The Intro Brownfields Finance Course is the industry’s only comprehensive training curriculum that helps economic developers, policymakers, and real estate professionals understand and master the financing strategies for the lifecycle of a brownfield property. During this course, attendees will be guided through the entire brownfield redevelopment process and leave the course with an understanding of the basics of brownfields, the legal and regulatory challenges, and the financing tools available to clean up and build up these contaminated or polluted sites.

Brownfields pose both perceived and real threats to the health, safety, and economic future of many communities. These sites often come with lingering legal, regulatory, and site control challenges on top of the underlying environmental hurdles causing significant roadblocks for development. This course will explore the financing tools available to projects ranging from gas station clean up to larger adaptive reuse case studies of major legacy site contamination sites.

This course qualifies for the CDFA Training Institute's Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Join us online and start down the road to personal and professional advancement today.

Course Objectives Understand the basics of brownfields Learn the history of contamination, brownfields development and redevelopment, and the clean up movement Examine the legal and regulatory landscape Discuss barriers to clean up, including financial, environmental, planning, site control, and liability Discover essential financing sources for clean up and redevelopment, including tax credits, TIF, bonds, and RLFs Evaluate the potential financing tools available including the pros and cons of each Consider build out strategies that incorporate image, community buy-in, developers, and land control Discuss case studies from urban, suburban, rural, adaptive reuse, creative reuse, and historic developments Topics Covered Definitions, descriptions, and terms in brownfield redevelopment The basics and history of brownfield clean up Environmental, legal, and regulatory barriers to clean up and redevelopment Clean up financing programs, tools, resources, and mechanisms Post clean up financing methods, tools, programs and partnerships Addressing misperceptions and image challenges Layered financing models Case studies – urban, suburban, rural, legacy, adaptive reuse and public-private partnerships Who Should Attend? Bond issuers Economic development professionals Community development professionals Elected officials Government and nonprofit finance officers Corporate trustees Legal counsel Underwriters Commercial bankers Accountants Financial advisors Policy makers

Course Advisor Andres Caro Andres Caro is the Manager, Advocacy & Government Affairs in the Strategy & Services Division at CDFA. He is responsible for managing CDFA’s vast advocacy, legislative, policy, public affairs, and federal relations activities. This includes the... production of the annual policy agenda, the Federal Policy Conference, and leading Capitol Hill engagement. Caro is also responsible for managing the CDFA Legislative Committee and works to provide access to CDFA Federal Services to communities throughout the country. His responsibilities have also spanned research, technical assistance, and coordination of grant contracts. Andres holds a B.S. in Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University. (More)

This training course qualifies for the CDFA Training Institute's Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Start down the road to personal and professional advancement today.

Scholarships are available to attend this event. Learn more about the CDFA Scholarship Program, and submit your application today.

CDFA permits only one person to log in and participate in the course. If multiple people are accessing the course without paying to attend, we will terminate the connection and access. CDFA offers group discounts for organizations that wish to register multiple people.

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Standard Rates CDFA Member: $375 Non-Member: $500