Community Development Academy
- Chapel Hill, NC 27599, NCFebruary 2 - April 27, 2021

Due to COVID-19 precautions and travel restrictions, this course will be held in an online format using Zoom. See Schedule below. Community development practitioners will benefit from this intensive 13 day on-line course, which is designed for community development practitioners and covers the concepts, methods, and strategies of community economic development. The course provides community development practitioners with significant perspective and practical skills surrounding community development in North Carolina.
Local Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply toward tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:
- March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
- June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
- September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
- December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
Additional information
Class Schedule:
Tuesday | February | 2, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | February | 9, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | February | 16, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | February | 23, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | March | 2, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | March | 9, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | March | 16, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | March | 23, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | March | 30, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | April | 6, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | April | 13, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | April | 20, | 9:00am | 12:15PM | |||||
Tuesday | April | 27, | 9:00am | 12:15PM |
Registration Fee: $872.00
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
AICP credit
This course is eligible for a total of 37. AICP credit hours. IF you require AICP credit please use this event ID #9210675 and evaluate the class.
- Chapel Hill, NC 27599, NCFebruary 2 - April 27, 2021400 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599, NC 27599View Scholarship InformationLocal Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply toward tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:
- March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
- June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
- September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
- December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
View Cancellation PolicyCourse participants who cancel their registration on or before January 25, 2021 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after January 26, 2021, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.View Additional InformationFor planning purposes,
36$872.00Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.If you are a returning customer, please note that we have a new course registration system that we hope will be easier for you to use. If you encounter any registration issues, please explore our list of frequently asked questions or contact us at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.
We are now utilizing Sakai for all class materials. Sakai is an online site accessible to registrants only. You will receive instructions on how to use Sakai. Practice sessions will be available.