Training: Brownfield Funding for Land Banks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) anticipates that more than $255 million will be available for the fiscal year 2026 brownfields funding cycle. Join New Jersey Institute for Technology (NJIT) to learn about positioning your work as a land bank for success in the EPA Brownfields Grant competition. This training will cover brownfield basics, compelling grant…
Read MoreThe Role of Land Banks in Brownfield Revitalization
Learn how land banks across the country are engaging in brownfield remediation and redevelopment.
Read MoreLand Banks and Commercial Property Revitalization: Examples from Youngstown
Hear how land banks can partner with local governments, nonprofits, and community stakeholders to revitalize vacant commercial spaces.
Read More2025 National Land Bank Network Summit
Join us in Detroit September 8-9, 2025 for the biannual national conference for land banks.
Read MoreThe Road Ahead for Land Banks
Watch the recording here » Land banks’ flexibility to respond to local challenges and opportunities sets them apart from other entities. Throughout the decades, land banks continued to evolve and respond to meet the changing needs of the communities they serve—more important than ever given present realities of the real estate market and community and…
Read MorePlanting the Seeds: How Land Banks in Small Communities Can Grow Trust and Impact
With its dedicated staff leadership and an energized board of directors, the Rome/Floyd County Land Bank has leveraged data to make a case for dedicated ARPA funding to grow their capacity and implement a bold strategic plan.
Read More2024 VAD Academy
VAD Academy is a virtual bootcamp for public, private, nonprofit, and community leaders whose work and communities are impacted by challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (or “VAD”) properties.
Read More2024 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
The only national conference dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods to help address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
Read MorePartnering with Public Schools: Metro Atlanta Land Bank’s Creative Neighborhood Beautification Pilot Program
Learn about the Metro Atlanta Land Bank’s development of the Neighborhood Beautification Pilot Program.
Read MoreContracts and Codes: What Land Banks Should Know About Community Gardens
Join the Houston Land Bank to understand the land development policy considerations that go into an urban garden leasing program.
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