UNC School of Government - Community Development Academy

Community Development Academy

March 9-11 and April 6-8, 2027  |  9:00am-5:00pm | Chapel Hill  |  Course Cost: $935

This intensive course targets community development practitioners and explores the concepts, methods, and strategies of community economic development. It offers practical skills and perspectives tailored to North Carolina.

What You'll Learn:

• 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

Click here to go to the course page and register.