Affordable housing has been a hot-button issue over the last few years. During CDFA's last webinar of the year, join us to hear experts discuss how Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and Private Activity Bonds play a role in deciding on the percentage of affordable housing in residential developments and how these decisions are made.

As part of the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, two new electric vehicle programs will receive funds to address climate change by reducing carbon emissions. The National Electric Vehicle Program will provide funding to the States to strategically deploy EV charging infrastructure. In addition, the new law establishes a Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program.

The CDFI Fund awarded 265 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) $180.3 million in Financial Assistance awards. The awards, through the fiscal year (FY) 2021 round of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program), will enable CDFIs to increase lending and investment activity in low-income and economically distressed communities.

The City of Indianapolis is embarking on a plan to fund affordable housing in the greater Martindale-Brightwood area, part of a preemptive effort to prevent gentrification from creeping further into the neighborhood. The parcels are designated brownfield sites, areas with potential contaminants that could restrict future use.

Local governments, agencies, and utility companies behind 39 major water and sewer projects in states across the U.S. can move ahead applying for billions of dollars in financing through a federal program that provides low-cost loans for waterworks infrastructure, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.

Ohio is experiencing a rush of interest from private energy developers looking to build utility-scale solar farms. These projects have raised concerns, often from surrounding landowners, about the impacts they will have on the natural landscape and property values. Another common concern is the extent to which local communities can weigh in on these projects and how seriously this input is considered.

The USDA is investing $633 million to reduce the impacts of climate change on rural communities. With the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and as part of the broader Build Back Better agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration has made investing in rural communities, creating good-paying jobs, and combatting the climate crisis top priorities.

The Port of Portland, SkyNRG Americas, and Ecostrat are pleased to announce the issuance of a new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone (BDO Zone) designation for Arlington, Oregon. The 'A' Rating for the biogenic portion of Municipal Solid Waste supply in Arlington's BDO Zone is expected to drive new market development for bioeconomy projects that can utilize the region's more than 2.7 million tons of MSW generated per year.

Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course
January 26-27, 2022 - Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Bond Finance Course
February 14-15, 2022 - Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

The House is evaluating the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act (Flexibility Act) legislation that the Senate passed on Oct. 19, 2021. If the House approves the current Flexibility Act, it would allow states, tribes, territories and localities to use certain COVID-19 relief funds for new categories of spending, including for natural disasters and new types of infrastructure projects.

CDFA seeks a motivated, well-organized and energetic individual to fill the position of Coordinator, Development. The Development Coordinator is responsible for assisting with CDFA's membership and sponsorship efforts to ensure that organizations and sponsors receive the highest level of customer service.

CDFA seeks a motivated, well-organized and energetic individual to fill the position of Coordinator, Programming. This position will be responsible for helping to coordinate the day-to-day administration of various CDFA programming events.

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The USDA Drought Tool Kit is specifically designed to assist officials and community leaders mitigate the impact of an ongoing drought. The Drought Tool Kit will help in accessing valuable resources to share with constituents in areas recovering from drought

Using data from the National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD), this report focuses on the challenge of preserving the federally assisted housing stock in the face of the national affordability crisis and chronic underfunding for housing programs.

States across the country are starting to gather data and use evidence to systematically evaluate tax incentives. To illustrate what sort of evaluations states are conducting, NCSL created a database of state tax incentive evaluations. Evaluations published since the start of 2008 are included and more reports will be added over time.

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