Development Finance Toolbox
- OnlineDecember 6 - 8, 2022
A survey of local government financing tools for community and economic development
How do local governments use public-private partnerships for development? What finance tools are available to local governments to revitalize Main Street? North Carolina communities can select from a wide array of financing tools in their efforts to attract and grow businesses, improve real estate, and build community assets. In order to select the right approach for your development project, it helps to understand the options.
Participants in this course will learn the basics of development finance tools used by North Carolina local governments to achieve their community and economic development goals.
Program Topics:
Federal financing programs and tax credit financing
Public-Private Partnerships for Redevelopment
Opportunity Zones and the Local Government Role
Local government capital financing
Tax increment financing (TIF) and synthetic TIF
Business improvement districts
Attracting private investment to Main Street
Workshop: Fundamentals of Developer Real Estate Financing
Class Details for 2022:
This year’s class will be held in person at the School of Government in Chapel Hill with an alternate option to attend online. When you register, you will be asked whether you want to attend in-person or online.
ZOOM PREP: The link to join the online Zoom sessions will be provided closer to the first day of class. See below to prepare for the Zoom sessions. Doing this will take care of 90 percent of the Zoom instructions and troubleshooting issues.
Click HERE to download Zoom if you don’t yet have it on your computer. Select the download for “Zoom Client for Meetings”.
Click HERE to update to the current version of Zoom. This will ensure you have the most up-to-date features to optimize your online learning experience.
Be sure you have a Zoom account created.
Your computer should be equipped with a microphone to speak, speakers to hear, and a camera.
See your IT department if you need help with any of these Zoom items above.
MATERIALS: Instructions to access materials and other related items will be provided closer to the first day of class
CLE, AICP CREDIT: Will be posted once the agenda is finalized
Additional information
Attendees: Elected officials; city and county managers, assistant managers, and clerks; and community and economic development professionals seeking a greater understanding of the development finance options available to North Carolina local governments.
- OnlineDecember 6 - 8, 2022View Cancellation PolicyCourse participants who cancel their registration on or before November 28, 2022 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after November 29, 2022, 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.$360.00Registration 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.
An excellent resource is the School of Government text, Introduction to Local Government Finance. Reading the following chapters authored by Norma Houston, Kara Millonzi, and Tyler Mulligan will be helpful to attendees but is not required: Chapters 1, 4, 7, 10, and 14. The 4th edition of the book was released in August 2018 and can be purchased here: Introduction to Local Government Finance, 4th Ed.
2021 Agenda for reference. The 2022 agenda will be posted later this summer.
Access to materials and other related items such as Zoom information will be provided closer to the first day of class.
ZOOM PREP for Online Attendees: The link to join the online Zoom sessions will be provided closer to the first day of class. See below to prepare for the Zoom sessions. Doing this will take care of 90 percent of the Zoom instructions and troubleshooting issues.
- Click HERE to download Zoom if you don’t yet have it on your computer. Select the download for “Zoom Client for Meetings”.
- Click HERE to update to the current version of Zoom. This will ensure you have the most up-to-date features to optimize your online learning experience.
- Be sure you have a Zoom account created.
- Your computer should be equipped with a microphone to speak, speakers to hear, and a camera.
- See your IT department if you need help with any of these Zoom items above.
