As a developer, I want to compare the list of prioritized census block groups to the published list of IRS Opportunity Zones , so that I can see how our list matches up. #381
Description
The IRS publishes a list of "Opportunity Zones" which is a list of census tracts that are designated low-income communities. Certain contiguous communities qualify as Opportunity Zones if a state, the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory nominated them for that designation and the U.S. Treasury certified that nomination. Following the nomination process, 8,764 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories were certified as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs). Congress later designated each low-income community in Puerto Rico as a QOZ effective Dec. 22, 2017.
It will be helpful in evaluating our score to report on the number of census tracts on the Opportunity Zone list that have one or more census block groups that are considered prioritized on our list.
Tasks
[ ] Load the list of census tracts from the IRS Opportunity Zones list into the comparison tool (file is attached to this ticket)
[ ] Load the list of prioritized census block groups generated by the CEJST score/process
[ ] Identify which census tracts from the IRS list have census block groups in the list of prioritized communities
[ ] Produce a report that summarizes how many IRS tracts contain prioritized census block groups
Definition of "Done"
[ ] Report is ready for review by internal stakeholders
BethMattern
commented
3 years ago
Description The IRS publishes a list of "Opportunity Zones" which is a list of census tracts that are designated low-income communities. Certain contiguous communities qualify as Opportunity Zones if a state, the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory nominated them for that designation and the U.S. Treasury certified that nomination. Following the nomination process, 8,764 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories were certified as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs). Congress later designated each low-income community in Puerto Rico as a QOZ effective Dec. 22, 2017.
It will be helpful in evaluating our score to report on the number of census tracts on the Opportunity Zone list that have one or more census block groups that are considered prioritized on our list.
Links to user research or other resources https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/businesses/opportunity-zones
Tasks [ ] Load the list of census tracts from the IRS Opportunity Zones list into the comparison tool (file is attached to this ticket) [ ] Load the list of prioritized census block groups generated by the CEJST score/process [ ] Identify which census tracts from the IRS list have census block groups in the list of prioritized communities [ ] Produce a report that summarizes how many IRS tracts contain prioritized census block groups
Definition of "Done" [ ] Report is ready for review by internal stakeholders