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Recent Updates
CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Unlocking Local Capital: The Power of a Food-Focused Loan Guarantee
During this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, we introduce innovative loan guarantee programs designed specifically to unlock financing for food and farm businesses. This new tool is aimed at accelerating local investment by reducing risk for lenders and increasing access to capital for mission-aligned food systems projects. Whether you’re a funder, CDFI, food entrepreneur, or policymaker, this session will explore how a dedicated guarantee can transform regional food economies and expand equitable access to financing.
CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Sustaining Food and Farm Investment Amid Federal Funding Shifts
During this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, we explore how food systems projects can remain viable and impactful amidst shifting federal priorities and how practitioners across sectors continue building creative financial frameworks to move their work forward. Speakers share lessons learned and strategies for structuring capital stacks, leveraging remaining federal tools, and identifying flexible sources of financing that support food and farm entrepreneurs.
-Programs Map
Search the map below for agriculture finance programs by state. This specialized search is part of
CDFA's State Financing Program Directory, the only online resource cataloging the development finance programs offered by state governments. Click on a state to see a sample of state energy programs available. Login with a CDFA Member account at the top of the page to view full results.
-Agriculture Data & Resources
-About Agriculture Finance
Agriculture finance is one of the most important components of state and local development finance efforts. Agriculture remains one of the country’s most important and productive industries and is the primary economic engine for most rural communities. From beginning and established farmers to agriculture production and processing, the needs of the agriculture industry are vast. Resources are also very limited and the barriers to capital for agriculture are daunting. Dozens of states offer financing resources such as loan funds, grants and aggie bonds to assist with the agriculture industry. In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides vast resources to rural communities to support agricultural development.
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CDFA-NASDA Foundation Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchers Access to Capital Program
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