The U.S. Department of the Treasury updated the Fact Sheet for the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The updated sheet includes information about program design, implementation status, and capital program spotlights.

CDFA's Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act was introduced as H.R. 3787 in the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support by Rep. LaHood (R-IL), Kildee (D-MI), Feenstra (R-IA), and Evans (D-PA).

The CDFA Disaster Recovery Bonds Policy Proposal outlines the CDFA national legislative proposal for a special, permanent category of Disaster Recovery Bonds.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury released the revised SSBCI Capital Program Policy Guidelines on December 15, 2022.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the list of Tribal governments that submitted SSBCI Capital Program applications on November 29, 2022. The applications will now be reviewed prior to release of any funding for those programs.

Business Oregon is offering several free webinars about the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) program in September. See Business Oregon's website for descriptions of the webinar content, registration information, and additional details...

Novogradac conducted an analysis of the private activity bond (PAB) financed by test for low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs). The analysis determined that lowering the financed by test for PAB test from the current law threshold of 50 percent to...

CDFA hosted this Legislative Briefing on September 22, 2021 to provide updates on the status of the infrastructure bill and next steps.

These are the slides from the Coalition for Green Capital's virtual presentation, "The Case for the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator".

The Biden-Harris Administration is proposing a bold investment in America's housing infrastructure to make housing more affordable for working and middle-class families. The American Jobs Plan pairs $213 billion in direct funding with more than $100...

The Made in America Tax Plan Report describes President Biden’s Made in America tax plan, part of the newly announced American Jobs Plan. Importantly, this tax plan would generate new funding to pay for a sustained increase in investments in...

SSBCI was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. CDFA hosted this National SSBCI 2.0 Call serving as an interface between Treasury and stakeholders during the rulemaking process. On March 26, 2021, we discussed insights and...

SSBCI was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. CDFA hosted this National SSBCI 2.0 Call with interested stakeholders on March 11, 2021, to discuss SSBCI 2.0. We discussed key SSBCI 2.0 questions and timelines. We also...

This policy paper from the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance outlines 12 specific policy recommendations and ideas with the potential to catalyze more impact investments to help address urgent social, economic, and environmental challenges.

During the April 10, 2020 Weekly COVID-19 Development Finance Briefing, Bruce Katz from Drexel University, Rachel Reilly from the Economic Innovation Group, and Katie Kramer from CDFA examined relief efforts run by local governments, philanthropic...

During this Legislative Briefing, we discussed the latest information about the next stimulus act (Phase 4) from Congress and the urgent actions development finance agencies should take. We examined legislative reactions to the CARES Act, what we...

This is a Summary of the Supplemental Appropriations included in the Senate's third COVID-19 Stimulus package, the CARES Act. More than 80% of the total $339.855 billion provided in the emergency supplemental appropriations goes to state and local...

This report by the Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation was prepared on January 29, 2020 for a hearing before the House Committee on Ways and Means. It discusses an overview of infrastructure financing options, including the highway trust fund,...

Brian Hagan discusses the state's economic development finance climate, access to capital opportunities and prospect for economic advancement. In addition, Hagan also discusses what's going on in the statehouse and how the political environment on...

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.

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.

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

This session will feature a discussion on the latest legislative updates, alongside a variety of financing programs available from the state. What development finance topics are being discussed in the statehouse? Is there recent legislation that...

Industry experts from around the state and from various federal agencies will discuss development finance programs and their potential to spur job creation and growth in the economic development industry.

Industry experts from around the state and from various federal agencies will discuss development finance programs and their potential to spur job creation and growth in the economic development industry.

This session will feature a discussion on the latest legislative updates, alongside a variety of financing programs available from the state. What development finance topics are being discussed in the statehouse? Is there recent legislation that...

Dee Wisor discusses the state's economic development finance climate, access to capital opportunities and the prospect for economic advancement. In addition, find out what development finance topics are being discussed in the statehouse and how the...

Sara Hazzard with SCEDA and Tushar Chikhliker with Nexsen Pruet discuss the latest legislative updates in South Carolina. What development finance topics are being discussed in the statehouse? Is there recent legislation that will have an impact on...

Industry experts from around the state will discuss the latest development finance legislation and their potential effects on the economic development industry. Sallie Hemenway with Missouri Department of Economic Development discusses the latest...

The 2017 CDFA Michigan Financing Roundtable Webinar discusses the latest and greatest in Development Finance across the state. The webinar includes two sessions: Development Finance Current Events Review and The Michigan Bond Market. Experts, Craig...

Laura Franke explains PACE in the state of California and discusses what's next for PACE in California as our industry experts consider regulations, local consumer protection, and expanding commercial and residential programming in the Golden State.

Larry Kosmont from Kosmont companies look at the how enhanced infrastructure financing districts (EIFDs) and community revitalization and investment authorities (CRIAs) can be used to fill the TIF void in California.

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

This month, the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series hosted an urgent discussion for the development finance industry about the proposed updates in the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act that was recently introduced, and...

The National League of Cities found that if Congress capped the tax exemption to 28% for municipal bonds that finance local infrastructure projects 311,736 jobs, $16.4B of labor income and $24.7B in GDP would have been lost in 2012. If Congress...

Paul Radford with the Georgia Municipal Association discusses the Georgia Downtown Renaissance Act and how the legislation would support a variety of programs to spur investment in designated Renaissance Districts, where it is needed the most.

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...

The CDFA & CEG's New Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative, Excellence in Development Finance Awards, Reshored Manufacturing, Tax-Exempt Bonds to Drive Restoration Post-Sandy, P3 Financing Model, American Manufacturing Bond Finance Act legislation,...

Erin Tehan at CDFA presents the newly proposed AMBFA legislation recommendations that will modernize and revolutionize Industrial Development Bonds and manufacturing bonds.