With support from the USDA, CDFA is offering free technical assistance to rural communities that experienced a natural disaster in 2018/2019 and are working to rebuild their community facilities. Selected communities will receive one on-site visit, a roadmap with financing recommendations and potential next steps, and ongoing support to pursue funding from the USDA Community Facilities Program. Space is limited; apply today!

The University of Utah is embarking on an effort to transform its 170-year-old campus by doubling on-campus housing—adding 5,000 new student beds by 2030. To reach that goal, the university will launch a public-private partnership, also known as a P3, with a company that can design, finance, build and maintain the new student housing.

CDFA is pleased to announce the 2023 CDFA Federal Policy Conference on April 11-12, 2023, in Washington, D.C. We will bring together key leaders from the Biden administration, Congress, federal agencies, and the development finance industry to discuss the massive infrastructure investments made by the 117th Congress as well as the federal development finance challenges that state and local governments continue to face. Space is limited; act fast. Please join us!

Origin Materials, Inc., the world's leading carbon-negative materials company announced that the Louisiana State Bond Commission has unanimously passed a resolution granting its final approval of the issuance of up to $1.5 billion of tax-exempt bonds for the financing for the construction of Origin 2, the Company's first world-scale manufacturing facility, to be located in Geismar, Louisiana.

CDFA is excited to kick off the 2023 SSBCI Learning Series with - Compliance: Program Reporting Requirements. Join us on February 16 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern, where expert speakers will share strategies for maintaining program compliance and the systems, template documents, and additional resources. Speakers will discuss the merit of collecting additional data and how to use that information to create greater transparency around targeted program outcomes.

The Solar Energy Loan Fund (SELF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing unsecured financing solutions to Florida and Southeast U.S. residents adding solar and home improvements, recently surpassed $30 million of cumulative loans. SELF has issued more than 3,000 green home loans, which average about $10,000 per loan but can range up to $50,000, for rooftop solar, high-efficiency air conditioners, roofing repairs, and other residential sustainable improvements.

After 46 years of developing affordable housing, Jennifer McGovern is ready to take the plunge into 3D-printing affordable housing. McGovern leads the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County, which in the past 20 years has helped build 373 affordable homes through $9.1 million in financing and also put 84 people in Santa Barbara County's workforce into a new home — both through its loan programs.

Lake Zurich hopes to use a newly approved tax increment financing district to spur investment in the town's 409-acre industrial park. Typically lasting 23 years, Village officials said the objectives of the new TIF district include reducing blighted conditions, enhancing the village's tax base, and encouraging private investment within the industrial park.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will receive more than $255M in funding via the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Upon approval from the Department of Treasury, the NJEDA will utilize this funding to create six distinct programs which will provide financial and technical assistance to small and micro-businesses throughout the region.

Two western Iowa operations will receive about $1 million in financing from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand local meat production. Jordan's Meat Market, a startup, will receive an $800,000 loan guarantee to cover construction and provide working capital for the northwest Iowa project. Waubonsie Ridge Beef, a family-owned cattle operation, will receive a $210,000 grant to support expanded beef processing and marketing.

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager. The Manager assists the management teams in implementing various program operations by taking a lead role in operational support and will assist the Program Managers with directing and coordinating the operational activities, including finance, compliance, budget, procurement, reporting, and contracts of Housing & Building Energy Programs, the suite of Special Loans Programs, Homeowner Assistance Fund and HOME Program. 

The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission is currently soliciting Request for Proposals for an Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation Plan for North Central Pennsylvania. Proposals are due February 10, 2023

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