Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Committee

The Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Program brings together representatives of TIF agencies across Oregon as well as key members of the TIF consulting community and other parties interested in this financial tool for economic development.  Participants are primarily members of the former Association of Oregon Redevelopment Agencies (AORA). The TIF Program’s Leadership Team engages in critical advocacy for the TIF tool, develops informational tools, and shares resources and best practices for using TIF.

Join over 100 TIF Program member organizations and get plugged into a community of TIF experts. Members can participate from anywhere around the state.  Reach out by email to the committee chair listed below for information about joining OEDA’s TIF Program. Members enjoy special resources:

• Access to the TIF Best Practices Manual with bonus Sample Materials and Case Studies
• Access to the Oregon TIF Member Network – Private LinkedIn Community Group for TIF questions, challenges, resources, and advice sharing
• Access to the Oregon TIF Member Community for peer-to-peer and leadership connections

TIF BEST PRACTICES
In 2019, the TIF Committee published the 2019 Tax Increment Financing in Oregon Best Practices Manual.  TIF Committee members enjoy access to this and the upcoming 2025 Best Practices Manual with bonus Sample Materials and Case Studies.

Every few years, the TIF Program Leadership Team invests months of their time, energy, and resources into updating the Best Practices Manual for TIF Members. This valuable tool is proudly used by agencies and practitioners statewide as a learning resource to assist in the successful management of various TIF districts.

“TIF” vs. “URBAN RENEWAL”
In 2019 this committee made a conscious decision to begin to shift from the term urban renewal to Tax-Increment Financing or TIF, a term used consistently in other parts of the nation. Statutory references using the term urban renewal are left in place in the Best Practices manual.  We hope you can begin to make this shift in your own community as well.