Financing infrastructure has become one of the nation’s most pressing concerns. Communities throughout the country are aggressively searching for strategies and solutions for building transportation, energy, water, broadband, and resiliency infrastructure. The development finance toolbox provides a vast array of reliable and affordable capital solutions. From bonds, tax increment financing and tax credits to grants, revolving loan funds, and opportunity zones, the depth of financing solutions are plentiful.

The Intro Infrastructure Finance WebCourse will bring together development finance experts from different infrastructure disciplines to dive into the financing tools being deployed nationwide. This interactive web course will help communities understand the fundamental concepts behind infrastructure projects with a focus on raising capital to achieve local and regional needs. In addition, this web course will explore some of the most cutting-edge structures and approaches being deployed to accelerate new investment in America’s 21st-century infrastructure economy.

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

Course Objectives Learn the basics of infrastructure projects. Understand the many players involved in various infrastructure disciplines. Interact with finance experts who are looking for investment opportunities. Discuss best practice principles for engaging private sector infrastructure providers. Learn how to identify revenues to support debt financing. Discuss how new infrastructures help to fund community revitalization Examine best practices, case studies, and innovation Create networks and project nexus for potential future investment

Topics Covered Basics of infrastructure financing Understanding infrastructure bond financing Engaging private sector partners Deploying P3 strategies Monetizing cost savings Gap financing for leveraging private investment Engaging stakeholders, partners, and the community Attracting investment Deploying TIF, tax credits, Opportunity Zones, and revolving loan funds Securing federal funding resources Evaluating infrastructure projects Measuring impact for future new investments

Who Should Attend? Bond Issuers Economic Development Professionals Community Development Professionals Broker/Dealers and Underwriters Elected Officials Government and Nonprofit Finance Officers Attorneys Accountants Financial Advisors Policy Makers

Course Advisor

Toby Rittner Council of Development Finance Agencies President and CEO Toby Rittner is the President & CEO of Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), a national association dedicated to the advancement of development finance concerns and interests. CDFA is comprised of the nation’s leading and most... knowledgeable members of the development finance community representing hundreds of public, private and non-profit development entities. Members are state, county and municipal development finance agencies and authorities that provide or otherwise support economic development financing programs. Mr. Rittner runs the day-to-day operations of the Council including the organization’s various educational, advocacy, research, resources and networking initiatives. Rittner is one of the most vocal and recognized leaders of the development finance industry nationwide and has advised state and federal government leaders, including President Obama’s Administration Transition Team, on economic development finance policy. Through his leadership and guidance, CDFA was successful in preserving private activity bonds and other critical development finance tools during the 2017 tax reform deliberations. Rittner is a frequent speaker at local, state and national conferences and events focused on economic development finance. He has been featured in The Bond Buyer, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, NPR and other national media publications concerning the advancement of development finance tools. He is the author of CDFA's highly acclaimed Practitioner's Guide to Economic Development Finance and co-author of CDFA's Unlocking Capital: A Handbook for Becoming a High Performing Development Finance Agency. Rittner is an adjunct faculty member at The Ohio State University and Carnegie Mellon University teaching planning and finance for sustainable economic development. He is also a Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) and has completed the prestigious Oxford University Sustainable Finance Foundation Course. Prior to joining CDFA, Mr. Rittner was the Director of Legislative Affairs for the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Mr. Rittner has also worked for the Franklin County, Ohio Board of Commissioners and the City of Gahanna, Ohio. Mr. Rittner previously served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Financial Advisory Board and is a member of the Advisory Board for the National Community Fund I. Mr. Rittner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master's of City and Regional Planning degree from The Ohio State University. Mr. Rittner was awarded the Ohio State University College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2016. (More)

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The Intro Infrastructure Finance WebCourse will take place on the web through GoToWebinar, an online distance learning software. The course will meet each day on September 23-24, 2020 from 12:00-5:00 pm (Eastern). You must have access to a computer and phone to attend the WebCourse.

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

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

Register before September 4, 2020 for Early-Bird Rates.

Early Bird Rates (Ends September 4) CDFA Member: $550 Non-Member: $825

Standard Rates (After September 4) CDFA Member: $600 Non-Member: $875

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