As $65 billion dollars that were appropriated for broadband and digital equity in the bipartisan infrastructure law, The National League of Cities believes that now is the time for local leaders and communities to leverage pandemic relief funds and historic federal infrastructure earmarks to help close the digital divide.

Public-private partnerships have a big role to play in U.S. transportation infrastructure over the next decade, said Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg spoke to the National Governors Association's winter meeting Saturday, fielding questions about P3s and promising flexibility and speed when partnering with states on the $1.2 trillion IIJA.

SSBCI Coalition meetings will be held once a month to provide an interactive forum for CDFA members during the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) application period. CDFA will facilitate discussions that allow for networking, peer knowledge sharing, and problem solving.

Throughout the past two years, small businesses have experienced significant economic impacts due to the ongoing pandemic. The deployment of dollars from the CARES Act has helped support many small businesses across the country. Microloans and emergency loan fund programs emerged to fill the gap of lost income during these challenging times. During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, we take a look at some takeaways from the deployment of CARES Act funds and other emergency pandemic response programs, including how communities designed emergency loan funds and what impacts the funds had on small and micro businesses.