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March 29, 2024
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April 2-3, 2024
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State Small Business Credit Initiative FAQs, Updated March 18, 2024
On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published an updated FAQ for the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The update provides clarity on conflict-of-interest standards.
SSBCI FAQs, Updated February 21, 2024
On February 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published updated FAQs for the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The update provides an answer to the question: "How does Treasury identify CDFI Investment Areas for purposes of...
Bridging the Regenerative Agriculture Financing Gap
This issue brief produced by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment examines the varying definitions of regenerative agriculture and details the three types of factors that make financing regenerative agriculture difficult: outdated...
USDA Equity Action Plan - 2023 Update
A groundbreaking report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Equity Commission features more than 60 recommendations designed to make policies affecting farming and rural America more fair. A few key recommendations include...
2024 RI Food System Factbook
The Rhode Island Food Policy Council has released a first-of-its-kind resource providing a data-driven assessment of the status of Rhode Island's food system, incorporating the best available research and data, and presenting information on the...
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Federal Financing Clearinghouse

7(a) Loan ProgramMembers only Login
The 7(a) loan program is the SBA's primary program for providing financial assistance to small businesses. The terms and conditions, like the guaranty percentage and loan amount, may vary by the type of loan.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)Members only Login
AFRI research, education, and extension grants improve rural economies, increase food production, stimulate the bioeconomy, mitigate climate impacts, address water scarcity, ensure food safety, enhance human nutrition, and train the workforce.
Airport Improvement Program (AIP)Members only Login
The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides grants to public agencies — and, in some cases, to private owners and entities — for the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport...
Area Development ProgramMembers only Login
ARC’s Area Development program relies on a flexible “bottom-up” approach to economic development, empowering Appalachian communities to work with their state governments to design impactful investment opportunities supporting their mission and...
ARPA-E Funding OpportunitiesMembers only Login
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) advances high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment.
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State Financing Program Directory

21 FundMembers only Login
The 21 Fund is a dedicated investment fund with a maximum investment size of $2 million per company. 21 Fund portfolio companies have a market size over $1 billion and demonstrate clear, sustainable competitive advantages such as technical...
21st Century Quality Jobs ProgramMembers only Login
Incentives to businesses with a highly-skilled, knowledge-based workforce
3% Investment Tax CreditMembers only Login
Businesses that make qualifying new investments may earn an income tax credit. This credit can offset up to 50% of a company’s state income tax liability and may be carried forward up to 14 years.
49th State Angel FundMembers only Login
As Alaska’s entrepreneurship fund, the 49th State Angel Fund’s mission is to provide an evergreen source of capital to high-growth businesses to promote entrepreneurship and foster innovation, creating jobs and economic benefit for Anchorage.
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CDFA Bookstore

Advanced Bond Finance Reference Guide
This publication is currently being updated.<br/> The Advanced Bond Finance Reference Guide is written for professionals who already have an understanding of tax-exempt financing and seek detailed instruction on complex financing techniques,...
Advanced Tax Increment Finance Reference Guide 2nd Edition
The Advanced Tax Increment Finance Reference Guide is published in partnership with the CDFA Training Institute and the Council’s Tax Increment Finance Coalition. The Advanced TIF Guide builds upon CDFA’s introductory offerings by exploring in-depth...
Bond Finance Reference Guide
Bond financing is the bedrock tool of economic development and the foundation for all public finance efforts. Today’s bond financing is primarily shaped by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, but the use of bonds as a development tool has been in practice...
Development Bond Finance Reference Guide
This publication is currently being updated.<br/> The Development Bond Finance Reference Guide provides practitioners with a solid foundation for understanding the use of tax-exempt bonds, with an emphasis on small issue industrial development...
Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Study Pack
For those working through the Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program, the DFCP Study Pack contains all of the reference guides needed to prepare for the final comprehensive exam. This complete set can be used as a study guide...
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CDFA National Sponsors

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  • Hawes Hill and Associates LLP
  • Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
  • Ice Miller LLP
  • KeyBanc Capital Markets
  • Kutak Rock LLP
  • McGuireWoods
  • MuniCap, Inc.
  • NW Financial Group, LLC
  • PGAV Planners, LLC
  • Raza Development Fund
  • SB Friedman Development Advisors
  • Stifel Nicolaus
  • U.S. Bank
  • Wells Fargo Securities
  • Z. The Bond Buyer
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