The Economic Innovation Group’s (EIG) Opportunity Zones webpage is a great place to start when understanding how this tool can support communities. The most recent research report, titled “Opportunity Zones 2.0: Guidance for Governors and Mayors”,...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides many resources to help communities throughout the country navigate OZs. Official OZ census tracts are mapped and formally identified through HUD. HUD provides resources for...

This webpage is also managed by HUD, and promotes OZs in their Exchange network. This resource provides past insights for OZs, and demonstrates how OZ investments can work with existing HUD programs.

The Urban Institute's Opportunity Zones 2026 Selection Tool was created to help States and local governments understand where strategic Opportunity Zone Census Tracts are located. This resource identifies which Opportunity Zone Census Tracts would...

This toolkit from Accelerator for Amerca provides a guide for local leaders to assess, identify, and advocate for their communities’ high-priority tracts, including OZ Prioritization Dataset and Rubric spreadsheets with step-by-step instructions for...

The Practitioner's Guide to Economic Development Finance is the only comprehensive resource dedicated to building and utilizing the development finance toolbox. The Practitioner's Guide provides the insight and practical information needed to...