Harris County Commissioners are considering a flood control bond plan for Houston and its suburbs that could range between $1 billion and $2.5 billion.

The La Pine project would bring city water and sewer infrastructure to around 275 homes. The financing package includes around $22 million in grants and forgivable loans from the USDA, the Department of Environmental Quality and Business Oregon's Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund.

The CDFA Food Systems Finance Resource Center outlines development finance tools that can be used to support local food systems, such as bonds, tax increment finance, tax credits, special assessment districts, revolving loan funds and others.

Clearinghouse CDFI just financed a first-of-its-kind, innovative center for First Place®AZ—an Arizona nonprofit—to help autistic adults gain community and independence. First Place-Phoenix will include supportive housing, a transitional learning facility, and a venue for nationwide experts to convene.

The Campbell County Fiscal Court approved legislation creating a county-wide Energy Project Assessment District  (EPAD) that will allow property owners to obtain special financing for energy-efficiency upgrades to commercial, industrial, nonprofit, agricultural, and multi-family properties throughout the county.

While the dollars appropriated to housing, community development, and other urban priorities still fall far short of what's needed, in many cases the bill increased funding to key programs. The bill also included a key change to the low-income housing tax credit program, making it easier to finance units that are affordable for households at lower income levels than typical under the current program.

Baltimore Housing officials next month plan to ask for a city TIF deal of between $50 million and $100 million to help redevelop a wide swath of East Baltimore, including an overhaul of the Perkins Homes public housing complex.

Bond Dealers of America is urging the House Ways and Means Committee to take up and pass H.R. 5003, a bill introduced on Feb. 13 by Reps. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., and C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., which would reinstate advance refundings according to prior tax law.

Three months after historic tax credits survived Congressional tax reform, Texas cities are moving back to the future with preservation of landmark buildings financed by private developers.

In this webinar, CDFA will convene transportation and infrastructure experts to discuss the financing tools available through the DOT. The main focus of the webinar will be on the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants, and State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs).

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