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February 23-27, 2026

Daily: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern

CDFA Winter Institute is a week long virtual series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. These courses qualify for the CDFA Training Institute's Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Participants may register for up to five courses during this event.

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Featured State Resources

SSBCI TA Approvals as of November 21, 2023 Members only

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of 20 additional state awards under the State Small Business Credit...

State Tax Incentive Evaluations Database - National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)Members only

Economic Development | Incentives | State Finance Program | Tax Credits

States across the country are starting to gather data and use evidence to systematically evaluate tax incentives. To illustrate...

State Small Business Credit Initiative - Interactive Tool

Access to Capital | Community Development | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Economic Development | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

This interactive data tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows total SSBCI investments, percent of investments in...

Success Factors, Challenges, and Early Impacts of the POWER Initiative: An Implementation Evaluation Members only

Community Development | Economic Development | Energy Finance | Rural Development | Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)

This evaluation was designed to help ARC and its stakeholders learn from the POWER Program's implementation successes and...

POWER Initiative Evaluation: Factors and Results of Project Implementation Members only

Community Development | Economic Development | Energy Finance | Rural Development | Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)

This report by Chamberlin/Dunn offers an evaluation of two consecutive years (FY19-FY20) of the Appalachian Regional Commission's...

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Tennessee Development Finance Headlines

Knoxville's Community Development Corporation - Chief Financial Officer
Knoxville's Community Development Corporation | Dec. 16, 2025 | Member News | Job Postings & RFPs

Chattanooga, TN Looking for Ways to Make Affordable Development Easier, Including a Revolving Loan Fund
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. | Sep. 20, 2025 | Housing Finance | Incentives | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs)

TNECD to Offer Retraining and Retainment Grants Following Damage from Hurricane Helene
TNECD | Aug. 22, 2025 | Community Development | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Economic Development

Secretary Rollins Blocks Taxpayer Dollars for Solar Panels on Prime Farmland
U.S. Department of Agriculture | Aug. 19, 2025 | Energy Finance | Federal | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)

Tennessee Allocates $6M in Site Development Grants to Support Business Investment
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development | Jul. 25, 2025 | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | State Finance Program

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Featured State Programs

Angel Tax Credit

Tennessee - Launch Tennessee | Tax Credits

The Angel Tax Credit is up to $50,000 applied to the Hall Income Tax liabilities of angels who invest in pre-qualified startups.

Appalachian Renovation Loan Program

Tennessee Housing Development Agency | Access to Capital

The Appalachian Renovation Loan Program (ARLP) will improve homeownership for the residents of the Appalachian counties. The program goal is to help provide safe and sound housing to residents in the most Distressed and At-Risk counties through...

Community Development "Regular Round"

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development | Access to Capital

The CDBG program is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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