The Colorado Impact Fund is assisting start-up companies through financing. According to The Gazette, the venture capital fund was created with $62.9 million in investments to boost entrepreneurial activity in the state.

According to the Westword, parts of Denver are seeking ways to create partnerships to rebuild parts of the city. The nonprofit, Western Stock Show Association, has pledged $50 million for redevelopment. The city has also applied to the Colorado Department of Economic Development for $16 million in Regional Tourism Act sales-tax financing over 30 years.

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) and the Department of Local Affairs Division of Housing announced $7.2 million in federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), $8.3 million in state LIHTC, and $24.7 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds in order to support new affordable housing in areas affected by the floods of 2013.

According to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder, the economic impact of the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was $872.3 million nationwide. The NREL has become in important resource in clean energy and making it available for the marketplace.

The City of Fort Collins received $500K in EPA Brownfields grant funding to clean up and redevelop the city's downtown business district. The EPA grant will allow the city transform blighted properties to boost the local economy while protecting public health and the environment.

The CDFA Rural Virtual Project Marketplace is a unique opportunity for rural communities and private sector investors to connect rural projects with financing and funding utilizing an online forum. Join us online June 30 & July 1, 2015 from 12-5pm (EDT) to consult with financing professionals and technical assistance providers who can help identify potential resources for your rural community and/or small business projects.

August 10-14, 2015 - St. Louis, MO
CDFA Summer School is a week long series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. These courses qualify for the Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Join us in St. Louis, and start down the road to personal and professional advancement. Courses include: Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance, Intro Tax Increment Finance, Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance, Intro Bond Finance, and Intro Rural Finance.

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