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Plain-language explanations and real questions from residents, volunteers, and local officials about zoning, codes, housing, neighborhoods, organizations, and local economies. Laws and programs change and vary by place, so confirm anything time-sensitive with your local office or the current official source.

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  1. Visitor question · Environment, transportation & sustainability

    Beautification Projects cost money and North Carolina provides Special Funding or Grants

    Visitor Question: Are grants provided by a State, such as North Carolina, required to be paid back in any way or fashion? How do I find the information

  2. Visitor question · Economic & rural development

    Cities funding CDCs

    Last Reviewed: June 13, 2024 Visitor Question: Are there any restrictions on Cities or local units of government funding CDCs? Editors Reply: There are

  3. Guide · Organizations & leadership

    Community Development Grant Narratives Must Be Specific and Carefully Written

    To strengthen your community development grant narratives, you must engage both the heart and the brain if you want to receive funding for your non-profit.

  4. Guide · Organizations & leadership

    Community Development Evaluation Needed in Your Organization

    Community development evaluation can energize your organization in new directions as you suddenly see your next challenge come into focus.

  5. Guide · Organizations & leadership

    Local Community Action Agencies Offer Poverty Aid

    Community action agencies are private organizations relying on Community Service Block Grant funds to craft poverty programs. Learn how to evaluate them.

  6. Guide · Planning, zoning & codes

    Neighborhood Plans Build Excitement, Purpose

    Neighborhood plans work wonders if you need to solidify residents or your city around specific goals. Find out what it takes to prepare one.

  7. Guide · Organizations & leadership

    Selecting and Supervising City Planning Consultants

    Hiring and supervising city planning consultants properly is an art you should master if your community needs professional expertise.

Original guidance from A Good Community: How to Make and Keep It, owned and edited by Nancy Thompson (formerly Useful Community Development), shared with permission. Community Compass notes and updates are our own and have not been reviewed by Nancy Thompson.