Department of Housing and Urban Development:

• Reduced Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Mortgage Insurance Application Fee for properties located in Opportunity Zones
• Established the Community Toolkit—learn about how YOUR community can plan for investments in Opportunity Zones
• Added Opportunity Zones preference points for 18 competitive grants since 2018

Department of Commerce/Census Bureau:

• Brought together the private and public sectors to develop digital tools that spur investment in Opportunity Zones, through The Opportunity Project

Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration:

• Added Opportunity Zones as an Investment Priority
• Created web-based tool that offers information on EVERY Opportunity Zone

Department of Education:

• Included a 10-point Competitive Preference Priority in grants to charter school developers for the opening of new charter schools

Department of Justice:

• Made Opportunity Zones a priority consideration area for funding in response to the opioid epidemic

Department of the Treasury:

• Promulgated FINAL regulations for the Opportunity Zones incentive, bringing clarity and certainty to investors

Read the full report here.