O'Neill Institute  |  February 3, 2025

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A community benefits agreement (CBA) is a contract negotiated and signed between a community and a private developer, under which the developer agrees to provide benefits in exchange for the community’s public support of a proposed development project.

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Thank you to Linn Groft, David Leeds, and Rolland Giberson for their research support. 

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