Development Finance Toolbox
- OnlineDecember 3 - 5, 2024
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 tax credit financing
Public-private partnerships for redevelopment
Local government capital financing
Tax increment financing (TIF) and synthetic TIF
Business improvement districts
Attracting private investment to Main Street
Grant identification and management
Fundamentals of developer real estate financing
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.
“This class is a LELA 301 level of training as part of the LELA curriculum and is open to all local elected officials, including all county, municipal, school board and tribal council officials. Those who are earning credits towards the various levels of LELA recognition will receive 6 credits for attending the class. The NCACC provides registration discounts for county commissioners who attend the class.”
AICP Credit: This course qualifies for 12.5CM (including 1CM of Legal)
- OnlineDecember 3 - 5, 2024View Cancellation PolicyCourse participants who cancel their registration on or before November 25, 2024 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after November 26, 2024, 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.
Agenda for 2024 will be posted in the Fall. For planning purposes, click HERE for the 2023 Agenda.
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.
ATTENDANCE/COURSE CREDIT: You must join from a device equipped with a camera and microphone. Phone attandence is not permitted. You must attend all 3 days of class to receive a complete in the course.
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES: An excellent resource is the School of Government text, Introduction to Local Government Finance. Reading the following chapters authored by Kara Millonzi, Connor Crews, Crista Cuccaro, and Tyler Mulligan will be helpful to attendees but is not required: Chapters 1, 4, 7, 11, and 15. The 5th edition of the book was released in 2023 and can be purchased here: Introduction to Local Government Finance, 5th Ed.
