Sarah Whitfield

State Programs Editor · Opportunity Zone Invest

Sarah tracks the OZ 2.0 designation process state by state — governor nomination windows, eligibility maps, public-comment periods, and the local economic-development offices running them. She maintains our running coverage of which states are moving and when.

State nomination processes
Tract eligibility
Economic development

Latest by Sarah

Citrus Heights, California nominates three commercial tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 July 18, 2026 · State Process
Vermont recommends 25 communities for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation July 16, 2026 · State Process
North Carolina weighs which of 807 eligible tracts to nominate for Opportunity Zone 2.0 July 16, 2026 · State Process
Kern County, California forwards 27 tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 nomination July 14, 2026 · State Process
Yavapai County, Arizona backs two Verde Valley tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 July 13, 2026 · State Process
Sonora, California passes a resolution backing Opportunity Zone designation for its downtown July 10, 2026 · State Process
San Rafael weighs an Opportunity Zone for its Canal district amid displacement concerns July 8, 2026 · State Process
Midland, Texas moves to file its first Opportunity Zone application July 6, 2026 · State Process
Arkansas opens Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations — up to 78 zones to be designated July 2, 2026 · State Process
Steubenville, Ohio must choose an Opportunity Zone census tract by July 10 July 1, 2026 · State Process
Charles County, Maryland prioritizes Waldorf and Newburg tracts for Opportunity Zone status June 30, 2026 · State Process
Wabash Valley RDA moves to pursue Opportunity Zone incentives across west-central Indiana June 30, 2026 · State Process
Indiana opens Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations — 501 eligible tracts, 126 to be designated June 29, 2026 · State Process
Presidio County, Texas votes to apply for an Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation June 26, 2026 · State Process
Wyoming's Opportunity Zone 2.0 working group sets a July 14 stakeholder webinar June 25, 2026 · State Process
Butte County, California recommends a Berry Creek-area tract for Opportunity Zone 2.0 status June 25, 2026 · State Process
Winona, Minnesota applies to designate two new Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts June 24, 2026 · State Process
Perham and Fergus Falls, Minnesota pursue Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations June 24, 2026 · State Process
Roane County, West Virginia officials press their Opportunity Zone case at a state economic summit June 24, 2026 · State Process
Ohio: Department of Development opens OZ 2.0 nomination process (deadline July 10) June 19, 2026 · State Process
Texas: Kemah City Council moves to secure an Opportunity Zone designation June 19, 2026 · State Process
West Virginia: Roane County submits two tracts for OZ 2.0 nomination June 17, 2026 · State Process
Arizona: Mohave County pursues five new OZ 2.0 designations June 17, 2026 · State Process
South Carolina: Greenwood submits four census tracts for OZ 2.0 consideration June 16, 2026 · State Process
Oregon OZ 2.0 nomination application window closes May 22, 2026 · State Process
Delaware closes OZ 2.0 community input window May 15, 2026 · State Process
Nebraska OZ 2.0 community comment window opens May 1, 2026 · State Process
Virginia closes OZ 2.0 community comment window April 27, 2026 · State Process
Delaware launches OZ 2.0 mapping tool April 15, 2026 · State Tool
Business Oregon opens OZ 2.0 nomination application window April 13, 2026 · State Process
Delaware opens online nomination form March 4, 2026 · State Process
Nebraska opens OZ 2.0 nomination application March 2, 2026 · State Process
FloridaCommerce launches OZ 2.0 Statewide Tour February 26, 2026 · State Process

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