A new report from Croatan Institute highlights how the Soil Wealth Area model can facilitate more investment in regenerative agriculture, enhance conservation, and support resilient rural economies. The report provides specific recommendations for...

Linking development finance and food systems can be a daunting undertaking for any community. Research on the current ecosystem of food systems finance has positioned CDFA to identify key strategies for the path ahead in this work. The Food Systems...

To address local disparities and help struggling areas thrive, governments at all levels have spent billions of dollars on a range of geographically targeted, or "place-based," economic development programs — mostly in the form of financial...

This investment profile from the Economic Innovation Group showcases the MLK Gateway in Washington, DC. Located in the Anacostia neighborhood, MLK Gateway will bring new life to a historic Main Street corridor through a center of commerce, culture,...

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, we will showcase various childcare facilities financing programs from across the country and highlight projects that have successfully utilized these tools.

This white paper looks at how 5 successful programs can be used to finance the recovery from COVID-19. The 5 programs are C-PACE and R-PACE, State Historic Tax Credits, State Opportunity Zones Programs, State New Markets Tax Credits, and Solar and...

Combining multiple incentives successfully requires attention to detail and often some creative structuring. Identifying program requirements and balancing the applicable incentives are steps that must be established early on for any potential...

Unique development financing solutions are increasingly sought after to complete projects of all sizes, and it is often necessary to find creative approaches that involve combining multiple financing tools. Roy Alston with The Valued Advisor Fund...

Sandra Rahimi is a manager at Los Angeles Development Fund, and she explains how New Markets Tax Credits benefit community project developments.

Lincoln Stone discussed the latest on EB-5 in California and how it is used in various regions of the state.

Michigan is showing increasing economic strength. Despite this, the state’s housing market is not keeping up with an adequate number of homes affordable to low- and moderate-income households. Ben Stehouwer (Cinnaire) discusses the major changes and...

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

Business Facilities provides a list of some of the incentives available for companies in New York.

As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this third installment of the Brownfields Financing Webinar Series focuses on the recent allocation of $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit awards by the U.S. Treasury Department’s CDFI...

The New Markets Tax Credit Coalition released this 2015 progress report on the latest trends and successes of New Markets Tax Credits.

The second installment of the Yale CEFF & CDFA Energy Finance Webinar Series focuses on innovative state and local programs successfully catalyzing clean energy. Speakers discuss the role of purchasing power agreements, PACE, and energy efficiency...

The first installment of the Yale CEFF & CDFA Energy Finance Webinar Series focuses on the impact that tested development finance tools can have on clean energy investment. Speakers discussed the role leveraged bond financing structures, non-energy...

Stephen Friedman, President of SB Friedman, cover the ways individual development finance tools can be combine to create the extraordinary deals that bring about amazing developments. From TIF and special assessment to the full municipal credit and...

Tammy Propst of the Tax Advantage Group provides the basics behind the New Markets Tax Credit Program on both the state and federal level.

Albert Lemus with Lowe Enterprises shares four case studies of projects in California that utilized the state's new market tax credit program.

Russell Goings of Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. illustrates how to structure bond deals touching on various topics including repayment sources, security features, credit enhancements, and other tools.

Dale Royal with Invest Atlanta explores Georgia's New Market Tax Credit Program, including history and case studies.

Jet Hollingsworth with Butler Snow LLP talks on how a variety of tax credits are being used to help finance community development projects in rural, small town and urban settings.

Tony Smith with S.B. Friedman provides an in-depth look at how New Markets Tax Credits are used, evaluated, leveraged and structured to impact community development in Illinois.

The Ohio General Assembly is considering two pieces of legislation concerning changes to Ohio's tax increment finance and state new markets tax credit programs. In this briefing, Scott Ziance with Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease discusses H.B. 198...

The Florida Community Loan Fund published a document outlining the New Markets Tax Credit Program Guidelines. The Florida Community Loan Fund was the first Florida based entity to receive a NMTC allocation and has received $111M in allocations.

This guide from Bricker & Eckler and Argus Growth Consultants outlines the array of tools with which Ohio economic development practitioners can stimulate development to occur in their communities.

This study examines the transparency, accountability and effectiveness of Florida’s Entertainment Industry Financial Incentive Program.

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program is a federal tax credit program designed to generate private-sector capital investment in low-income areas. This fact sheet provides a background of the program, outlining eligibility, uses, financing and...

Business Oregon's version of NMTCs are described here by Richard Montgomery with Enhanced Capital Partners, Inc.

This fact sheet gives a general introduction to Ohio New Markets Tax Credit, including the program structure and requirements.

The Opportunity Finance Network provides a snapshot of CDFI-related policy activity at the state level during 2012. The report includes analysis and information on legislative trends, State New Markets Tax Credit programs, and the State Small...

Ohio Development Services Agency produced a flyer for the states' New Markets Tax Credits program. The one-page document includes program eligibility, potential funding, structure, requirements, and timeline for application.

Finance Fund worked with Kent State University Foundation and Pizzuti Companies to deliver $9M in New Market Tax Credits to help finance the first phase of a $100M project in downtown Kent.

This brochure from the Cleveland-Cuyahoga Port Authority markets the port's work, including financing programs and projects.

Annette Stevenson from Novogradac & Co gives a great presentation on New Market Tax Credits from their inception through leveraging models.

This four-page guide from the Ohio Department of Development and JobsOhio provides a description of every economic development finance tool available at the state level.

This factsheet from Business Oregon provides an overview of the state's new market tax credit program, and includes program requirements, tax credit structure, and the application process.

This book from the Mississippi State Tax Commission provides details on every one of the state's tax incentives, exemption, and credit programs. These include bond debt service, export port charges, and investment tax credits, among many others.

The annual report for the Finance Fund provides a review of the organization's investments and funding, as well as an overview of the organization in general. The document, which is a very well-designed example of an annual report, also offers...

This presentation examines the basics of the New Market Tax Credit program and its role in financing small business.

Ellen Seidman of ShoreBank Corp. and the New America Foundation wrote this article discussing the advantages of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program. The report explains NMTCs and also highlights case study examples to illustrate the programs...

CDFA's Tax Credit Resource Library is a one-stop center for resources on a wide variety of resources dedicated to this economic development tool. Browse the Library for information about state and federal programs for housing, brownfields...