The 2024 CDFA National Development Finance Summit will be presented by the Maryland Department of Commerce and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Maryland Secretaries Kevin A. Anderson, Kevin M. Atticks, and Jake R. Day...

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),...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

Harbor Point is a new 3 million square-foot master-planned mixed-use community located on a waterfront site in Baltimore Maryland. The massive project will generate $920M of private investment from $106.9M of TIF bonds to finance necessary public...

Gregory Cole at Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development discussed the state's SSBCI programs and the outreach strategies.

Pew Center on the States evaluates how states across the country are effectively spending money to spur growth and jobs. Pew emphasizes the importance of regular program evaluation and comparative research.

The Prince George's Financial Services Corporation produced this factsheet outlining the program criteria for the county's economic development loan fund.

This chart from the Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development provides basic information for every loan-related program offered in the state.

This program overview for the Maryland Venture Fund covers the requirements for challenge investments and the enterprise investment fund. The programs were approved for funding through the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This report covers the best energy policies, including a lengthy section on financing programs, from many states and cities. Each program type is illustrated by at least one case study. The report was produced by the Renewable Energy & Energy...

This Maryland Economic Development Commission report suggests a five-year plan for state policies and practices in order to improve economic development in the state. The report provides a detailed analysis of the state, challenges, and potential...

This is the complete State Small Business Credit Initiative application for the state of Maryland. The approved application covers four programs and allows the state to leverage a variety of access to capital tools, including loan guarantees,...

This report from a team of Rutgers University researchers examines the economic impact of the federal historic tax credit (HTC). Much of the attention in the report is devoted to the amount of money spent on, and because of, HTCs. Five detailed case...

This document outlines the Old Takoma Business Association's RLF program. The programs aims to provide loans with less paperwork than commercial loans and equal or less interest than commercial loans, and to encourage environmentally sustainable...

This is the application for businesses to apply to the City of Salisbury, MD's Downtown Revolving Loan Fund.

This fact sheet covers the Montgomery County Home Energy Loan Program, a property assessed clean energy (PACE) revolving loan fund.

This document is the application for businesses to apply to the Calvert County, MD Economic Development Incentive Fund.

In an effort to improve county performance, the Montgomery County Council commissioned this report to compare the county to a neighboring county that is leading the charge in economic development: Fairfax County. The report compares the counties...

In this case study prepared by the Northeast-Midwest Institute, Montgomery Park serves as a model using a HUD 108 loan to fill a gap in a private development project. When HUD 108 is used to finance a speculative real estate project, there is a risk...

Frank Dickson from the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development discusses the Maryland Venture Fund in this presentation.