Caroline Swope, M.S.H.P., Ph.D., serves as our city’s historic preservation specialist. She has more than thirty years of experience with historic rehabilitations, design review, and historic tax credits. Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits can provide up to 45% tax credits for approved rehabilitation expenses and many historic properties are eligible for Ad Valorem tax reductions as well. Decatur is the only municipality in the State of Alabama with this unique position. Dr. Swope offers complimentary assistance to property owners, helping them acquire financial incentives for rehabilitations.

The NARCOG Revolving Loan Fund is locally controlled to finance start-up and expanding businesses whose establishment results in job creation, private sector investments, and reduction of unemployment in North Alabama.

This program offers a tax credit against state tax liability to promote the preservation, rehabilitation, and development of historic structures. The credit must be applied for before construction starts.

Awarded by the Alabama Film Office, this incentive may include an income tax rebate and an exemption from the state portion of sales, use, and lodging taxes to entities producing entertainment content such as motion pictures, soundtracks, and documentaries.

Offered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), this program finances energy-efficient projects for existing industries operating through one or more commercial/industrial facilities.

This program allows allocatees to make investments in approved service areas in all 50 states. Organizations are able to search for Community Development Entities with available NMTC allocation authority remaining.