Community Development Academy

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Community development practitioners will benefit from this intensive 6-day 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.

Additional files:

2017 CDA Attendance Policy (pdf, 78.04 KB)

Additional information:

6 days total: 2 three day sessions March 14-16, and April 11-13, 2017

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

Holiday Inn Express
March: To receive the special rate reservations must be made no later than February 20, 2017.
A block of rooms has been set up at the Holiday Inn Express Chapel Hill with a special rate of $77. The rate includes a full deluxe hot breakfast and Wi-Fi. To reserve a room online please click the link Community Development Academy March. To reserve a room by phone call the hotel @ 919 489 7555 and provide the name "Community Development Academy".
To receive the special rate reservations must be made no later than February 20, 2017.
Holiday Inn Express
April: To receive the special rate reservations must be made no later than March 18, 2017
A block of rooms has been set up at the Holiday Inn Express Chapel Hill with a special rate of $77. The rate includes a full deluxe hot breakfast and Wi-Fi. To reserve a room online please click the link Community Development Academy April. To reserve a room by phone call the hotel @ 919 489 7555 and provide the name "Community Development Academy".
To receive the special rate reservations must be made no later than March 18, 2017
Required Attendance Policy

Recurring:

This course is offered periodically.

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Scholarship Information:

Local Government Federal Credit Union

The Local Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply towards tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are five deadlines to submit applications: March 1, June 1, August 1, September 1 and December 1.

Visit the LGFCU website for more information and to submit an application.

Certification:

The training enables each participant to receive a Certificate of completion, awarded by the School of Government. In order to receive a certificate, participants must attend the entire training course and successfully complete an open-book exam.