Help DC Select Opportunity Zones and Revitalize Under-served Neighborhoods

Every state, including the District of Columbia, may choose up to 25% of eligible census tracts as "Opportunity Zones."
In DC, 97 census tracts meet the eligibility requirements, so we can choose up to 25 census tracts for this program. Please visit this interactive map to learn more about the qualifying Census Tracts and the recommendations that follow.

Mayor Bowser must name tracts by March 21, 2018. Your input is a critical part of the decision process, so please complete this survey by March 12, 2018.

Background

In 2017, the Opportunity Zones Program was enacted as part of the 2017 Congressional tax reform package (“Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”) to address uneven economic recovery and persistent lack of growth that have left many communities across the country behind. The federal Opportunity Zone program provides a tax incentive for investors to reinvest unrealized capital gains into communities experiencing distress, including low income and high poverty rates. Opportunity zones could serve several purposes in DC:

• Promote economic vitality in underserved areas

• Fund the development of the workforce and affordable housing

• Fund new infrastructure

• Invest in businesses with high growth potential

• Upgrade existing underutilized assets through capital improvement