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Search Results: Community Development

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Evaluation of HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program

Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Social Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

This report shows that as of October 2018 over 100,000 units of public housing were converted to the Section 8 platform under RAD and over $12.6 billion was raised, with significant leverage, from numerous sources to improve the physical and...

Equitable Food-Oriented Development

Access to Capital | Community Development | Food Systems Finance | Incentives | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs)

Equitable Food Oriented Development (EFOD) is a framework, and growing movement, to reap the powerful benefits of food projects and enterprises as vehicles for community development and health, while investing deeply in the self-determination and...

CDBG Entitlement Expenditure Reports, 2001 - 2019

Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Urban Development | (more)

This Excel sheet shows CDBG Entitlement Expenditures for 2001-2019. Since CDBG funds may be used for a wide variety of housing, community, and economic development activities, the use of those funds may be identified in these profiles by as many as...

CDBG State Disbursement Expenditure Reports, 2001 - 2019

Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

This Excel sheet shows CDBG State Disbursement Expenditures for 2001-2019. Since CDBG funds may be used for a wide variety of housing, community, and economic development activities, the use of those funds may be identified in these profiles by as...

CDBG HUD-Administered Disbursement Expenditure Reports, 2001 - 2019

Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

This Excel sheet shows CDBG HUD-Administered Areas Expenditures for 2001-2019. Since CDBG funds may be used for a wide variety of housing, community, and economic development activities, the use of those funds may be identified in these profiles by...

CDBG Insular Areas Expenditure Reports, 2001 - 2019

Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | (more)

This Excel sheet shows CDBG Insular Areas Expenditures for 2001-2019. Since CDBG funds may be used for a wide variety of housing, community, and economic development activities, the use of those funds may be identified in these profiles by as many...

CDBG Partnership Challenges and Opportunities at the Local, State, and Federal Levels Members only

Community Development | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing | (more)

HUD issued this report in October 2019 to identify opportunities and challenges for Federal, State, and local governments to partner with nonprofit organizations to complete community development, revitalization, and rehabilitation projects using...

Community Facilities Direct Loan Program Guidance Book for Applicants Members only

Access to Capital | Community Development | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | Rural Development (RD) | (more)

The Community Facilities (CF) Direct Loan Program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the...

2019 HUD Healthy Homes Program - Descriptions of Awarded Projects

Community Development | Housing Finance | Social Finance | Tribal Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

On September 30, 2019, HUD awarded more than $314 million to 77 state and local government agencies and more than $5 million in six tribal communities to identify and address home health and safety hazards. This document is a description of each...

Opportunity Zones in Conjuction with Federal Partners - Scot Hardin Members only

Access to Capital | Community Development | Opportunity Zones | U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Scot Hardin from U.S. Small Business Administrations presents on Opportunity Zones in Conjunction with Federal Partners in Ohio during the Ohio Roundtable

Opportunity Zones and Tax Credits - Jonathan Crawford Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Opportunity Zones | Tax Credits | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | (more)

Jonathan Crawford from Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC presents on Opportunity Zones and Tax Credits in Ohio during the Ohio Roundtable

Designing and Operating Homeownership Programs on Tribal Lands Members only

Access to Capital | Community Development | Energy Finance | Housing Finance | Tax Credits | (more)

The purpose of this guide is to offer tribal leadership in New Mexico with a comprehensive overview of the steps required to create homeownership programs on reservation land, with a particular focus on the mortgage lending process.

Unlocking the Power of New Markets Tax Credits Members only

Community Development | Food Systems Finance | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Tax Credits | (more)

An overview of how New Markets Tax Credits work featuring Commonwealth Kitchen as a case study.

FY19 Choice Neighborhoods Program - Summaries of Awarded Projects Members only

Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Social Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

This document summarizes the 4 communities that were awarded funds through HUD's Choice Neighborhoods program in FY2019. The program promotes a comprehensive approach to transforming neighborhoods struggling to address the interconnected challenges...

CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast Series: Fill in the Gaps with New Markets Tax Credits Members only

Community Development | Tax Credits | U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund | Webcasts | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | (more)

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, learn from expert speakers as they discussed their plans for the recent allocation of New Markets Tax Credits.

Early Lessons from the Food Commons: A New Economic Whole System Approach for Regional Food Members only

Access to Capital | Community Development | Food Systems Finance

Food Commons Fresno is operationalizing the model with wholesale, food box, hub, commissary, and farming businesses managed through a linked for-benefit corporation and a community trust. The lessons from TFC suggest the need for rapid development...

Designing a Renewable Food System Members only

Agriculture Finance | Community Development | Economic Development | Food Systems Finance

Other systems, including our energy, water, and transportation systems, also fell in line with that ethos; but unlike the food system, these sectors are undertaking 21st-century upgrades that comport better with our modern norms and realities by...

Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Final Implementation Revision 4 Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Social Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

HUD Notice H-2019-09 PIH-2019-23 (HA) provides program instructions for the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), including eligibility and selection criteria.

Housing and Health: A Vision of Housing Security, Health, and Opportunity Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Social Finance

This report by the Colorado Health Institute discusses how housing affects health. The affordability, stability, quality, and accessibility of housing all play a role in individuals’ and communities’ health. The connection is clear, but it’s a...

CDBG State Timely Expenditure Report - August 2019 Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

This August 2019 report provides data and charts to support Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) State grantees in meeting program expenditure requirements. The program is suffering historically low expenditure rates; 41 states are, on average,...

CDBG Insular Areas Timely Expenditure Report - August 2019 Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

This August 2019 report provides data and charts to support Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Insular Area grantees in meeting program expenditure requirements. The program is suffering historically low expenditure rates; 41 states are, on...

CDBG Hawaiian Counties Timely Expenditure Report - August 2019 Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

This August 2019 report provides data and charts to support Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Hawaii Non-Entitlement grantees in meeting program expenditure requirements. The program is suffering historically low expenditure rates; 41 states...

Overview of HUD’s Specialized Housing and Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Social Finance | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) | U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness hosted this webinar to discuss the 2019 Notice of Funding Availability for HUD's Specialized Housing and Services for Victims of Human Trafficking program.

Clean Energy For Low Income Communities Toolkit Members only

Community Development | Energy Finance | Green Finance | U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)

The Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA) was a voluntary partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and state and local governments to lower energy bills for low-income communities.

New Markets Tax Credit Program - Victor Abla, Corey Leon, Sara Pietka, Radhika Reddy Members only

Community Development | Tax Credits | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

Victor Abla with LISC, Corey Leon with National Development Council, Sara Pietka with Roeder & Company, and Radhika Reddy with Ariel International Center present on New Market Tax Credits.

New Markets Tax Credit - Sara Pietka Members only

Community Development | Tax Credits | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

Sara Pietka with Roeder&Company LLC presents on New Market Tax Credit Programs.

New Markets Tax Credit - Radhika Reddy Members only

Community Development | Tax Credits | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

Radhika Reddy with Ariel International Center presents on New Markets Tax Credit Programs.

New Markets Tax Credit Program Case Studies - Sara Pietka Members only

Community Development | Tax Credits | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

Sara Pietka with Roeder&Company LLC presents on New Markets Tax Credit Program case studies.

Shared Kitchen Toolkit Members only

Access to Capital | Community Development | Crowdfunding | Economic Development | Food Systems Finance | (more)

This Toolkit is intended for everyone from kitchen entrepreneurs to startup nonprofits, from economic development agencies to producer networks, from food system groups to real estate developers. We hope this Toolkit also provides helpful guidance...

Small Business Credit Survey 2019 Members only

Access to Capital | Community Development | Crowdfunding | Economic Development | Food Systems Finance | (more)

The Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS), a national collaboration of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, delivers timely information on small business financing needs, decisions, and outcomes to policymakers, lenders, and service providers. The report...

Federal Financing Programs Targeting Opportunity Zones

The White House Opportunity & Revitalization Council released a list of over 160 federal financing programs that give preference to projects located in Opportunity Zones.

Walmart’s Monopolization of Local Grocery Markets (2018)Members only

Access to Capital | Community Development | Food Systems Finance

In 43 metropolitan areas and 160 smaller markets, Walmart captures 50 percent or more of grocery sales, our analysis of 2018 spending data found. In 38 of these regions, Walmart’s share of the grocery market is 70 percent or more. Our findings...

Fair Food Fund 5 Year Impact Report Members only

Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Community Development | Economic Development | Food Systems Finance

The Fair Food Fund was designed to meet these entrepreneurs where they are and take them where they want to go. Since 2013, we have invested more than $3 million in 13 food businesses. Just as important is supporting these businesses on the road to...

Opportunity Zones in Conjunction with Brownfields & Redevelopment - Eugene Goldfarb Members only

Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Development Finance Toolbox | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | (more)

Eugene Goldfarb from the University of Illinois at Chicago discusses Brownfields and Redevelopment in conjunction with Opportunity Zones.

Growing Food Connections: Aggregation, Processing, and Distribution Members only

Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Community Development | Economic Development | Food Systems Finance | (more)

This brief highlights the many ways and scales at which local governments can invest in aggregation, processing, and distribution infrastructure to support local and regional food systems, from commissioning assessment studies and food hub business...

CDFA Food Finance White Paper Series: Food Systems & Bonds

Agriculture Finance | Bond Finance | CDFA Original Research | Community Development | Economic Development | (more)

Researched and written by CDFA, this is the third white paper in a series examining the potential creation of a food systems asset class that supports the market growth of local and regional food systems. This paper focuses specifically on bond...

Finance Fund Invests in Charter Manufacturing Members only

Community Development | Economic Development | Tax Credits | U.S. Dept. of Treasury | U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund | (more)

New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing enabled Charter to acquire the equipment and machinery needed to operate its new, $148 million, 170,000 sq. ft. rolling mill, which is adjacent to its existing coil mill and steel making facility.

Finance Fund Invests in UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute Members only

Community Development | Tax Credits | Urban Development | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (UCGNI) is comprised of a diverse group of world-class physicians and faculty that provide specialized services for complex neurologic and psychiatric disease, illness, and injuries. Finance...

e-Connectivity at USDA: Broadband Resources for Rural America

Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Community Development | Economic Development | Energy Finance | (more)

This toolkit presents USDA programs and resources that support broadband e-Connectivity. It aims to help customers navigate the agencies within USDA to find the opportunity that best fulfills their connectivity needs. From grants and loans, to...

Health Equity: Building Capacity to Measure Health Outcomes in Community Development Members only

Community Development | Economic Development | Food Systems Finance | Housing Finance | Resiliency | (more)

This new report by Enterprise Community Partners and NeighborWorks America shows how an innovative pilot program – the Health Outcomes Demonstration Project – equipped 20 affordable housing and community development organizations to evaluate the...

The State of the Nation's Housing 2019

Community Development | Housing Finance

Although household growth is returning to a more normal pace, Harvard's new State of the Nation's Housing report shows that housing production still falls short of what is needed, which is keeping the pressure on house prices and rents and eroding...

Financing Native Nations: Access to Capital Markets Members only

Access to Capital | Bond Finance | Community Development | Economic Development | Tribal Finance | (more)

One-third of reservation-based Native Americans fall below the poverty line, and the nations governing these reservations, unable to spur economic development, struggle to provide even the most basic services. Yet, despite their difficulty in...

Financing Native-owned Business Members only

Access to Capital | Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Tribal Finance | (more)

The U.S. Department of the Interior provides steps and answered questions about financing a tribal or native-owned business.

Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities Members only

Access to Capital | Bond Finance | Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | (more)

This document, “Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities: A Data Review” (Data Review) begins to answer the questions: Where does Native America stand now in terms of capital and credit access? What has been the effect of new action and...

State Farm to School Policy Handbook 2018 Members only

Agriculture Finance | Community Development | Food Systems Finance | Legislative

The State Farm to School Policy Handbook: 2002-2018 is a tool for those working to advance the farm to school movement, whose core elements include local food procurement, school gardens, and food and agriculture education. The Handbook summarizes...

St. Luc's Cultural Immersion Center Roadmap to Redevelopment

Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | CDFA Original Research | Community Development | Historic Preservation | (more)

This report provides financing strategies for St. Luc's Cultural Immersion Center in Arnaudville, Louisiana. St. Luc's is a proposed hands-on immersive engagement center for Cajun, Creole, and French language and culture.

NMTC Program Award Book CY 2018 Members only

Community Development | Federal | Tax Credits | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

The CDFI Fund awarded 73 community development entities $3.5 billion under the 2018 allocation round of the New Markets Tax Credits program. The recipients are located in 35 states also including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

Federal Programs for Housing Finance - Bennett Hilley and Caitlin Renner Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Urban Development | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

Bennett Hilley and Caitlin Renner with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development present on Federal Programs for Housing Finance during the Intro Housing Finance WebCourse.

Federal Programs for Housing Finance - James Carras Members only

Community Development | Housing Finance | Tax Credits | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | (more)

James Carras with Carras Community Investment presents on Federal Programs for Housing Finance during the Intro Housing Finance Course.

Impact Investing in Sustainable Food and Agriculture Members only

Agriculture Finance | Bond Finance | Community Development | Economic Development | Food Systems Finance | (more)

As interest in sustainable food systems and agricultural value chains grows, increasing numbers of investors are beginning to explore high-impact investing opportunities in food, farming, and forestry across asset classes.

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