Community Development Academy
- Chapel Hill, NCMarch 21 - 23, 2023April 18 - 20, 2023
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.
This year we will hold our traditional in-person six-day course, March 21–23, and April 18–20, 2023.
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.
- Chapel Hill, NCMarch 21 - 23, 2023April 18 - 20, 2023
Chapel Hill, NC 27599View Cancellation PolicyCourse participants who cancel their registration on or before March 13, 2023 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after March 14, 2023, 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 Hotel InformationFairfield Inn & Suites Durham Southpoint for 99 USD per night
Book your group rate for UNC SOG: Community Development Academy: March 20-24, 2023
Full Breakfast is included in your stay
Fairfield Inn & Suites Durham Southpoint for 99 USD per night
Book your group rate for UNC SOG: Community Development Academy: April 17-21, 2023
Full Breakfast is included in your stayHampton Inn & Suites Chapel Hill- Community Development
A block of rooms has been set up at the Hampton Inn & Suites Chapel Hill with a rate of $104.00. The rate includes a full deluxe hot breakfast and Wi-Fi. To reserve a room online visit chapelhillsuites.hamptoninn.com and use Group Code “CDA”. To reserve a room by phone call the hotel at 919-403-8700, press 0 and provide the Group Name “Community Development". To receive the discounted rate reservations must be made no later than March 30, 2023.
Hampton Inn & Suites Chapel Hill-Community Development Academy
A block of rooms has been set up at the Hampton Inn & Suites Chapel Hill with a rate of $104.00. The rate includes a full deluxe hot breakfast and Wi-Fi. To reserve a room online visit chapelhillsuites.hamptoninn.com and use Group Code “CDA”. To reserve a room by phone call the hotel at 919-403-8700, press 0 and provide the Group Name “Community Development". To receive the discounted rate reservations must be made no later than March 30, 2023.
$915.00Registration 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.
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.