The Opportunity Zone program, established in 2017 and administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, has been updated and made permanent through U.S. House Resolution 1—the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—passed by Congress in 2025. The renewed Opportunity Zone 2.0 program will take effect January 1, 2027. OZs are designed to stimulate long-term private investment in low-income urban and rural communities by allowing investors to realize significant federal tax benefits through investing capital gains in Qualified Opportunity Funds.

Types of Developments

What types of developments should be prioritized in consideration of Opportunity Zones? Drag and drop the to show which are most important to you, with the top item being the most important.*

What types of developments should be prioritized in consideration of Opportunity Zones? Rank in order of importance with 1 being most important and 4 being least important.

Rows	1	2	3	4
Commercial Developments/Quality of Life
Industrial Developments
Residential Developments
Mixed-Use Developments

Please explain types of development priorities*

Geographic

Which types of Census Tracts would benefit the most with an Opportunity Zone Designation?*

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Opportunity Zone Characteristics

Please rate the characteristics that you feel should be considered when evaluating Census Tracts for potential designation as Opportunity Zones.

Rows	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Moderately Important	Important	Very Important
Available & Developable Land
Presence of Post-Secondary Educational Institutions
Presence of Hospital or Healthcare Facilities
Potential for Downtown Revitalization
Potential for Brownfield Utilization or Remediation
Outside a Flood Zone
Potential for Job Growth
Proximity to Place of Work
Proximity to Commercial Developments
Attractiveness to Investors
Potential for Addressing Wage Wage Growth
Connectivity of Water and Wastewater Utility Infrastructure
Connectivity to Energy Infrastructure (Electricity and Natural Gas)
Proximity to Rail Transportation
Proximity to Ports/Water Transportation
Proximity to Road/Highway Transportation
Proximity to Airports
Local Government Support
Past Effective Use of Opportunity Zone Status
Other (Use the narrative below)

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Federal Opportunity Zone Survey

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