CDFA South Carolina Financing Roundtable Newsletter - July 2015

CDFA South Carolina Financing Roundtable Newsletter - July 2015
July 22, 2015



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$16.3M in Infrastructure Grants Awarded by SC Commerce Department More than $16.3 million in CDBG infrastructure grants are heading to 31 communities in South Carolina, according to GSA Business. About 62% of those receiving funds are low- or moderate- income residents. CDFA Brownfields Financing Webinar Series: New Investments with New Market Tax Credits August 13, 2:00 – 3:30pm EDT Join CDFA, our technical assistance partners, and experienced brownfield communities as we discuss the recent allocation of $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit awards by the U.S. Treasury Department's CDFI fund and the significant potential this tool has to support the financing of brownfields cleanup and redevelopment. Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Update This article from the Catawba Regional Council of Governments examines the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Revolving Loan Fund and its positive impact on communities and projects that are utilizing the financing tool. Upstate, SC Organization Receives $35M NMTC Allocation A Community Development Entity in Greenville, S.C. received a $35 million allocation of New Markets Tax Credits, reports PR Newswire. Greenville New Markets Opportunity II will use the funds to help finance select economic development projects in low-income communities in a 10-county area.
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South Carolina News
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Reauthorizing EPA Brownfields Program Smart Growth America \| Jul. 20 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| Legislative \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Commerce Department Awards Block Grants to Pickens County Independent Mail \| Jul. 20 \| Access to Capital \| Infrastructure Finance Budget Update: Economic Development Remains Priority in States SSTI \| Jul. 17 \| Economic Development \| Legislative Building Healthy Communities in SC The Institute for Southern Studies \| Jul. 16 \| Access to Capital \| Community Development \| Economic Development \| Food Systems Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| Rural Development City of Denmark Gets Water Grant The Times and Democrat \| Jul. 16 \| Access to Capital \| Community Development \| Rural Development CDFA Launches Brownfields Project Response Team Site Visit in Texarkana, TX CDFA \| Jul. 16 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| CDFA Original Research Putting the Public Back in Public Finance The New York Times \| Jul. 13 \| Access to Capital \| Bond Finance \| Economic Development P3's Offer Alternative Model for Water Infrastructure Projects Lexology \| Jul. 6 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing Rural America Matters: Investing in Rural Communities Farm Credit \| Jul. 2 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) EPA Gives Pelzer Heritage Center $400K in Brownfields Grants EP Newswire \| Jul. 2 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Buying Visas with Investments Is Big Business, and Congress Is Taking Notice The Washington Post \| Jun. 29 \| Access to Capital \| EB-5 Visa \| Economic Development >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
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