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...

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced an additional group of nine state plans approved under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Treasury has approved more than $1.5 billion in funding to promote small business growth through...

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.

This Reinvestment Roadmap was drafted by the City of Erie and the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership for the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council.

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...

Every five years, Congress reauthorizes this sweeping piece of legislation in an effort to prevent hunger, bring fresh foods to communities lacking access, and add vibrancy and diversity to the local food system. However, funding for critical...

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), Greater Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Planning Organization and the regional forum for planning matters, is actively working to address critical food system issues.

Since the inception of the modern food industry and the period marking the post-world war period, there has never been a time when consumers have been so far in front of the food industry’s directions. The InCity Farm can bring year-round, locally...

Tim Wachter with Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett presents on how Erie, Pennsylvania is preparing for and attracting Opportunity Zones investments.

Jake Rouch with the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership presents on the City of Erie Investment Prospectus.

Matt Wachter with the Erie Downtown Development Corporation presents on how Erie, PA is creating an effort to drive capital into real estate & start-up businesses located in Opportunity Zones.

Wendy West Hickey with Peoples Energy, Glenn Ford with Praxis Foods/InCity Farms and Joe Bute with Hollymead Capital present on the Food 21 Controlled Environment Agriculture project. This highly replicable project represents an innovative approach...

Sarah Stroney with PIDC presents on how to HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program has supported projects in Philadelphia, PA.

The report provides financing strategies to accelerate the redevelopment of an eight-building complex into a creative community featuring artist residences and work studios, retail opportunities, and event space.

The Investment Prospectus is a clear story of the current state of Erie, showcasing the ten year potential that makes Erie, the only port city in Pennsylvania, a Community of Choice.

This application is for the Lehigh and Northampton Counties EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This flyer is used to market the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This flyer is used to market the Northeast Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This flyer is used to market the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the SEDA - Council of Governments EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

Charles Bartsch authored this paper as part of projected funded by the Brookings Institution. This paper provides an overview of the brownfields challenge in Pennsylvania and makes a series of recommendation to build upon the success of the...

Gary Smith covers the importance of connecting farmers to business resources, training and financing in order to grow business and promote smart agricultural economic development.

Northampton County, PA is the first for a Pennsylvania municipality employing a public-private partnership model for the replacement and rehabilitation of county bridges. This overview from Norris McLaughlin & Marcus outlines the project and the...

Jeni Cooper from Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh shows some of the programs that are available in Pittsburgh for energy finance and the companies that used them.

The City of Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania operates an Industrial/Business Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide funding assistance in the form of low-interest financing for eligible economic development projects.

Application from the City of Hermitage Pennsylvania operates an Industrial/Business Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide funding assistance in the form of low-interest financing for eligible economic development projects.

Application from the City of Hermitage Pennsylvania operates an Industrial/Business Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide funding assistance in the form of low-interest financing for eligible economic development projects.

Tom Beckett (NW Financial Group, LLC), Jeffrey Blumenfeld (Kutak Rock LLP) and Stephen Drizos (Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development) explore the history and current developments of municipal bond financing in Pennsylvania.

Dave Evans (Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP) discusses new markets tax credit financing opportunities in the state of Pennsylvania, with a close look at Community Development Entities.

James O'Donnell (Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development) relays a tax credit division overview of tax credit programs in the state. O'Donnell explores Job Creation Tax Credits, Historic Preservation Tax Credits, and Film...

Randy Patterson (City of Lancaster), Alicia Miller Karner (City of Bethlehem), and John Callahan (Florio Perrucci Stenhardt and Fader LLC) explore the opportunities and pitfalls of the City Revitalization and Improvement Zone (CRIZ) prgram in...

Michael Pehur (Duane Morris Government Strategies), Jeni Cooper (Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh), and Scott Page (Interface Studio LLC) discuss the current groundwork and timeline for Pittsburgh's EcoInnovation District, which combines...

Charles Matthews (Janny Mongomery Scott LLC) provides an update of the latest from Harrisburg, alongside a variety of financing programs available in the state.

Tom Seasoltz (Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation) discusses strategies for managing a development finance agency, opportunities for investment, and thoughts about the pressing matters facing development finance agencies in Pennsylvania.

Larissa Bailey (Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC) and Stephen Herzenberg (Keystone Research Center) discuss the Pennsylvania budget impasse, house deals were completed during the stalemate, how the budget approval changes Pennsylvania's financial...

The Urban Land Institute provides a series of case studies that illustrate how communities have used P3s and other financing mechanisms to improve the appearance and functionality of their infrastructure.

A brief description of each of the loans that have been made by Living Cities' Catalyst Fund.

Sometimes called “NIZ Lite”, Pennsylvania's City Revitalization and Improvement Zones (“CRIZ”) is similar to the Neighborhood Improvement Zone (“NIZ”), but there are some key distinctions. One important distinction of the CRIZ program from the NIZ...

The focus of the CRIZ program is to provide opportunity to spur new growth in cities that have struggled to attract development, helping to revive downtowns and create jobs for the residents in the regions.

This article from Planning Magazine examines three projects that have benefited from the use of Super TIFs, a redevelopment tool adopted by several states that allows them to capture state taxes generated by certain kinds of redevelopment projects.

Downtown revitalization strengthens the social, physical, and economic value of a community's commercial center. This manual from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania is designed to help small town revitalization efforts by addressing a variety of...