Alison Goebel

July 9, 2026

Community Investment, Federal Policy, Housing, Infrastructure, Legacy Cities, Neighborhoods

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Offers Promising Tools to Address Housing Challenges

Alison Goebel

July 9, 2026

Community Investment, Federal Policy, Housing, Infrastructure, Legacy Cities, Neighborhoods

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Offers Promising Tools to Address Housing Challenges

Learn about the highlights in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which goes into effect July 10, 2026.

Greater Ohio

June 16, 2026

Upcoming Events, Federal Policy

GOPC, ODOD to Host Opportunity Zones 2.0 Webinar June 25

Greater Ohio

June 16, 2026

Upcoming Events, Federal Policy

GOPC, ODOD to Host Opportunity Zones 2.0 Webinar June 25

Join the Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC) and the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) for a free webinar on the latest updates to the Opportunity Zones 2.0 nomination process underway at ODOT.

Greater Ohio

June 2, 2026

Housing, Federal Policy

Affordable Housing Learning Exchange Members Urge Swift Passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Greater Ohio

June 2, 2026

Housing, Federal Policy

Affordable Housing Learning Exchange Members Urge Swift Passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

We strongly encourage the House and Senate to come together and give swift agreement and passage to the legislation, continuing the strong, bipartisan collaboration that has hallmarked this effort thus far.

Jason Warner

March 12, 2026

Housing, Federal Policy

21st Century ROAD To Housing Act Clears U.S. Senate; House/Senate Conference Expected

Jason Warner

March 12, 2026

Housing, Federal Policy

21st Century ROAD To Housing Act Clears U.S. Senate; House/Senate Conference Expected

House lawmakers approved their version of the bill on February 9 by a bipartisan vote of 390-9. Today’s vote in the Senate was equally bipartisan, clearing the chamber 89-10.

Aaron Clapper

February 24, 2026

Federal Policy, Neighborhoods, Budget & Taxation, Economic Development

Opportunity Zones 2.0: How Communities can Benefit from and Prepare for the Program

Aaron Clapper

February 24, 2026

Federal Policy, Neighborhoods, Budget & Taxation, Economic Development

Opportunity Zones 2.0: How Communities can Benefit from and Prepare for the Program

Established in 2017, Opportunity Zones (OZs) are low-income census tracts where investors can make qualifying investments into new projects and enterprises in exchange for federal capital gains tax reductions. Now permanent, there are changes coming to the program this year.

Greater Ohio

December 11, 2025

Budget & Taxation, Federal Policy

How Communities Can Benefit From and Prepare for Opportunity Zones 2.0

Greater Ohio

December 11, 2025

Budget & Taxation, Federal Policy

How Communities Can Benefit From and Prepare for Opportunity Zones 2.0

Since they were first established as a pilot program in 2017, OZs have encouraged investors to invest in new housing and other real estate projects across the country, including in Ohio.

Aaron Clapper

July 15, 2025

Budget & Taxation, Federal Policy

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Community Development Tools

Aaron Clapper

July 15, 2025

Budget & Taxation, Federal Policy

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Community Development Tools

GOPC is providing a brief, and not exhaustive, breakdown of how the OBBBA impacts programming for local governments.

GOPC Staff

January 25, 2022

Best Practices, Federal Policy, Infrastructure, Resources, Transportation

11 Principles for Maximizing Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Funding Opportunities

GOPC Staff

January 25, 2022

Best Practices, Federal Policy, Infrastructure, Resources, Transportation

11 Principles for Maximizing Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Funding Opportunities

As newly appropriated funds start flowing, GOPC has once again prepared principles to help ODOT, MPOs and Ohio’s legacy cities and communities fully utilize from these dollars.

Greater Ohio

January 11, 2022

Best Practices, Federal Policy, Resources, From the Archives

Treasury Publishes Final Rules on ARPA State & Local Recovery Funds

Greater Ohio

January 11, 2022

Best Practices, Federal Policy, Resources, From the Archives

Treasury Publishes Final Rules on ARPA State & Local Recovery Funds

As local leaders start to think about deploying American Rescue Plan funds in their communities, we wanted to share principles that we believe can help Ohio’s legacy cities and communities fully benefit from these dollars.

Alison Goebel

November 16, 2021

Federal Policy, Census

GOPC Voices Strong Concerns about Proposed Data Limitations of 2020 Census Products

Alison Goebel

November 16, 2021

Federal Policy, Census

GOPC Voices Strong Concerns about Proposed Data Limitations of 2020 Census Products

GOPC sent a letter to the US Census expressing our deep concerns and co-signed a national letter written by our national affiliate, Smart Growth America.

Interested in learning more?