EZ/EC WEBSITES
U.S. GOVERNMENT SITES
HUD Urban EZ/EC Homepage
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ezeclist.html
USDA Rural Empowerment Zone & Enterprise Community Homepage
www.ezec.gov
www.rurdev.usda.gov/site.html
Internal Revenue Service Publication 954
Tax Incentives for Empowerment Zones and Other Distressed Communities
www.irs.ustreas.gov/plain/forms_pubs/pubs/p954toc.htm
U.S. Dept. Of Education
EZ/EC Task Force Homepage
www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/ezec.html
EZ/EC Hearings before the House Committee on Ways and Means
Community Development: The Federal EZ/EC Program
The Statement of Stanley J. Czerwinkski
www.gao.gov/AIndexFY98/abstracts/rc98027t.htm
U.S. Dept of HHS and the Community Empowerment Board
Descriptions & Strategic Plans For Round 2 EZs
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Section 14.244: Empowerment Zones Program
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p14244.htm#i11
URBAN EZ/EC WEB SITES
Akron, OH EC
www.ci.akron.oh.us/Planning/plud03.html
Atlanta, GA EZ
atlantapd.org/ez/ezfact.html
Baltimore, MD EZ
www.ci.baltimore.md.us/business/empower/ezmain.htm
Birmingham, AL EC
www.ci.bham.al.us/oed/pr18.htm
Boston, MA EZ
Office of Business Development
www.ci.boston.ma.us/dnd/OBD/OBD_Intro.asp
Bronx, NY EZ
www.banking.state.ny.us/bronx1.htm
Buffalo, NY EC
www.buffalodevelopment.com
Charleston, SC EC
www.charleston.net/charlestoncity/hud.html
Chicago, IL EZ
www.ci.chi.il.us/WM/Planning/ChgoFacts/EmpZone.html
www.ci.chi.il.us/WorksMart/PlanAndDevelop/Programs/EmpowermentZone.html
Columbus, OH EZ
Columbus Compact Corporation
www.iawaynet.net~ccc/
Cumberland County, NJ EZ
www.ccoel.org/empzone.htm
Des Moines, Iowa EC
www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/action/index.html
Detroit, MI EZ
www.bestech-networks.com/index.html
www.cus.wayne.edu/emp_res.htm
Detroit EZ Projects
www.ci.detroit.mi.us/econdevel/empowerm.htm
Detroit EZ Strategic Plan
www.detroit.freenet.org/EZ/
El Paso, TX EZ
www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/EcoDev/empowerm.htm
Flint, MI EC
www.flint.umich.edu/Departments/PURA/strat52.htm
Houston, TX EEC
www.ci.houston.tx.us/citygovt/mayor/myr_eec/index.htm
Indianapolis, IN EC
www.IndyGov.org/dmd/projects/empower/
Knoxville, TN EZ
www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/empower/empzhome.htm
www.korrnet.org/empower/
Los Angeles, CA EZ
www.lacity.org/CDD/icd/zone.htm
Lowell, MA EC
http://valley.uml.edu/lowell/dpd/enterprisecommunitypages/enterprisepage.html
Miami/Dade County, FL EZ
co.miami-dade.fl.us/ezone/welcome.htm
Minneapolis, MN EZ/EC
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/citywork/ez/index.html
Muskegon, MI EC
www.ci.muskegon.mi.us/homepage/Economic%20Development/Incentives.htm
New Haven, CT EZ
cityofnewhaven.com/news/projapp.htm
New York, NY (Upper Manhattan) EZ
umez.org
New York, NY EZ
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/om/html/nyez.html
Norfolk, VA EZ
www.norfolk.va.us/development/fed_enter_zone.html
Omaha, NE EC
www.unomaha.edu/~wwwpa/copc/ezec.html
Philadelphia, PA EZ
www.phila.gov/agencies/empower/
Philadelphia/Camden, NJ EZ
prc.org/recodev/emp_zone.html
Phoenix, AZ EC
www.ci.phoenix.az.us/BUSINESS/enterzon.html
Portland, OR EC
www.netc.org/ec/eindex.htm
Rochester, NY
http://www.cs.rit.edu/~bwI9099/econ/ezec.html
San Antonio, TX EC
www.ci.sat.tx.us/hcd/ezec.htm
San Francisco, CA EZ
www.ci.sf.ca.us/sfra/empzone/index.htm
Santa Ana, CA
www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/todo/calendar/ECONDEV/EMPZN.HTM
Springfield, IL EC
www.springfield.il.us/OED/sfec.htm
St. Louis, MO EZ
http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/
Greater St. Louis Regional EZ Homepage
www.focus-stl.org/zone/
Tacoma, WA EC
http://triton.co.pierce.wa.us/edb/html/empowerment_zones.html
Waco, TX EC
www.waco-texas.com/lev2.cfm/38
Wilmington, DE EC
www.ci.wilmington.de.us/enindex.htm
U.S. DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Round 2 EZs
Boston, MA EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/BOS.HTM
Cincinnati, OH EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/CIN.HTM
Columbus, OH EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/COLUMBUS.HTM
Cumberland County, NJ EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/CUM.HTM
El Paso, TX EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/ELPASO.HTM
Gary, IN
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys.ezec/CALMUT.HTM
Huntington, WV/Ironton, OH EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys.ezec/HUNT.HTM
Knoxville, TN EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/KNOX.HTM
Miami/Dade County, FL EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys.ezec/MIAMI.HTM
Minneapolis, MN EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/MINN.HTM
New Haven, CT
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/NEWH.HTM
Norfolk, VA EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/NORFOLK.HTM
Santa Ana, CA EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/SANTA.HTM
St. Louis, MO/East St. Louis, IL EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/STLOUIS.HTM
Sumter/Columbia, SC EZ
aspe.os.dhhs.gov/progsys/ezec/SUM.HTM
GENERAL
The Neighborhood Works Vol. 20, No. 1 Jan/Feb 1997
special issue on the EZ/EC Program
www.cpn.org/sections/topics/community/stories-studies/ezec.html
The EZ Gazette
An On-Line Newsletter
www.richmond.edu/~ezproj/
List of EZ/ECs and HRSA Healthy Start Communities
www.ctaa.org/ntrc/ctap/pubs/funding/guide-lists.shtml
Cyber Ed EZ/EC page
http://ustc.org/CyberEd/ez.htm
COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Council for Urban Economic Development site
www.cued.org/reach/empowermentmenu.html
Computers for Learning
Making computers available to school children in kindergarten through grade 12, with special consideration given for those who live in EZ/ECs
www.computers.fed.gov/doe/school/eligible.htm
LINKS
University of Richmond EZ Project
www.richmond.edu/~ezproj/links.htm
U.S. State & Local Gateway
Competive Grants and Program Funding
www.statelocal.gov/cdc-comp.html
Grants & Related Resources
Federal Funding Tools & Information Sources
www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/federal.htm
ACADEMIC SITES
Rockefeller Institute of Government
Urban & Metro Studies Research Projects: EZ/EC Assessment
http://rockinst.org/urb_index.html
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development,
Iowa State University
www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/ezecexecsum.html
Net Forum for an exchange of ideas about EZ/ECs
www.wdsc.org/esc/netforum/ezec/a/
NAMTAC, Western Carolina University
www.namtac.org/ez99.html
University of North Carolina Dept. of Planning
www.unc.edu/depts/dcrpweb/courses/261/pallini/index.html
PRIVATE COMPANY SITES
EZ/EC Tax credit information from Walton Management Systems
www.tax-credits.com/empowerment-zones.htm
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit:
Credits Benefiting Disadvanted Groups
www.toolkit.cch.com/text/p07_3214.asp
STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES
Arkansas
www.dina.org/cities/searcy/incentives/EZone.html
California
commerce.ca.gov/business/select/communities/entzone.html
Connecticut
www.state.ct.us/ecd/entzone/index.htm
Florida
www.ci.orlando.fl.us/departments/planning_and_development/enterpri.html
Kentucky
www.state.ky.us/edc/ezp.htm
Louisiana
www.lded.state.la.us/new/ez.htm
New Jersey
www.state.nj.us/commerce/uez.htm
New Mexico
www.edd.state.nm.us/ECONOMIC/PROGRAMS/ENTERPRISEZONE/zone.htm
Virginia
www.dhcd.state.va.us/vezp.html
HUD EZ/EC WEBSITES - Round 1 EZs
EZ - Atlanta, GA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ga/ezatlant.shtml
EZ - Baltimore, MD
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/md/ezbaltim.shtml
EZ - Chicago, IL
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/il/ezchicag.shtml
EZ - Detroit, MI
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/mi/ezdetroi.shtml
EZ - New York, NY
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ny/eznyny.shtml
EZ - Philadelphia, PA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/pa/ezphilad.shtml
EZ - Los Angeles, CA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ca/ezlosang.shtml
EZ - Cleveland, OH
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/oh/ezclevel.shtml
HUD EZ/EC WEBSITES - Round 1 Enhanced ECs
EZ/EEC - Boston, MA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ma/ezboston
EEC - Kansas City, KS/Kansas City, MO
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/mo/ezkancit.shtml
EEC - Houston, TX
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/tx/ezhousto.shtml
EEC - Oakland, CA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ca/ezoaklan.shtml
HUD EZ/EC WEBSITES - Round 1 ECs
EC - Birmingham, AL
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/al/ecbirmin.shtml
EC - Phoenix, AZ
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/az/ecphoeni.shtml
EC - Pulaski County/Little Rock, AR
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ar/eclittle.shtml
EC - Los Angeles, CA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ca/eclosang.shtml
EC - San Diego, CA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ca/ecsandie.shtml
EC - San Francisco, CA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ca/ecsanfra.shtml
EC - Denver, CO
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/co/ecdenver.shtml
EC - Bridgeport, CT
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ct/ecbridge.shtml
EC - New Haven, CT
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ct/ecnewhav.shtml
EC - Wilmington, DE
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/de/ec/ecwilmin.shtml
EC - Washington, DC
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/dc/ecwashin.shtml
EC - Miami/Dade County, FL
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/fl/ecdadeco.shtml
EC - Tampa, FL
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/fl/ectampa.shtml
EC - Albany, GA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ga/ecalbaga.shtml
EC - Des Moines, IA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ia/ecdesmoi.shtm
EC - East St. Louis, Il
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/il/eceastst.shtml
EC - Springfield, IL
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/il/ecspring.shtml
EC - Indianapolis, IN
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/in/ecindian.shtml
EC - Louisville, KY
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ky/eclouisv.shtml
EC - New Orleans, LA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/la/ecneworl.shtml
EC - Ouachita Parish, LA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/la/ecouachi.shtml
EC - Lowell, MA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ma/eclowell.shtml
EC - Springfield, MA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ma/ecsprima.shtml
EC - Flint, MI
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/mi/ecflint.shtml
EC - Muskegon, MI
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/mi/ecmuskeg.shmtl
EC - Minneapolis, MN
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/mn/ecminnea.shtml
EC - St. Paul, MN
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/mn/ecstpaul.shtml
EC - St. Louis, MO
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/mo/ecstloui.shtml
EC - Jackson, MS
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ms/ecjackso.shtml
EC - Omaha, NE
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ne/ecomaha.shtml
EC - Las Vegas, NV
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/nv/eclasveg.shtml
EC - Manchester, NH
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/nh/ecmanche.shtml
EC - Newark, NJ
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/nj/ecnewark.shtml
EC - Albuquerque, NM
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/nm/ecalbuqu.shtml
EC - Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ny/ecalbany.shtml
EC - Buffalo, NY
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ny/ecbuffal.shtml
EC - Newburgh/Kingston, NY
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ny/ecnewbur.shtml
EC - Rochester, NY
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ny/ecroches.shtml
EC - Charlotte, NC
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/nc/eccharlo.shtml
EC - Akron, OH
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/oh/ecakron.shtml
EC - Columbus, OH
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/oh/eccolumb.shtml
EC - Oklahoma City, OK
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ok/ecoklaho.shtml
EC - Portland, OR
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/or/ecportla.shtml
EC - Harrisburg, PA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/pa/echarris.shtml
EC - Pittsburgh, PA
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/pa/ecpittsb.shtml
EC - Providence, RI
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ri/ecprovid.shtml
EC - Charleston, SC
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/sc/eccharle.shtml
EC - Memphis, TN
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/tn/ecmemphi.shtml
EC - Nashville, TN
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/tn/ecnashvi.shtml
EC - Dallas, TX
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/tx/ecdallas.shtml
EC - El Paso, TX
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/tx/ecelpaso.shtml
EC - San Antonio, TX
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/tx/ecsanant.shtml
EC - Waco, TX
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/tx/ecwaco.shtml
EC - Ogden, UT
www.hud.gov/cpd/ezec/ut/ecogden.shtml