Mary Cohron with Warren County Downtown Economic Development Authority provides details on the City Center TIF in Bowling Green, KY. The presentation covers revitalization to transform the area into a Downtown gateway for Western Kentucky University.

This annual report summarizes many factors that play a role in growing Kentucky's agriculture economy and how KADF investments continue to be crucial to that growth. The Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund's programs have been in action for a...

In a report from Northern Kentucky University and The University of Louisville, brownfields insurance is analyzed through three case studies of development projects that are managed by the public sector. The researchers determine that the most...

In the second installment of the CDFA-Stifel Small, Medium and Rural Community Development Finance Webcast Series, speakers Cheryl Strickland, Ben Van Hooser, Diane Alecusan, and Jeff Siegler focus on small town and rural community downtowns, and...

In the second installment of the CDFA-Stifel Small, Medium and Rural Community Development Finance Webcast Series, speakers focus on small town and rural community downtowns, and how to successfully revitalize them through creative financing...

Greater Ohio Policy Center designed this guidebook as a manual for local leaders working to redevelop vacant commercial property. The report identifies best practices and policies focused on economic regrowth strategies.

Cisco DeVries with Renewable Funding presents on the Warehouse for Energy Efficiency Loans (WHEEL), a collaboration that utilizes the RenewFund financing platform to deploy institutional capital for state and utility programs.

The Appalachian Regional Commission commissioned this report to examine innovative projects that demonstrate benefits to rural and underserved communities. The case studies encompass energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and local food systems.

The Appalachian Regional Commission released this report which is an assessment of food system infrastructure, access to capital for entrepreneurs, education, and regional capacity in the Appalachian region.

Evans Paull with Redevelopment Economics presents TIF trends, the often conflicted relationship between TIF and brownfields, solutions to using TIF for brownfields redevelopment, and case studies from around the country.

The Louisville Local Food Demand Analysis is a comprehensive, qualitative and quantitative analysis of demand for local food in Louisville Metro/Jefferson County, Kentucky. Seed Capital Kentucky, a non-profit with the mission to catalyze the success...

Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities Analysis of State Bond Banks prepared by Government Finance Group broadly explains bond banks, components, and strategies.

Powerpoint by Elizabeth Bellis at Energy Programs Consortium discusses QECB data and trends.

In a memo released by Energy Programs Consortium, Elizabeth Bellis examines the QECB bond market on a national scale.

The Kentucky Cabinet of Economic Development's loan participation program supports borrowers who cannot qualify for traditional financing. This program uses federal SSBCI funds.

The Kentucky Collateral Support Program provides a pledged asset (cash) to a lender for consideration in making a loan to a small business, thereby enhancing the lender’s ability to underwrite the loan. This program uses federal SSBCI funds.

This document describes the Kentucky Capital Access Program (KYCAP). This program uses federal SSBCI funds.

This document from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development presents requirements and other information for the Kentucky Micro-Enterprise Loan Program, which can provide loans of up to $50K for eligible businesses with fewer than 50 employees.

This fact sheet from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development overviews the state's tax credit program for small businesses that create jobs and make equipment or technology investments.

This report from the National Association of State Energy Officials covers state revolving loan funds, particularly with regards to newly created or altered with ARRA funding. The report offers an overview of RLFs and provides summaries of the...

The City of Hopkinsville follows these guidelines and criteria for using tax increment finance in the city. Included is a program overview, the application process, evaluation criteria, and project eligibility.

This site details how Kentucky operates their linked deposit program.

This document summarizes Kentucky's business incentives and financing programs offered at the state level.

Over the course of the study period, the Market Ventures, Inc. and Karp Resources team studied the city’s existing food economy, the present state of Kentucky agriculture, and current initiatives at the local and state level. Through its research...

The Downtown Housing Assistance Fund in Louisville, KY operates a revolving loan fund that provides financial assistance to encourage and support downtown housing. The fund was a finalist in the 2008 CDFA Annual Development Finance Summit's...

This document describes the three types of areas municipalities in Kentucky may enact under the state's revised tax increment financing statute.

Enabling legislation for tax increment financing in Kentucky.

The Kentucky Foundation for Women recognizes feminism as a dynamic force for social change that varies across age, ethnicity, economic class, geography, sexuality, and other differences. The Foundation defines positive social change outcomes as:...

A new study released by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy examines the factors influencing the growth of small businesses in rural America. The study, An Empirical Approach to Characterize Rural Small Business Growth and...