CDFA needs your help to source deals, projects and programs and will be accepting submissions for potential deals, projects and program presentations. If selected, each speaker will be given one complimentary registration to attend the CDFA National Summit.

The Wallace Center is pleased to announce a Request for Applications for the inaugural cohort of the Regional Food Economies Fellowship Program. An informational webinar will be hosted March 20th at 12:45pm EST to address frequently asked questions about the program and the application process.

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) was recently used to finance a new grocery store in St. Louis, Missouri. This represents the first project to use PACE financing for new construction in Missouri and also the first project to use PACE for new construction retail in the country.

Nearly $89 million is available from USDA through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to support specialty crop growers, strengthen local and regional food systems, and explore new market opportunities for farmers and ranchers. 

A plan is in place for the town council of South Windsor and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to team up and purchase the development rights of prime Connecticut farmland for $724,000. Funding for the land would come from the $1.9M open space fund which was passed at referendum several years ago.

Foremost Farms' new milk processing plant will increase capacity and accessibility for Michigan dairy farmers, while providing a major boost to Michigan's dairy industry. The much-needed facility will become a major processing plant for what is currently a surplus milk supply in Michigan.

President Donald Trump's 2019 budget request would slash funding for farm bill conservation programs by about $13 billion over 10 years, on top of cuts already sustained in the 2014 Farm Bill. 

Green bonds are loans backing environmentally-related investments and could assist the intergenerational transfer of Ag. lands.

CDFA Federal Financing Webinar Series
February 28, April 12, June 14, August 16, and October 18, 2018 - 2:00PM Eastern

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