This course is approved with the American Planning Association for 37 hours of AICP credits. Click HERE for more information. You can self-report your hours using THIS FORM.
Please take the questionnaire below to see if you qualify for any scholarships. Please note that some deadlines for scholarships may fall outside of the registration dates of this course.