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Intro Housing Finance Course

June 23-24, 2026

Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

The Intro Housing Finance Course will explore how the development finance toolbox can be utilized to support a myriad of housing challenges and opportunities as well as how development finance agencies can become key partners in housing development in their community.

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Featured State Resources

How the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota Has Used New Markets Tax Credits Members only

Financing from the federal New Markets Tax Credit Program enabled the Red Lake Nation to expand and upgrade its main grocery and...

Minnesota Dual- Training Pipeline Members only

Agriculture Finance

Minnesota Beginning Farmer Loan Program Members only

Agriculture Finance | Economic Development | Rural Development

The Beginning Farmer Loan Program was established to help people who want to farm in Minnesota. The program offers affordable...

Livestock Production Contracts: Risks For Family Farmers Members only

Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Rural Development

Compensation provisions in production contracts vary widely. They are often complex and difficult to understand. Contracts may...

NDN Collective: Community Voices on the Collective Abundance Fund Report Members only

Economic Development | Education | Resiliency | Tribal Finance

This is what over 5k Indigenous people in MN, ND, and SD had to say about redefining wealth on Indigenous terms and distributing...

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Minnesota Development Finance Headlines

Legislature Extends Beginning Farmer Tax Credit
Farm Progress | Jun. 9 | Agriculture Finance | Tax Credits

State Funds Garage, Extends Eden Prairie Center TIF
Eden Pairie Local News | May. 22 | Infrastructure Finance | Redevelopment | Tax Increment Finance (TIF)

Minnesota Department of Agriculture Accepting Applications for Climate-Friendly Agricultural Practices (CFAP) Incentive
Minnesota Department of Agriculture | May. 7 | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Green Finance

Waseca Council to Issue Bonds for Gaiter Lake, New Ladder Truck
Waseca County News | May. 6 | Bond Finance | Infrastructure Finance

N. Mankato OKs Public Works Facility Bonds After Citizens Plead for a Pause
Mankato Free Press | Apr. 20 | Bond Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Local Finance Program

Senators Clash Over Geographic Equity, CDFI reach, and Economic Impact Study Funding
Insight News | Mar. 30 | Legislative | U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund

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Featured State Programs

Access to Capital

Latino Economic Development Center | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs)

Aggie Bond Beginning Farmer Loan Program

Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Rural Finance Authority | Agriculture Finance | Bond Finance | Food Systems Finance | Small Business Finance

The Aggie Bond Loan Program is a federal bonding program administered by the State through its Rural Finance Authority. The program offers affordable financing for a qualified beginning farmer. This is accomplished by securing for the applicant a...

AGRI County Fair Grants

Minnesota Department of Agriculture | Agriculture Finance | Community Development | Rural Development

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