CDFA Georgia Financing Roundtable Newsletter - September 2014

CDFA Georgia Financing Roundtable Newsletter - September 2014
September 24, 2014



Feature
Knight Foundation Awards Historic Macon $3M for Revitalization The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced a $3M award to Historic Macon. $1.785M will be awarded as a grant, while $1.215M will be a program-related investment loan at a 1% interest rate and a 5 year term. House Sees Growing Role for P3s and PABs in Infrastructure Roll Call reports there was bipartisan House agreement that P3s should be an important part of paying for new transportation infrastructure. The question, now, is how large a percentage of infrastructure funding will come from P3s. Tybee, GA's Main Street Program Recognized in Nat'l Program The City of Tybee Island's Main Street Program has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Georgia Communities Receive Infrastructure Loans Totaling $73M Nineteen Georgia communities were awarded financing totaling $72.7M for water, sewer, solid waste and wastewater infrastructure improvements by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) board of directors.
Upcoming Events
2014 National Development Finance Summit November 18-21, 2014 - Scottsdale, AZ Hosted by the generous support of the Scottsdale IDA, this year's National Summit will be an amazing, can't-miss event with an in-depth look at development finance in the United States. Designed to educate both novices and seasoned development finance professionals alike, the 2014 National Development Finance Summit will touch on over 25 different financing concepts, tools, programs, strategies, and solutions to the challenges facing our country.
CDFA Spotlight
Send Letters to Congress Supporting the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act CDFA has begun a targeted letter-writing campaign. We ask that industry stakeholders send letters to House members to support CDFA's Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act and the suggested reforms to modernize and revolutionize Qualified Small Issue Manufacturing Bonds. To make this process easier, we have created sample letters for your use.
Georgia News
Novogradac Announces 2014 Community Development Awards Winners Novogradac & Co. \| Sep. 23 \| Member News \| Tax Credits \| U.S. Dept. of Treasury Ex-Im Bank Gets 9 Month Extension Forbes \| Sep. 22 \| Access to Capital \| Legislative \| Export Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) \| Federal Rockmart, GA Seeks Grants for Community Projects The Fish Wrap \| Sep. 19 \| Access to Capital \| Community Development \| Local Finance Program Obama Launches Second Promise Zone Competition The White House \| Sep. 19 \| Economic Development \| Rural Development \| Urban Development \| Federal Building Blocks for Incentives Cost-Benefit Analysis Smart Incentives \| Sep. 18 \| Community Development \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program Revitalize American Manufacturing & Innovation Act Passes House Manufacturing.net \| Sep. 17 \| Legislative \| NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) \| Federal Social Impact Bonds are Going Mainstream Forbes \| Sep. 16 \| Bond Finance \| Federal Area Development Magazine Names GA Top State for Business Rome News-Tribune \| Sep. 15 \| Economic Development Legislation in Congress Will Continue Ex-Im Bank AIN Online \| Sep. 15 \| Access to Capital \| Legislative \| Export Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) \| Federal Monroe Gets $2M to Provide Water to Area with Polluted Wells The Telegraph \| Sep. 15 \| Community Development \| Infrastructure Finance \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Affairs (HUD) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \| Federal Moody's Predicts Huge Potential for P3s GOVERNING \| Sep. 11 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing Macon Again Leads the Way in Historic Tax Credits Macon Telegraph \| Sep. 4 \| Community Development \| Redevelopment \| Tax Credits State Loan Enables Braselton, GA to Treat Oakwood Wastewater Access North GA \| Aug. 29 \| Access to Capital \| Infrastructure Finance \| Member News \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| State Finance Program Preservation Group to Congress: Save Historic Tax Credit Syracuse Post-Standard \| Aug. 27 \| Legislative \| Redevelopment \| Tax Credits \| Federal >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
New Additions to the Online Resource Database
SBA Participating Microloan Intermediaries Access to Capital \| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) The U.S. Small Business Administartion's list of Participating Microloan Intermediary Lenders provides contact information for each lender. P3 Issues and Considerations Infrastructure Finance \| Local Finance Program \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing Practical Law Finance discusses public private partnerships (P3s) including when they should be used to develop infrastructure projects. This resource also discusses the most commonly used P3 structures, alternatives and how infrastructure projects (including those using a P3 structure) are typically financed. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
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