Are you ready to explore groundbreaking opportunities in infrastructure financing? Join us for an insightful webcast in the CDFA // BNY Development Finance Webcast Series where we'll delve into the new bond categories introduced by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). During this installment, panelists will provide an overview of these two new categories and illustrate how they might be better utilized in communities across the country. Register now and be part of the conversation shaping the future of infrastructure financing!

A pair of cooperative projects in Nevada that will provide clean energy while bolstering grid resilience and reliability received a new loan award through the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) $1 billion Powering Affordable Clean Energy program. USDA awarded an $80.3 million PACE loan to Valley Electric Association to help build a 35-megawatt energy storage system to serve Pahrump and a 2-megawatt solar power and energy storage system to serve the Fish Lake Valley region. 

Join CDFA for an exclusive online workshop that will dive deep into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and its pivotal components, including the $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) and the $6 billion Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA). The GGRF Readiness Workshop will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate and leverage these significant funding opportunities effectively. Don't miss out on the chance to enhance your funding strategy and boost your project's success!

It's already a record-setting year for muni-bond sales, and the relentless pace of mega-deals — those over $1 billion — displays little signs of slowing. State and local governments rushing to raise cash ahead of the presidential election in November have driven sales to $325 billion so far this year, an all-time high for the period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg going back to 2013. Some $65 billion of those offerings are mega-deals, the most in at least a decade.

Nearly $1 trillion in U.S. commercial real estate loans are coming due this year. Faced with vacant office buildings and a shortage of millions of homes to meet demand, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to make it easier for developers to convert underused properties into housing. A bill introduced by U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-Ohio) and Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) would create a temporary 20% tax credit for qualified property conversion expenditures.

The Treasury Department and the IRS have presented proposed rules that would expand clean energy tax credits to low-income communities. The rules would create a new Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program, a bonus tax credit within the Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program created by the Inflation Reduction Act. The new rules would make clean energy tax credits available for other technologies, like hydropower and geothermal, in addition to wind and solar.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the launch of the Debt Consolidation Tool, an innovative online tool available through farmers.gov that allows agricultural producers to enter their farm operating debt and evaluate the potential savings that might be provided by obtaining a debt consolidation loan with USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) or a local lender.  

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