The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of 20 additional state awards under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Grant Program, totaling more than $50.8 million. These awards will be used to...

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced an additional group of nine state plans approved under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Treasury has approved more than $1.5 billion in funding to promote small business growth through...

The purpose of the Affordable Housing Loan Program and Underwriting Guidelines is to describe the Department’s housing policy objectives, the range of programs available to advance these objectives, and the manner in which transactions will be...

States across the country are starting to gather data and use evidence to systematically evaluate tax incentives. To illustrate what sort of evaluations states are conducting, NCSL created a database of state tax incentive evaluations. Evaluations...

This study examines how housing and in-home supports affect public spending on individuals with chronic mental illness in Maricopa County, Arizona. It does so through a comparative analysis of average costs per person per year across three housing...

This interactive data tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows total SSBCI investments, percent of investments in LMI and rural areas, investments by MSA, investments by loan programs, CDFIs, and more.

States saw steep declines in revenues in the second quarter of 2020, though some of this was caused by shifting revenues into the next quarter and next fiscal year. Consequently, most states ended the 2020 fiscal year uncertain about their fiscal...

The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program was created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to address the lack of mortgage lending in Indian Country. This brochure from the FDIC briefly reviews the background, purpose, and...

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...

What are opportunity zones? Where are they? What may they be used for? This brief overview presentation will answer these questions and highlight the Arizona experience with opportunity zones so far and a brief look into the future.

What are opportunity zones? Where are they? What may they be used for? This brief overview presentation will answer these questions and highlight the Arizona experience with opportunity zones so far and a brief look into the future.

Kelly Patton from Arizona Public Service provides a few remarks regarding AZ Opportunity Zones and Funds.

This presentation addresses questions such as: What draws the interest of investors to opportunity zones? How may opportunity zones be used to improve lower-income communities? What can cities do to take advantage of opportunity zones in realizing...

This presentation addresses questions such as: What draws the interest of investors to opportunity zones? How may opportunity zones be used to improve lower-income communities? What can cities do to take advantage of opportunity zones in realizing...

This presentation addresses questions such as: What draws the interest of investors to opportunity zones? How may opportunity zones be used to improve lower-income communities? What can cities do to take advantage of opportunity zones in realizing...

This presentation addresses questions such as: What draws the interest of investors to opportunity zones? How may opportunity zones be used to improve lower-income communities? What can cities do to take advantage of opportunity zones in realizing...

Christine Mackay discusses Opportunity Zones in Transit Corridors during AZ Opportunity Zones & Funds Conference.

This presentation looks at Investing in Housing - Market Rate, Workforce, Rental & Affordable, in regards to Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds.

Susan Hyatt Dumon's presentation during Developing a Regional Plan for Opportunity Zones at AZ Opportunity Zones & Funds Conference.

Donna Kennedy's presentation during Developing a Regional Plan for Opportunity Zones at AZ Opportunity Zones & Funds Conference.

Christine Mackay's presentation during Developing a Regional Plan for Opportunity Zones at AZ Opportunity Zones & Funds Conference.

Aaron Whites's presentation during Developing a Regional Plan for Opportunity Zones at AZ Opportunity Zones & Funds Conference.

Brandy Hotchkiss' and Darlene Newsom's presentation during Social Utility Projects session at AZ Opportunity Zones & Funds Conference.

This RLF plan, produced by the City of Flagstaff, AZ, was adopted in 2014.

The 2017 Annual Report for the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona

Mark Collins discusses what development finance topics are being discussed in the statehouse, trends in issuance and performance, and how the political environment on Capitol Hill might affect the industry in Arizona, especially in Rio Nuevo.

Marcus Osborn discusses what development finance topics are being discussed in the statehouse, trends in issuance and performance, and how the political environment on Capitol Hill might affect the industry in Arizona.

Mark Reader discusses Arizona's economic development finance climate, access to capital, opportunities and the prospect for economic advancement. Reader also presents Trump's tax reform, a bond market update and improvement district studies.

Jay Berens explores how IDAs in AZ play a role in economic growth and what we can expect for overall trends in issuance and performance.

Pat Ray explores how IDAs in AZ play a role in economic growth and what we can expect for overall trends in issuance and performance.

Corky Poster discusses the workforce housing movement in Arizona, presents different financing tools for that can be assembled to address the gap needed to make workforce housing available, and presents some completed workforce housing case studies.

Marcos Ysmael discusses the workforce housing movement in Arizona, presents different financing tools for that can be assembled to address the gap needed to make workforce housing available, and presents some completed workforce housing case studies.

Brian Swanton discusses the workforce housing movement in Arizona, presents different financing tools for that can be assembled to address the gap needed to make workforce housing available, and presents some completed workforce housing case studies.

Juan Cordero surveys the economic activity along the U.S. - Mexico border and looks at strategies for maximizing the financing sources needed to help trade and border-related businesses thrive.

Guillermo Valencia surveys the economic activity along the U.S. - Mexico border and looks at strategies for maximizing the financing sources needed to help trade and border-related businesses thrive, especially in Arizona.

Aaron Cooper discusses a unique mixed-use development finance case study in Ajo, AZ. This project explores the International Sonoran Desert Alliance project and it's impact on Ajo, AZ.

Clint Kaasa discusses how the USDA provides financing programs and strategies for Native communities in Arizona and considers how to leverage the available capital for even greater investment.

Joan Timeche discusses financing programs and strategies for Native communities in Arizona and considers how to leverage the available capital for even greater investment.

Lorenzo Romero, Director of the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting, discuss Arizona's Economic Climate and Economic Development Strategy.

Patrick Ray (Kutak Rock LP) discusses the benefits of IDA bond financing.

Nick Dodd, Managing Director from RBC Capital Markets discuss current trends in the Arizona bond market.

Gregg Ghelfi ( Maricopa IDA) discusses financing affordable multifamily housing through bond financing in Arizona.

Frank Tompkins from Gust Rosenfeld PLC covers GPLET in Arizona.

Shannon Scutari, President of Scutari & Co., LLC, shares non-traditional financing strategies for expansion in Arizona.

Christine Mackay with the City of Phoenix discusses the Phoenix Warehouse District and CDFA financing options for adaptive reuse.

Jennie Cure, Brownfields Coordinator of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, explains rules and regulations of Arizona's Brownfields Program with supporting case studies.

Michael Ford (Snell & Wilmer LLP) discusses Brownfields redevelopment financing solutions in Arizona.

Hugh Tanner and Michael Kirby discuss student housing, key elements to financing, and the P3 structure.