The U.S. Department of Treasury publishes official OZ guidance through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS houses these official documents on their website, and provides a plethora of information for all stages of the OZ investment process.

The following energy lending guidance and tools were developed for the HPN CDFI Readiness Cohort, which helped eight Community Development Finance Institutions create strategies to launch and expand clean energy business lending programs by...

The New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) helps economically distressed communities attract private investment capital. This federal tax credit helps to fill project financing gaps by enabling investors to make larger investments than would...

The purpose of this report is to identify and review existing research and data on the unique history, challenges, industries, actors, and available funding and capital sources that shape how tribes and Native actors successfully participate in...

Financing from the federal New Markets Tax Credit Program enabled the Red Lake Nation to expand and upgrade its main grocery and retail hub, the Red Lake Trading Post, in northern Minnesota. In addition to the deli and cafe sections pictured here,...