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Get In Touch Jennifer C. Fine, AICP VP, Planning & Strategic Initiatives Email What is a Tax Allocation District?

A TAD, sometimes called a TIF (tax increment financing), is a financing incentive tool in which bonds are issued to pay for infrastructure and other improvements in a designated area.

These bonds are repaid by increases in property values (and corresponding property ‘tax increments’) from that area. It’s not an increase in property taxes, but rather a way to stimulate reinvestment in an area by financing needed infrastructure or improvements from future tax proceeds within a designated area.

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Supporting Vibrant, Growing Communities

Tax Allocation Districts are areas with specific financing tools to incentivize development, helping the City of Atlanta grow and prosper.

As part of our work of building vibrant communities and increasing economic prosperity for all Atlantans, Invest Atlanta administers the City of Atlanta's Tax Allocation District program. Our program team works with neighborhoods, small businesses, developers and others to advance projects that align with the Redevelopment Plan for each TAD. Learn more about Tax Allocation Districts and their benefits.

Helping Develop Atlanta Neighborhoods

Business Creating more economic activity and strengthening neighborhood businesses. Community Improving streets, parks, and promoting community life. Housing Increasing access to housing through redevelopment and rehabilitation.

Tax Allocation Districts

Explore the areas below where Invest Atlanta can provide special financing for development.

What Is a Tax Allocation District?

A TAD, sometimes called a TIF (tax increment financing) is a financing incentive tool in which bonds are issued to pay for infrastructure and other improvement in a designated area.

These bonds are repaid by increases in property values (and corresponding property ‘tax increments’) from that area.

It’s not an increase in property taxes, but rather a way to stimulate reinvestment in an area by financing needed infrastructure or improvements from future tax proceeds within a designated area.

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• Funding Open
  • Atlanta Beltline
  • Campbellton Road
  • Eastside
  • Hollowell/Martin Luther King
  • Metropolitan Parkway
  • Perry Bolton
  • Stadium Area
  • Westside
• Funding Paused

Atlanta Beltline Funding Open 45 neighborhoods throughout the City of Atlanta. Learn More Campbellton Road Funding Open The district consists of approximately 1,433 acres with 585 individual parcels along Campbellton Road. Learn More Eastside Funding Open Eastern and southern areas of Downtown, Sweet Auburn, Old Fourth Ward, as well as portions of Grant Park and Cabbagetown. Learn More Hollowell/Martin Luther King Funding Open Approximately 886 acres with six activity nodes in communities surrounding Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Learn More Metropolitan Parkway Funding Open Contains approximately 1,023 acres in southwest Atlanta along Metropolitan Parkway and Cleveland Avenue, and includes the Lakewood Fairgrounds. Learn More Perry Bolton Funding Open Location of the former Perry Homes public housing development. Learn More Stadium Area Funding Open Former site of Turner Field. Learn More Westside Funding Open Vine City, English Avenue, and Castleberry Hill neighborhoods. Learn More

Development Incentives Application

How to Apply

1. Register in Neighborly - Neighborly Portal

When you access the Portal for the first time, you’ll need to Register your account by clicking on the Register link. The registration process will create a username (which is your email address) and password that will be used for future logins. The email address you choose will also be used for system emails/notifications, so it is recommended to use your primary email address. For security purposes, the system will validate that you own the registered email address by sending an email with a validation link.

2. Complete & Submit Preliminary Questionnaire

After logging into Neighborly, select ‘Development Incentives Application’ and complete the preliminary questionnaire. Upon receiving a completed questionnaire, Invest Atlanta project managers will review and contact you with additional questions. If the project is determined to be eligible for a funding program, you will be granted access to the development incentives application.

3. Complete & Submit a Development Incentives Application

Upon receipt of an application, Invest Atlanta staff will review the application for content and completeness. After a fully complete application has been reviewed for consistency with Invest Atlanta and programmatic goals, staff will analyze and evaluate the project. The project manager will contact you with any additional questions and to provide a timeline overview.

All projects seeking Invest Atlanta funding, except for TAD funding programs*, will require an NPU presentation and recommendation letter (*Projects within the Beltline TAD and the Westside TAD neighborhoods of English Avenue and Vine City will require an NPU presentation and recommendation letter). An NPU letter is not required at the time of initial application submission but will be required prior to advancing a funding application to our Board for approval. Please consider this process in your timing. Click here to review complete community engagement guidelines, request a presentation date, and see a sample letter.

Get In Touch Jennifer C. Fine, AICP VP, Planning & Strategic Initiatives Email Back to Top Subscribe to the IA Impact & Insights Newsletter Stay up-to-date on what's happening at Invest Atlanta. If you're already a subscriber, your preferences will be updated accordingly. We encountered an error. Try Again. Interests

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