Linking development finance and food systems can be a daunting undertaking for any community. Research on the current ecosystem of food systems finance has positioned CDFA to identify key strategies for the path ahead in this work. The Food Systems...

This is the first State of the Market Report for North America. This report describes the shape and size of labelled green, social and sustainability (GSS) debt issued by entities domiciled in either the USA or Canada extending to the end of March...

Using a novel data set on municipal private debt disclosures, the authors of this academic research study the effectiveness and market impact of disclosure regulation in the municipal debt market. By comparing reportable private debt events to the...

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, we looked at how bonds act as a resilient economic driver by financing the critical facilities and infrastructure that stabilize local economies during and after...

CDFA's first publication of the CDFA Charter Schools Financing Initiative series, funded with support from the National Alliance For Public Charter Schools. This paper demonstrates how charter schools can access development finance tools and public...

This is the sixth and final white paper in a series examining the potential creation of a food systems asset class that supports the market growth of local and regional food systems. This paper presents three replicable strategies for restoring...

This resource summary is for state, local, and K-12 energy professionals and non-finance experts seeking to understand how bonds can be used to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and initiatives. It outlines market trends in...

CALED knows from its work supporting economic development throughout California that infrastructure financing is a challenge for many rural communities. CALED collaborated with CDFA to develop this guidebook to meet the need for a resource to help...

The World Bank's 2019 Green Bond Impact Report shows investors how we are working with our member countries to support their climate finance efforts and deliver results, on a project-by-project basis.

John Wooten, Philip Angelo, Colin Kalvas, Ryan Kozak, and Dennis Reilly present Bond Financing for Healthcare & Housing Projects

Cities, regions, and states across the country are facing natural disasters that can have devastating effects on life, property, the economy, and ecosystems. Climate change is already having observable effects on the environment, and past conditions...

When investing within the large, diverse municipal bond market with $4.0 trillion of municipal debt outstanding and over 50,000 issuers, investors must generally choose between two broad categories of bonds: revenue and general obligation (GO). Both...

One-third of reservation-based Native Americans fall below the poverty line, and the nations governing these reservations, unable to spur economic development, struggle to provide even the most basic services. Yet, despite their difficulty in...

The Washington State Department of Commerce authors this biennial report on its Bond Cap Allocation Program for the state's legislature. This is the report for 2018.

Municipal bonds are a particularly popular investment vehicle because interest earned is not subject to federal income tax. However, many investors do not realize that not all municipal bonds are free from Uncle Sam’s tax bite. Alan Schankel,...

Les Krone with Stern Brothers and Michael Schrader with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe present on the bonds that supported Red Rock Biofuels and Prairie Catalytic.

Dennis Reilly with the Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (WHEFA) presents on the financing programs they offer and several case studies of Hospitals they have assisted through bond financing.

Tax-exempt bonds partnered with 4% Low-income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) have been widely used by affordable housing developers. It has taken longer for this financing structure to be used by permanent supportive housing developers since most...

Carlos Mello, the Director of Business and Finance at the Finance Authority of Maine, walks through bond financing deals and explore strategies for maximizing the tool in New England, particularly focusing on providing capital to existing businesses...

John Ruth, Managing Partner at CTBH Partners, LLC, walks through bond financing deals and explore strategies for maximizing the tool in New England, particularly focusing on providing capital to existing businesses and critical infrastructure.

Rebecca Sullivan, Senior Vice President of MassDevelopment, walks through bond financing deals and explore strategies for maximizing the tool in New England, particularly focusing on providing capital to existing businesses and critical...

Maik focuses on how bonds can be used today to provide a significant portion of a project's capital stack with a special focus on bond financing programs in Florida.

Steve Eikenberry walks through bond deals and explores strategies for maximizing the tool throughout the state. He also discusses the current state of Private Activity Bonds structures.

Emily Crawford and Sabina Proto present the expansion and renovation of the historic Pike Place Market. Not only does it provide a space for farmers and producers, it has become a public plaza that includes low-income housing, a neighborhood center,...

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.

JFK International Airport’s latest redevelopment project is a unique one: a $65 million, 178,000 square foot state of the art facility for pets. The Ark at JFK will offer pre-flight micro-chipping, kennels, an aviary, and more. This large-scale...

Just as infrastructure development acts as a catalyst for economic growth, it is also changing the landscape for potential investors and the expanding field of infrastructure finance. Infrastructure systems for transportation, utilities, and public...

While some development finance projects in Ohio are completed simply and quickly, many projects require a longer timeline. These complex, largescale projects often require a creative financing approach in order to reach completion. Irene MacDougal...

Bond financing remains the bedrock development finance tool for economic development in an ever-evolving market. Linda Matkowski with Stern Brothers & Co. and Mark Spykerman with Gilmore & Bell, PC explore the recent trends in bond financing...

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series on Capturing the Success of High Performing DFA's featured Tim Fisher of CDFA, Paul Toth of Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Gary Smith of Chester County Economic Development...

Harvey Rogers described the current bond market in Oregon and explored bond financing case examples which prove their effectiveness in addressing critical infrastructure needs.

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

Panelists from HR&A Advisors Inc. examine direct-based development finance tools from the past, present, and future.

Mike Santellanes of Phoenix IDA gives an overview of Industrial Development Authorities, how bonds play into their financing strategies, and several case studies where these strategies have been employed by Phoenix IDA.

Kutak Rock's Timothy Nash discusses methods to finance private healthcare facilities, highlighting various financing tools such as grants, tax credits, EB-5, and others.

Victor Napolitano, Senior VP at Alliance Bank of Arizona, discusses methods for Tax-Exempt Financing for Manufacturers.

John Egan of Frost Brown Todd presents on Cardinal Towne Development, a project involving tax-exempt bonds, taxable bonds and new markets tax credits in Louisville, KY.

Kip Wahlers of Ice Miller LLP provides an overview of the Ohio bond market with respect to a number of key development financing tools.

This case study from the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Environmental Science and Policy highlights the Atlantic Station project in Atlanta Georgia and is an example of brownfield redevelopment that manages growth sustainably.

Cheryl Strickland of Stifel discusses economic development projects targeted at redevelopment projects and introduces two successful case studies.

Bob Pennington and Chuck Ellingsworth with Raymond James gave an overview of a market update, the higher education sector, public universities, private college credit analysis, and the Raymond James USDA Team. Various case studies were presented as...

Jeff DeMonbrun (GATES Capital Corporation), Ann Gaunt (S.B. Clark Companies), Maouda Omar (CHFA), and Erich Kennedy (Dinsmore & Shohl LLP) discuss the general process of utilizing bonds, as well as the role of bonds in financing projects in Colorado.

Lee McCormick of Community Development Associates (CDA) explains CDA's involvement in financing projects through tax-exempt financing and New Markets Tax Credits.

Craig Davis (Spencer Fane Britt & Browne), Laura Radcliffe (Stifel Public Finance), and Debbie Rush (Thompson Coburn LLP) provide several examples of successful redevelopment projects in Missouri.

The CDFA Brownfields Financing Toolkit provides communities with an easy-to-use, best practices resource on brownfields redevelopment. The toolkit brings together the best financing concepts and techniques to provide a comprehensive response to...

The goal of National Association of Counties' analysis is to provide a county perspective on the municipal bond market and to estimate the impact of possible changes to the tax-exempt status of municipal bond interest on counties.

This report, produced by CDFA for the World Bank, is intended to provide information to communities and countries interested in identifying potential financing tools for the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated industrial sites. Specific...

Robert Gamble of The PFM Group provides a case study involving the Port of San Francisco and the advantages of utilizing bond finance.

Mark Reader, Managing Director at Stifel, discusses the advantages of utilizing IDs and CFDs to finance public infrastructure, in addition to providing several case studies.