The ARPA SLFRF expanded eligible uses allow funds to be deployed to help address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties in new ways.
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Some highlights from National Land Bank Network and the land banking field in 2023.
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Discover where land banks are located across the U.S. The data in this map has been updated as of April 2024. It may not include all land…
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Land banks can help rural communities deal with vacant, abandoned, and dilapidated properties.
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Kathleen Jeanette Guillaume-Delemar is the President and CEO of the Center for Community Progress. Commanding over two decades of distinguished leadership in community development and philanthropy, she…
Read More »The National Land Bank Network (NLBN) at the Center for Community Progress connects land bank leaders to the tools, networks, and resources they need to return vacant,…
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There are many reasons that Detroit has filed for bankruptcy, and some have already been explored by others on Rooflines. Detroit’s problems have accumulated over decades, and are a…
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A historic new ‘blight blitz’ is now underway in Michigan, constituting the largest blight removal program in the state’s history. Both the state and the nation have…
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Originally posted on the National Housing Institute’s Rooflines blog This past fall, the Washington Post ran a series called “The March of the Millennials” about how this generation is…
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Originally posted on The Catalyst: Ideas and Insights from Living Cities As a part of the Project on Municipal Innovation (PMI) – A network of Mayoral chiefs of staff…
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