As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for The City of Texarkana, AR and the Developer of the 1894 City Market.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Oregon State University Campus Expansion Project in Bend. OR

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the 453 & 501 Pine Street in Burlington, Vermont.

In 2016, the 50 states and the District of Columbia received $35.14 billion in new volume cap allocation, an increase of $263 million from 2015. Total private activity bond issuance in 2016 increased from 2015, climbing from $12.98 billion to $20.38...

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the former MFA grain silos in Springfield, MO.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Hotel Grim Brownfield site located in Texarkana, Texas.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Viet Village Brownfield site located in New Orleans, LA.

CDFA's white paper documents the potential of a collaboration between impact investors and high performing Development Finance Agencies (DFAs) to fill the capital gaps facing cities and neighborhoods working to support urban revitalization and to...

With the 2016 Presidential election finalized, the development finance industry is excited to move forward with recommendations and innovative strategies for unlocking access to capital. The ideas offered in this transition paper provide a roadmap...

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides financing recommendations for the Eagle Mill redevelopment in Lee, Massachusetts.

New volume cap allocation in 2015 totaled nearly $34.88 billion for the 50 states and District of Columbia, an increase of one percent over the previous year. Combined with more than $58.48 in existing carryforward allocation, the total accessible...

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Metaldyne brownfield site located in Bedford Heights, Ohio.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the 74th & Ashland brownfield site located in Englewood, Illinois.

Factsheet 2 of the Energy Investment Partnerships covers clean energy through bond markets, credit enhancements and capital markets, property assessed clean energy, and market assessment.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Trent Court brownfield site located in New Bern, North Carolina.

CDFA and the U.S. Department of Energy have partnered to produce the Energy Investment Partnerships Webinar Series and a set of four Fact Sheets. Each Fact Sheet will summarize the best practices covered in the corresponding webinar and provides...

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Granary brownfield site located in Longmont, Colorado.

The Community Facilities Infrastructure Toolkit can be used as a guide to help organizations and community leaders better understand the complex process that is required to successfully develop and construct a new facility. The Toolkit outlines the...

The United States Department of Energy released the Energy Investment Partnerships Guide, a technical document authored by the Council of Development Finance Agencies that examines how state and local governments can leverage private capital to...

The CDFA 2015 TIF State-By-State Report is a detailed review of the current state statutes and related regulations governing the use of tax increment financing tools throughout the country. This information has been collected by CDFA with the help...

As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this helpful sheet answers frequently asked questions about the Project Marketplace component of the program.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Kalispell Core Area and Glacier Rail Park located in Kalispell, Montana.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Dimmick Campus site located in Josephine County, Oregon.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Evans-Fintube site located in Tulsa, OK.

In 2014, the 50 states and the District of Columbia received more than $34.5 billion in new volume cap allocation, an increase of 5.5 percent from 2013. This was in addition to more than $59.1 billion in existing carryforward allocation, making the...

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Grim Hotel site located in Texarkana, TX.

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...

The year 2013 marked the third straight year of decline for total issuance, from a recent high point of more than $14.5 billion in 2010 to a low point of $8.8 billion in 2013. The 50 states and the District of Columbia received $32.7 billion in new...

In 2012, the 50 states and the District of Columbia received $30.87 billion in new volume cap allocation, a decrease of nearly $400 million compared to 2011. Total private activity bond issuance slightly decreased from $12.76 billion in 2011 to...

During the first-ever CDFA Arizona Financing Roundtable Webcast, CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner and T.J. Jennings, Vice President of Capital Strategies at the Arizona Commerce Authority explore the depths and potential for unlocking the...

For this webinar on a new clean energy bond finance model, CE+BFI examines Qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as a mechanism for communities with 501(c)(3) organizations seeking to undertake significant clean energy projects

The Brookings Institution, Clean Energy Group and the Council of Development Finance Agencies discuss their newly released paper on bond financing for clean energy projects.

Toby Rittner with CDFA explores the full spectrum of development finance tools, trends in the use of specific tools, bedrock vs. targeted tools, and much more from the development finance toolbox.

Toby Rittner with CDFA breaks down tax increment financing (TIF), the process of creating TIF districts, special assessments and districts, the tool's ability to catalyze investment, best practices when implementing TIF, and much more.

Toby Rittner with CDFA presented this keynote address for Green Energy Ohio's conference entitled "National Clean Energy Financing Perspectives." Rittner highlights major state initiatives undertaken to support energy investments.

The Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative proposes a new policy initiative intended to leverage private capital into clean energy development projects at the state level.

The Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative released this report detailing how states and cities are using bonds and other existing tools to finance clean energy development. The report explores state and city examples of new financial structures,...

In an effort to help states participating in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's SSBCI program, CDFA developed a number of technical assistance service options. CDFA’s SSBCI Assessment Services provide a comprehensive, third party evaluation of...

This issue of CDFA's magazine, Development Finance Perspectives, includes features on the Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative's State Clean Energy Finance Initiative (SCEFI), the 2013 CDFA National Development Finance Summit, and Tax Increment...

The 2013 National Development Finance Summit will be an extraordinary, can't miss event with an in-depth look at development finance in the United States. CDFA has worked to provide attendees with more opportunities than ever before to engage...

Have you ever wondered if your project qualifies for bond financing? Are you confused about a certain element of bond law? Perhaps you just need some guidance on the potential savings of tax-exempt bonds vs. other financing tools. Join the...

Using precious public resources, incentives, and funding to support job creation and business expansion takes careful consideration. During this Showcase, Scott Sittig with the Center for Governmental Research will present informANALYTICS, a cost...

This paper from the Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative proposes a state-driven federal clean energy finance initiative to effectively leverage private financing for clean energy development.

Toby Rittner, CDFA, was published in Community Development Investment Review by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Rittner's article explores how TIF can be utilized to address a variety of development and social challenges communities are...

This CDFA "How the Tool Works" profile explains Qualified Private Activity Bonds (PABs), which drive most projects involving both the public and private sector. This informative document provides an overview, different types of PABs, model programs,...

Katie Kramer at CDFA shares an exciting financing model, public-private partnerships, as a solution to state and local governments across the nation facing increased fiscal challenges.

Toby Rittner with CDFA & Lew Milford with CEG, founders of the CE+BFI, announce an exciting new partnership aimed at developing a more tangible connection between clean energy development and bond financing.

Samantha Lynch and Kimberly Heckbert with CDFA describe a record year for membership at CDFA in 2012 and look forward to growing sponsorship for 2013.

Toby Rittner at CDFA shares an exciting trend known as reshored manufacturing and explains the tremendous potential to bring companies back to the United States. Furthermore, Rittner presents a case for tax-exempt bonds to finance the restoration of...