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  • Toby Rittner

    MAMBA Introduced in U.S. Senate


    President & CEO
    CDFA’s Bipartisan Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act Introduced in U.S. Senate!

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    CDFA Launches Mentorship Program in Collaboration with U.S. Bank and CHFA


    Vice President, CDFA and Executive Director, CDFA Foundation
    Join this member-exclusive initiative to foster personal & professional growth in the development finance community. Apply today!

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    2025 CDFA National Development Finance Summit Topics Announced!


    Managing Director, CDFA Advisory Services
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Development Finance Headlines

Hear From the Experts: CDFA Advocacy Briefing, First Look at Opportunity Zones 2.0 Recording Available
CDFA | Jul. 24 | Economic Development | Federal | Opportunity Zones
The Woodlands at Furman Expanding With $20M in JEDA Bonds
JEDA | Jul. 23 | Bond Finance
Federal Tax Credit Boost Could Unlock 34,700 New Affordable Rentals in Springfield, IL
WQAD8 | Jul. 22 | Bond Finance | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Tax Credits
Senate Committee Greenlights $27B for FY 2026 Agriculture & Rural Development Investments
Quality Assurance & Food Safety | Jul. 22 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Water Finance
USDA Axes Biden-Era Regional Food Business Centers, but Honors 450 Existing Awards
MyChesCo | Jul. 22 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Community Development | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Reuters Events Launches “Transform Food & Agriculture USA 2025” for Resilient Food Systems
Reuters | Jul. 22 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing | Resiliency | Rural Development
There's Still Time: Join us for the 2025 CDFA Summer Institute on August 4-8!
CDFA | Jul. 22 | Access to Capital | Bond Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Tax Credits | Tax Increment Finance (TIF)
Rural Investment Projects Get Boost From OZ Program Overhaul
Business Facilities | Jul. 21 | Federal | Opportunity Zones | Rural Development
Sol Systems Secures $675M to Advance Utility-Scale Solar and Storage Projects
BIC Magazine | Jul. 21 | Green Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs)
U.S. Virgin Islands EDA Requests $7.3M to Expand SSBCI-Driven Growth and Global Investment
The St. Thomas Source | Jul. 21 | International | State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
Q2 Bond Market Steady Amid Volatility Shake Up
Herald-Tribune | Jul. 21 | Bond Finance | Economic Development | Infrastructure Finance
Fort Smith, AR Launches $385M Sewer Bond to Tackle Consent Decree Upgrades
Times Record | Jul. 21 | Bond Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Resiliency | Water Finance
$15M Bond Approved to Modernize Louisiana's Orleans Parish Jail
aol | Jul. 18 | Bond Finance | Economic Development | Infrastructure Finance
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