Homegrown Tools lets users perform customized searches for case studies relevant to their community. Users can search by development strategy, geographic area or specific attributes such as population, community strengths and desired outcomes. NCGrowth Assistant Director of Economic Development Carolyn Fryberger explains how to make the tool work for your community. Homegrown Tools is managed by NCGrowth, an affiliate center of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC-Chapel Hill, in partnership with the UNC School of Government, the NC Rural Center, the UNC Department of City and Regional Planning and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.