As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, small businesses and communities across this nation will face liquidity challenges, job losses, and project stagnation. Credit will be tightening and small businesses will struggle to make payroll while communities will be forced to scale back or halt infrastructure development. As we have seen, communities are facing adversity while financing critical infrastructure such as healthcare facilities, broadband networks, and testing centers to address local COVID-19 demands. In rural communities that are already facing a multitude of economic stressors, the impact of COVID-19 will be amplified.

CDFA has partnered with the Alliance for Rural Impact to develop this webinar series to serve rural America and the unique challenges they face. This webinar series will cover both the immediate development finance solutions that communities can implement to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 as well as the tools and resources being developed to rebuild.

The Alliance for Rural Impact is a nonprofit organization serving rural and tribal communities across America. They are a collective partnership of technical assistance experts focused on community equity for rural and tribal regions. ARI is designed to provide all aspects of the community and economic development process utilizing a unique and comprehensive delivery methodology. ARI’s leadership, technical expertise, and on-the-ground local perspective position them to effectively bring community leaders and resources together in the Delta Region.

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The CDFA-ARI Rural Finance Webinar Series will provide an informative and time-sensitive discussion on issues currently impacting rural communities and the resources available at the local, state, and federal levels.

This series will be split into four, one and a half hour, webinars focused on specific development finance tools and best practices for rural recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic.