Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center details Atlanta's efforts towards sustainability and green energy production. This report urges public leaders to consider making a considerable investment in clean energy, specifically solar energy, in...

Urban Manufacturing Alliance takes an in-depth look at the Industrial Revenue Bond Program and makes a number of key findings and recommendations. This brief also examines other popular tools being paired with IRBs, state volume cap, and urban...

The Utah Department of Community and Culture is Utah's tax-exempt bonding authority and manages the state's Private Activity Bond (PAB) program. Utah established Manufacturing Facilities as a priority and issues qualified small issue bonds for new...

William Gale and Samuel Brown from Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center published this paper discussing interactions between the federal tax code, small business, and the economy. Among other things, the paper also identifies tax provisions that most...

Terri Ludwig of Enterprise Community Partners was featured in Community Development Investment Review for writing on Pay for Success programs. Ludwig's article suggests incorporating elements of LIHTCs into Social Impact Bonds to ensure only...

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco released the first issue in 2013 of the Community Development Investment Review. This issue focuses on successful, performance driven financing tools to promote community development. A variety of the best...

The State of Michigan received an allocation of $103.7M in QECBs. The Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth released this one-page document, providing allocations by municipality.

Ohio Development Services Agency created a Volume Cap Program fact sheet for 2013 to help interested parties understand tax-exempt bonds, private activity bonds, and volume cap. This document is informative and concise, providing details relating to...

PIDC and PHFA hosted an Affordable Housing Seminar in early 2013 to promote the availability of tax exempt financing options for housing projects. The seminar has a variety of organizations with experience in the industry to provide a wealth of...

This document, prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation, summarizes the provisions and discusses economic issues of allowing a deduction for certain State and local taxes, tax-exempt and tax-credit bond provisions, income tax, and the treatment...

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority released a new document explaining Industrial Development Bonds (IDBs). The document provides bond participants, the process, advantages of tax-exempt bonds, and general structure.

Chadwick Smith with Ohio Development Services Agency walks through the essential pieces of Ohio's Bond Volume Cap. Smith covers regulation, application, eligibility and allocation.

Chris Burnham with the Development Finance Authority of Summit County covers both tax-exempt bonds and Ohio New Markets Tax Credits. Burnham shows where bond financing has made an impact in Summit County. Furthermore, Burnham discusses the...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe published this guidebook for general informational purposes concerning water and wastewater utilities. The purpose of the guidebook is to provide an overview of issues relating to the financing of these projects, more...

Illinois Finance Authority produced a document detailing volume cap allocations county-by-county across the state. The document explains benefits and potential projects that might qualify for QECBs.

This fact sheet, provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, provides an overview of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program. Elements include how the credits work, how they are awarded, and how LIHTC projects can provide...

The National League of Cities and National Association of Counties produced this document to support preserving tax-exempt municipal bonds. The document explains the critical role municipal bonds play in local infrastructure, jobs, and overall...

Michael Paparian with California Pollution Control Financing Authority shares financing innovations CPCFA has in place to incorporate as many tools as possible in order to maximize clean energy investments throughout California.

Jeff Pitkin with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority discussed New York's ongoing efforts to support clean energy investment. Pitkin also describes the organization's approach when using different finance tools.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe released a quick information document explaining acquisition and rehabilitation opportunities for projects with an expiring nine percent tax credit compliance period. These said projects may qualify for rehabilitation...

The NACo, NLC and USCM released this detailed analysis arguing for the preservation of tax-exempt municipal bonds. The report presents statistics revealing the critical role tax-exempt bonds play in financing infrastructure projects for state and...

This guide from Orrick, Harrington & Sutcliffe LLP review bond finance tools supporting clean energy, including PABs, CREBS, and QECBs.

This DOE factsheet gives an overview of the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit. Treasury may award $2.3 billion in tax credits for qualified investments in advanced energy projects, to support new, expanded, or re-equipped domestic...

Toby Rittner with the Council of Development Finance Agencies describes a variety of federal financing programs affecting the reshored manufacturing movement.

Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP encourage issuers to consider the benefits of adopting adequate written post-issuance tax compliance procedures.

This quick reference guide, produced by HinckleyAllenSnyder LLP, is a short but informative document explaining the basics of tax exempt bond borrowing.

Michael Paparian at CPCFA and Saul Gomez with CAEATFA present to the Task Force on Clean Energy Bond Finance and explore California's energy financing programs from bonds to utilizing SSBCI funds for clean energy projects.

This report from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe explains the benefits of using tax-exempt bonds to finance hotel projects and covers everything from defining bonds to case study projects.

Report published by the U.S. Department of Commerce intended as a guide to Federal level resources available for investors in the United States. Summaries are provided for each program.

The Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative created this recommended financing model for clean energy development. The IDB model leverages bond financing to achieve relatively low cost capital for renewable energy.

Program summary released by Bank of North Dakota describes the NDFTFFP aimed at helping first time farmers acquire agricultural property via tax-exempt bonds.

Thomas Giblin from Nixon Peabody and Charles Rhuda at Novogradac & Co explain housing and energy tax credits separately, and how they can be combined to catalyze renewable energy developments.

Forrest Milder at Nixon Peabody and Stephen Tracy of Novogradac & Company present various ownership models and describe the important relationship between financing model and ownership structure.

Jim Duffy at Nixon Peabody and Tony Grappone at Novogradac & Company discuss various tax credits and grants that can be used as sources of financing for renewable energy projects.

Tremendously useful document from Wisconsin's Office of Energy Independence. This document provides comprehensive, detailed information of all state and federal grants, loans, bonds, credits, and programs that can be utilized for clean energy...

The State of Washington released its allocation of private activity bond volume cap for 2013.

BNY Mellon presents on IRS arbitrage rules, yield restriction, samples, rebate rules, exceptions, and enforcement.

The Idaho Bond Bank Authority created this presentation intended to provide information about the IBBA in relation to its Revenue Bonds, to current and prospective investors.

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...

Jason Rittenberg and Erin Tehan present the CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Awards that recognize outstanding development finance programs, agencies, leaders, projects, and success stories.

Jason Rittenberg at CDFA shares original research reports on the 2011 National Volume Cap & State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This document from CEG and CDFA, the organizations behind CE+BFI, outlines the challenges facing clean energy development and how bond finance can provide a solution. The Action Plan specifies existing bond finance tools and the goals for the...

Telesis Corporation and NHT/Enterprise share details from their historic redevelopment project of Buckingham Village in Virginia.

Bond resolution for the Betmar Village Senior Housing development in Atlanta, GA by National Church Residences.

Jeffrey Greenberger with Affordable Community Energy presents a unique housing development and energy project that incorporated multiple tax credits and federal development finance tools.

Cadmus Hicks with Nuveen Investments provides market reports and analysis on tax-exempt bonds and revenues to the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation's Educational Facilities Financing Center releases Volume 2 of Charter School Bond Issuance: A Complete History. This volume covers the bond market, best practices, and credit considerations.

Lise Dondy and Rob Sanders with Clean Energy States Alliance(CESA) share a powerpoint from a Finance 101 webinar covering advantages and disadvantages of difference clean energy fund programs.

Robert Puentes and Joseph Kane with Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program recommend exempting Private Activity Bonds from the Alternative Minimum Tax to encourage infrastructure investment.

Toby Rittner, President & CEO Council of Development Finance Agencies, discusses CDFA, development finance trends, best practices, case studies, and a wide variety of development finance programs.