Several CDFA legislative priorities have been approved by the House Committee on Ways and Means to include in the Build Back Better Act. Notably, the bill includes CDFA's Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act. It also includes the restoration of Advance Refunding Bonds, a Bond Category for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, a permanent extension to the New Markets Tax Credits, and much more. A detailed section-by-section breakdown of provisions is available in the CDFA Advocacy Center. CDFA will host an important Legislative Briefing on Wednesday, September 22 at 4 pm (Eastern) with updates on the status of the bill and next steps.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has directed his staff to consider ways to bring efficiency and transparency to fixed income markets, though his priorities appear to differ from the approach of his predecessor and seem unrelated to the recommendations from 2012.

Municipal market advocates got great news over the weekend when the House Committee on Ways and Means unveiled tax provisions granting all their major wish list items, and now they have to be prepared to fight for the continued inclusion of those items as Congress moves forward on the Democrats' massive budget reconciliation package.

The phrase "Capital Stack" is one that is pretty commonplace in the Development Finance nomenclature these days, but what does it truly mean to build the Capital Stack and how can it work for your project? This session will discuss how Bonds, Tax Increment Finance, Tax Credits as well as the litany of federal funding through recent legislation can work for your project and ultimately the community that is benefitting.

The second module of the SSBCI Learning Series will discuss the structure of Venture Capital Programs, Capital Access Programs, and Loan Guarantee Programs. It will also cover private financing strategies for engaging Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, CDFIs, and Impact Investors.

Now that the PACE marketplace has been "built", how does it become mainstream so that all property owners know about PACE? This workshop will explore proven methods for marketing and selling PACE to contractors, economic development agencies, commercial real estate professionals, and ultimately the property owner.