Rural Financing Best Practices: Unlocking the Development Finance Toolbox in Rural America
The Rural Financing Best Practices by CDFA explores how rural communities can leverage a wide range of tools and approaches to build on their assets, protect their resources, and make strategic investments that offer long-term benefits for residents and local businesses.
EPA Announces $25M in AZ Funding to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure
The EPA announced $25 million in funding, which will be directed to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) for investment in statewide improvements, with an emphasis on small and disadvantaged communities, for local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
Efficient Strategies for Rural Transport Infrastructure
This report by Ernst and Young explains how administrations can make rural projects effective and leverage what public funds they do have available for investment growth through financial innovation, competition, and appropriate private sector engagement.
Ag. Finance Moves Forward with State House Approval
According to the Pennsylvania Business Daily, legislation was approved that enables farm credit institutions to continue guaranteeing loans for agricultural projects. The legislation is intended to strengthen both agriculture and tourism-related enterprises.
KY Nonprofit Collaborative Receives $2.6M Grant from JP Morgan Chase
According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, a $2.6 million grant will give local organizations the flexibility to work together on projects and develop financing options for projects that are unable to qualify for traditional loans. Loans will be available to at least 50 start-up and expanding businesses.
USDA Offers Workshops on How to Use Energy Grants
The USDA Rural Development scheduled various energy workshops to help farmers and rural small business owners learn about using the Rural Energy for America Program grant to reduce energy costs. There are four workshops scheduled in 2016, starting on January 19.
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