New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) 2012 Eligibility Data
The NMTC application eligibility data for 2012 is now up on PolicyMap. That means you can use PolicyMap to look up eligibility status and all sorts of severe distress criteria for your NMTC application. You can find this new data under the Federal Guidelines tab. Note: Not only is the data new, but the Census tract boundaries at which the data is displayed are new as well. The old data was displayed at 2000 Census boundaries; the new data is at 2010 boundaries. This means that the Census tract your project is in could be different today than it was last year. We’ve seen many tracts that were eligible in previous years no longer eligible, and vice versa. All CDEs applying for NMTC allocation in 2012 must use these new criteria data and boundaries. Learn more here .
Election Data for Your Website or Blog
Need historical election data mapped for your website or blog? Create a map of any of this data. Your readers will be able to pan and zoom the map to see how their county voted in last presidential election. You can check out these maps by going to the Demographics tab on PolicyMap and scrolling down to Elections. Go Beyond the Purple: More Color Ramps for Maps
Customize your maps by choosing from one of our new color ramps. We still love our signature purple and orange maps, but now you can select from another eight color ramps to personalize your work. Once you create a thematic map, just select “Change Color Ramp” in the legend. See the new colors on our blog .
Data Updates A number of updated datasets are now available for your use in PolicyMap. They include:
Data Updates Continued As always, unemployment data is updated monthly and can be found under the Jobs & Economy tab. And building permit data is updated quarterly and is now available for June 2012. Find it under the Real Estate tab.
We are working to bring additional health datasets such as mortality rates of cancer and heart disease to you, as well as HIV prevalence and other STD incidents. We’re also updating County Business Pattern data, home sale statistics, school finance data and more! To learn more about any of the datasets available in PolicyMap, visit our Data Directory or stay connected through our blog. Need something you don’t see? Just let us know!