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Infrastructure Productivity: How To Save $1T a Year
This 2013 report from the McKinsey Global Institute and McKinsey & Company’s Infrastructure Practice discusses the current state of the world's infrastructure and the global demand for new and upgraded infrastructure. According to the authors, the...
EDA RLF Funding Opportunity - Designing Your RLF
Mitchell Harrison from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) discusses funding entities for RLFs, specifically the EDA Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grant program. This program provides funding to capitalize RLFs for eligible applicants.
New Jersey CDBG Disaster Recovery Action Plan
To address the extensive devastation caused by the storm in these various sectors, the State proposes in this Action Plan a range of programs to provide relief. This Action Plan is the initial step towards addressing New Jersey’s substantial unmet...
Small Business, Innovation and Tax Policy: A Review
William Gale and Samuel Brown from Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center published this paper discussing interactions between the federal tax code, small business, and the economy. Among other things, the paper also identifies tax provisions that most...
Federal Tax Incentives for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Services released their Statistical Report and Analysis for FY 2012. The program is the most effective Federal program to promote both urban and rural revitalization to promote private investment in...
Ohio Volume Cap Program Fact Sheet 2013
Ohio Development Services Agency created a Volume Cap Program fact sheet for 2013 to help interested parties understand tax-exempt bonds, private activity bonds, and volume cap. This document is informative and concise, providing details relating to...
Community Development Investment Review - Volume 9, Issue 1
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco released the first issue in 2013 of the Community Development Investment Review. This issue focuses on successful, performance driven financing tools to promote community development. A variety of the best...
CDFI Bond Guarantee Program - Information Session
The U.S. Department of the Treasury held an informational session covering the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. The session included an introduction and overview of regulations and financial structure, bond issuance, repayment and relending, eligible...
Michigan CDBG Application Guide
The Michigan Strategic Fund with assistance from Michigan Economic Development Corporation administer the state's allocation of CDBG funding. This application guide outlines eligible applicants, program objectives, types of projects, funding cycle,...
Georgia SSBCI - Strengthening Rural Businesses
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs presented in Macon, Georgia to educate parties on how the state SSBCI programs can be utilized to strengthen rural businesses. The presentation explains each access to capital tool, program requirements,...
The Dodd-Frank Act: A Cheat Sheet
As summarized by Morrison Foerster, this "Cheat Sheet" outlines the basic impacts of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act. Signed into federal law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010 and passed as a response to the...
USDA Rural Business & Cooperative Services Login
Dan Beasley discusses the United States Department of Agriculture, through the Office of Rural Development, programs to assist rural businesses. Beasley also discusses a few noteworthy programs that may be of assistance to reshored manufacturers.
EDA TAAF Program - 2012 Annual Report to Congress Login
The EDA released their 2012 Annual Report to Congress for the TAAF Program, which proved to be tremendously successful. The program helps distressed U.S. businesses, engaged in the global market, to develop new strategies by providing cost-sharing...
USDA FSA Microloans Fact Sheet
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Farm Service Agency created this fact sheet to help beginning, niche and family farm operations understand the Microloan (ML) program. The fact sheet provides information on program overview, eligible uses, application...
CalFOR - Access to Capital
The California Financial Opportunities Roundtable (CalFOR) created this document encompassing all the access to capital financing tools available in California. CalFOR identified opportunities and developed recommendations for leveraging existing...
Introduction to New Markets Tax Credits Login
Novogradac & Company published this document as a companion to their NMTC Basics workshop. The resource is tremendously helpful as it reviews program background, definition and application process. Furthermore, CDEs, QEIs, QLICIs, QALICBs,...
Novogradac - New Markets & Volume Cap Workshop Login
Annette Stevenson with Novogradac & Company discusses how to determine where and when projects should consider utilizing federal and state NMTCs. Stevenson also presents elements that give NMTC applications a greater chance for approval.
Water and Wastewater Projects - Financing with Tax-Exempt Bonds
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe published this guidebook for general informational purposes concerning water and wastewater utilities. The purpose of the guidebook is to provide an overview of issues relating to the financing of these projects, more...
City of Dallas Economic Development Incentives
City of Dallas Office of Economic Development provides a variety of development finance tools to businesses and developers in the Dallas area to support new, expanding and relocating businesses or development.
Wayne County Economic Development Growth Engine
Wayne County Economic Development Growth Engine created this brochure to highlight their economic expansion and attraction programs. Various areas of business incentives are covered as well as state and local specific programs.
Michigan STEP Program Overview
Michigan Economic Development Corporation launched the State Trade Export Promotion program which provides direct reimbursements to qualified small and medium-sized export companies to develop or expand export activities.
Redevelopment Financing Tools in Atlanta's Emerging Markets
This presentation from Atlanta Development Authority demonstrates financing tools available to take advantage of redevelopment opportunities. Additionally, case studies and deal structuring is provided for Tax Assessment Districts and New Markets...
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Fact Sheet
This fact sheet from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency overviews the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program. Elements include how the credits work, how they are awarded, and how LIHTC projects can provide Community Reinvestment...
MEP - Supporting U.S. Manufacturing Login
Mark Schmit at NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership explains the program's efforts to work with manufacturers and provide services and access to resources that enhance growth, improve productivity, and expand capacity.
Financial Support for Exports Login
Michael Jackson with the Export-Import Bank of the United States discusses programs offered by Ex-Im Bank to facilitate increased export activity for a variety of industries including manufacturing. Jackson reviews specific programs and how they...
Call to Action: Protect Municipal Bonds Login
The National League of Cities and National Association of Counties produced this document to support preserving tax-exempt municipal bonds. The document explains the critical role municipal bonds play in local infrastructure, jobs, and overall...
CDFI Fund Year in Review 2012 Login
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released the annual report for Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The report showcases both accomplishments of programs at CDFI Fund as well as the tremendous impact that CDFIs are having across...
California Energy & Bond Financing Programs Login
Michael Paparian with California Pollution Control Financing Authority shares financing innovations CPCFA has in place to incorporate as many tools as possible in order to maximize clean energy investments throughout California.
Access to Capital Lending Tools - WACIF Login
Timothy Flanagan with Washington Area Community Investment Fund discusses how WACIF utilizes access to capital tools to bridge financing gaps and encourage development efforts throughout the region.
Investment Tools - EB-5 Visa Program Login
Brian Ostar with EB5 Capital provides an overview of the EB-5 financing program that has recently emerged as a popular financing tool in the U.S. Furthermore, Ostar explains the functionality of the program and offers a case study.