Investment in innovative technology and physical food systems infrastructure is essential to increase capacity in local food economies. Join us at the CDFA National Development Finance Summit, Presented by CHFA, in Denver, CO on Thursday, November 3 for a session on financing opportunities for reinvesting in local food and supporting innovative infrastructure.

The Department of the Treasury has made over $8.28 billion of investments in 162 community financial institutions across the country through the Emergency Capital Investment Program. These funds will support the efforts of community financial institutions to provide loans, grants, and other assistance to small and minority-owned businesses and consumers, especially in low-income and financially underserved communities that struggled during the COVID-19 crisis.

Join CDFA for the next installment of the Federal Financing Webinar Series with USDA on October 25. Speakers will discuss programs that can help with projects in your community such as constructing or improving facilities to provide broadband service, creating and maintaining jobs in rural communities, reducing poverty in rural communities, creating business plans and feasibility studies, and forming rural business incubators.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department is awarding $502 million in loans and grants to provide high-speed internet access for rural residents and businesses in 20 states. The funding is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to investing in rural infrastructure and providing reliable, affordable, high-speed internet for all.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a more than $71M investment to help underserved communities. Funding is made possible through two key USDA programs: USDA's 2501 Program and the American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program. These investments are part of USDA's commitment to take aggressive action to advance equity for all, especially for farmers and producers in underserved communities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service announced more than $37M to improve vital recreation infrastructure located on national forests and grasslands. These investments are made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which devotes unprecedented resources to rural infrastructure improvements, including repairs on national forest lands. 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Minnesota Collen Landkamer announced that the Department is accepting applications for ReConnect Program loans and grants to expand access to high-speed internet for millions of people in rural Minnesota.

CDFA Federal Financing Webinar Series: Tools for Rural Communities from USDA
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern

CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Funding Childcare Facilities
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern

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