CDFA is excited to host the 2024 Federal Policy Conference on April 2-3 in Washington, D.C.! The conference will include sessions featuring the SSBCI, the 2024 Farm Bill, clean energy and infrastructure investments, the 2024 election, and much more. Join federal agency and development finance industry experts and leave with a better understanding of the tools, resources, and regulatory changes impacting the entire federal development finance spectrum. Register today!

New York announced that $100 million is now available through the Clean Green Schools Initiative under the historic $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. The initiative will allow for the advancement of construction projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help public schools improve environmental sustainability and decarbonize school buildings.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies is now accepting applications for Vice President, Development Finance. This position leads CDFA's development finance practice and is responsible for ensuring CDFA delivers on its research projects, resource collection, educational offerings, partnerships, and content creation. Want to join the CDFA family in Columbus, Ohio? Email your cover letter, resume, salary request, and three professional references to jobs@cdfa.net.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approved $2.5 billion in private activity bonds authority allocated for the Brightline West High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail project connecting Las Vegas, NV and Southern California. The 218-mile, high-speed rail line will primarily run along the I-15 median. Brightline West's $12 billion high-speed rail project will be a fully electric, zero-emission system to become one of the greenest forms of transportation in the U.S.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) is pleased to welcome Zeyu Zhang, a valued member of the CDFA team, as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. As a new graduate, Ms. Zhang joins the ranks of fellow graduates who are recognized as emerging leaders in the development finance industry.

Based on tracking by the nonpartisan trade group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, over 274 major clean energy projects have been announced across 41 states, leading to over $110 billion in private investment announcements and the creation of over 95,000 jobs.

Affordable housing projects in 19 Massachusetts communities, including Northampton, South Hadley, and Holyoke, will benefit from subsidies and tax credits announced recently by Governor Maura Healey. The money comes from subsidies and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, which saw a $20 million increase in the tax package Healey signed in October 2023.

The Henry County Board approved a $100,000 "gap" loan from its Rural Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to allow Uniflyte of Orion to initiate a $1.6 million project. The project plans to bring the production of augers for agricultural and industrial equipment for Case New Holland (CNH) back from Europe. Thirteen new jobs are being created for the Orion manufacturer. The $1.6 million will include $581,000 for a machine to build the augurs, more than $300,000 for other related equipment, and additional funds for other costs, including salaries.

NJEDA is seeking a Sector Financing & Incentives Analyst who serves as an advisor on Sector Financing & Incentives products. In addition, an Analyst maintains a general working knowledge of other NJEDA Programs and Departments in order to support, promote, and manage NJEDA's offerings effectively to manage external and internal relationships.

NJEDA's Senior Product Officer – Sector Financing is responsible for understanding the suite of NJEDA financial assistance programs and how they can be used to help facilitate a company's growth within any of the state's targeted sectors. They are a member of EDA's Sector Financing team and will partner with colleagues, across the Economic Transformation division, to market these initiatives and provide market feedback to assist in developing future programs.

DHCD is seeking a fiscal compliance manager. This position has direct oversight of all invoicing activities within the Energy Department. The fiscal manager will lead a team of invoice processors, review and revise invoicing procedures, track and review timeliness of payment processing, oversee the execution of payments, monitor funding balance data, perform data analyses, coordinate with Accounting  staff to discuss issues, trends and results, develop and maintain databases and reporting tools, and assist with evaluating opportunities to improve accounting, budgeting and financial processes and systems.

SBC is seeking an Executive Director (ED). The ED drives overall revenue generation and market share growth of the organization by managing all aspects of the sales funnel from lead generation to onboarding. The ED is responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies for discovering and securing new opportunities in new and current markets through market research, prospecting, networking, targeted campaigns, public presentations, finding and responding to RFPs, and other strategies.

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