The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of 20 additional state awards under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Grant Program, totaling more than $50.8 million. These awards will be used to...

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced Maryland programs funded by the State Small Business Credit Initiative are open. Up to $198M in federal small business relief is being administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community...

States across the country are starting to gather data and use evidence to systematically evaluate tax incentives. To illustrate what sort of evaluations states are conducting, NCSL created a database of state tax incentive evaluations. Evaluations...

This interactive data tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows total SSBCI investments, percent of investments in LMI and rural areas, investments by MSA, investments by loan programs, CDFIs, and more.

This report by Chamberlin/Dunn offers an evaluation of two consecutive years (FY19-FY20) of the Appalachian Regional Commission's POWER Initiative. The report aims to understand successes, challenges, and lessons learned through implementation, and...

This evaluation was designed to help ARC and its stakeholders learn from the POWER Program's implementation successes and challenges; identify technical assistance needs; and report on the qualitative impact of investments made, to date, with POWER...

States saw steep declines in revenues in the second quarter of 2020, though some of this was caused by shifting revenues into the next quarter and next fiscal year. Consequently, most states ended the 2020 fiscal year uncertain about their fiscal...

This map includes states where projects are eligible for Retroactive PACE financing and includes a summary of state-by-state guidelines.

Launched in 2018, the Washington Housing Initiative identifies and acquires rental properties in neighborhoods facing rising property values in the Washington, DC area, and keeps a majority of the apartments affordable for households with moderate...

Ox Fibre Apartments will bring 83 new affordable apartments to Frederick, MD—a growing community located within one hour of both Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Layering Opportunity Zones equity with state LIHTC, federal Historic Tax Credits (HTC),...

Keenan Rice, Alan Cason, PatrickTerranova, Kip Wahlers, and Joe Kimbell present Atypical TIF Structures You Should Know.

Rob Brown, Ramiro Albarran, Emily Metzler, Shana Mueller, and Chris Sheehan present Complex Capital Stacks for Redevelopment

On September 30, 2019, HUD awarded more than $314 million to 77 state and local government agencies and more than $5 million in six tribal communities to identify and address home health and safety hazards. This document is a description of each...

Darla Garrett with the Maryland Department of Commerce presents on the Small, Minority, Women Owned Businesses Account.

Rachel Reilly from Enterprise Community Partners presents on Opportunity Zones in Maryland.

Tom Deyo from the Montgomery County Green Bank gives an overview of his organization.

Keenan Rice from MuniCap & Alan Cason from McGuire Woods present on the latest trends in tax increment finance use in Maryland.

Kayla Gross of CohnReznick LLP gives basic overview of New Markets Tax Credits in Maryland.

Shelly Gross-Wade from FSC First presents on Prince George's Countys' new Green Energy Sustainability Fund.

Ellen Harpel from Smart Incentives provides supplementary information for attendees.

Ellen Harpel from Smart Incentives & Business Development Advisors presents on leveraging tax incentive use in development projects.

Lynn Heller from the Climate Access Fund presents on this emerging fund in Maryland.

Dana Johnson from the Reinvestment Fund presents on investing in food systems in Maryland & the DC area.

This application is for the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This brochure is used to market the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

Stephen McHenry with MARBIDCO covers programs and opportunities for beginning farmers in Maryland.

The East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative is the largest urban redevelopment effort in Baltimore since the successful redevelopment of the Inner Harbor. This report focuses specifically on financing strategies that have helped move the project...

Background of the Revenue Authority of Prince George's County in Maryland, and their approach to development finance.

This guide is designed to help find answers in Garrett County, Maryland to the many questions which may arise when developing a new business idea or expanding current business.

Michael Haloksey from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development presents on the Neighborhood Business Works program.

Greg Cole with the Maryland Department of Commerce gives brief Access to Capital Update for Maryland Development Finance

Shelly Gross-Wade from FSC First Gives an Overview of their Loan Products in Maryland

Tom Halloran from Maryland Transit Administration talks about a More Comprehensive P3 Approach to financing public transit in Maryland.

Stephen M. Kraus and Alan Sun from McGuireWoods LLP present on TIF in Maryland

Anita Morrison from Partners for Economic Solutions (PES) talks about Underwriting for TIF in Maryland

Steve Park from Ballard Spahr LLP gives an overview on Public-Private Partnerships

Odette Ramos from Community Development Network of Maryland gives an overview on CDN's 2016 Policy Initiatives

Kevin G. Quinn from Wye River Group, Jeff Wilke from Maryland Economic Development Corporation, and Clinton Randolph from McGuireWoods LLP talk about the different kinds of bonds that are used in Maryland development finance

Greg Cole with the Maryland Department of Commerce gives brief Legislative Update on Maryland Development Finance.

The Models and Guidelines document will help the general public, elected officials, and community development advocates understand through case studies and best practices how TIF works, and that it can spur redevelopment.

This report provides a detailed analysis of the major steps and players involved in the East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative.

Created by the Maryland Economic Development Commission, the new strategic plan for accelerating economic development in Maryland in six steps.

This essay from the National Cultural Districts Exchange focuses on the financing, funding, and sustainability of art districts and the efforts underway in the cities of San Diego, Seattle, Baltimore, Dallas, and the state of Massachusetts.

For the EPA's Region 3 report, the agency highlights brownfield financing programs in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virgina, and West Virgina. The report also lays out the elements of each program, in addition to the type of financing used for...

This ACEEE report tracks the progress of the 26 states with energy efficiency resources standard (EERS) policies in place as of January 2014 to determine whether they are meeting their annual saving targets.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation published an article by Evans Paull that explores tax incentives for brownfields redevelopment and how these incentives can be paired with rehabilitation projects.

This publication from the Maryland Department of Planning, outlines how the food system is central to our current and future use of land, to our economy, and to our well-being, and is therefore a priority for planning.

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.

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 Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force's rebuilding strategy identifies key obstacles to resilient rebuilding and outlines a long-term redevelopment strategy that promotes the sustainability of communities and ecosystems in the Sandy-affected...