Center for Opportunity Now

Sound policies brought about the greatest economy for America’s most underserved communities with record low unemployment and skyrocketing wages for the most distressed Americans. Solutions such as low taxes, reasonable regulation, and worker prioritization worked for all Americans — and the results speak for themselves. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) will always strive for greater access to capital, food security, and clean drinking water while supporting entrepreneurship, capital inflow to opportunity zones, and family unification. AFPI is determined to lift up our forgotten men, women, and children and to ensure they are forgotten no more.

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Fact Sheet | March 27, 2025

Opportunity Zones Plus: Critical Industries in Underserved Areas

The enactment of Opportunity Zones (OZs) was a cornerstone of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that has brought $84 billion of equity investment to distressed communities across America. A higher tier of OZ incentives, OZ+, would build upon OZ’s positive legacy to deliver needed solutions in critical industries.

Fact Sheet | March 12, 2025

Unleashing Rural and Small-Town Prosperity with Opportunity Zones 2.0

The enactment of Opportunity Zones (OZs) was a cornerstone of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which brought $84 billion of equity investment to distressed communities across America. OZs 2.0 would build upon this legacy to spread prosperity to every corner of America, especially rural areas and small towns.

Research Report | March 10, 2025

Putting Public Safety First: The First Step Act of 2018

The First Step Act tackles the revolving door in and out of prison through more robust rehabilitation and a shift from passive release to earned release.

Fact Sheet | February 27, 2025

Opportunity Zones are Revitalizing Forgotten Communities

In 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, which designated 8,764 economically distressed communities across the country as Opportunity Zones (OZs).

In OZs, investors can establish Qualified Opportunity Funds to invest in local projects and businesses.

Issue Brief | February 27, 2025

Opportunity Zones 2.0: The Next Chapter of Rebuilding America’s Forgotten Communities

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made many significant prosperity-enhancing reforms to the tax code, but arguably, no provision is proving more game-changing and consequential for America’s struggling and forgotten communities than the pioneering Opportunity Zones (OZ) policy.

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