Walnut Way
September 9, 2021
Walnut Way

The Walnut Way Conservation Corporation established itself as a resident-driven, community development nonprofit by reclaiming a vacant building and planting peach trees. Since that first revitalization and…

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Center for Community Progress Initiative One of 89 NEA Our Town Projects Selected Nationwide (Press Release)
June 14, 2017
Center for Community Progress Initiative One of 89 NEA Our Town Projects Selected Nationwide (Press Release)

  More Info News Release (PDF) About our National and Leadership Education Work  About Center for Community Progress Newsroom WASHINGTON D.C. – National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman…

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What is a Brownfield?
May 21, 2024
What is a Brownfield?

Brownfield properties, often referred to as “brownfields,” are properties where the presence or potential presence of hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant makes redevelopment challenging and costly.

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What we’re thankful for today
November 28, 2013
What we’re thankful for today

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in this line of work it’s that, all over the country, there are thousands of talented, passionate leaders doggedly fighting the…

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10 new land banks authorized in New York!
June 11, 2014
10 new land banks authorized in New York!

(Learn more about what New York”s land banks are up to in the new report,  “New York State Land Banks: Combating Blight and Vacancy in New York…

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Local Leaders Need to Know: $360 Billion in State and Local Relief Is Coming to Every American Community
March 12, 2021
Local Leaders Need to Know: $360 Billion in State and Local Relief Is Coming to Every American Community

Almost exactly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, a massive relief plan has passed both chambers of Congress and been signed into law by President Biden. The…

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Treasury’s Final Rule Is Here; Here’s What You Should Know About Using ARPA Funds to Address Vacancy
January 12, 2022
Treasury’s Final Rule Is Here; Here’s What You Should Know About Using ARPA Funds to Address Vacancy

The long-awaited Final Rule on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) was released by the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday,…

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Progress Points: Heirs’ Property
July 16, 2024
Progress Points: Heirs’ Property

This factsheet explains why it’s important to deal with heirs’ property in order to prevent future vacancy and abandonment.

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Land Banks
March 28, 2023
Land Banks

A land bank is a public entity with unique powers to put vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties back to productive use according to community goals. A land…

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February 14, 2024
Rural Land Bank Learning Exchange Application

The National Land Bank Network’s Rural Land Bank Learning Exchange is an opportunity for rural land bank leaders and partners to connect and learn about the challenges…

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