This Report provides information on each entity that has not finalized all of its NMTC allocations. Allocatee information reflects the most current information on file with the CDFI Fund as of the date reflected on the QEI Issuance Report.

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...

In the February 2015 CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast, the allocation of $1.4 billion in New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds was discussed by Doug Lamb of McGuire Woods LLP, John May of Stern Brothers & Co., and Anna Van Degna of Stifel Nicolaus & Company,...

As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this debut webinar highlights communities that have successfully employed the development finance toolbox to transform former brownfield sites into economic assets. Learn how tools such...

The CDFA Brownfields Financing Toolkit provides communities with an easy-to-use, best practices resource on brownfields redevelopment. The toolkit brings together the best financing concepts and techniques to provide a comprehensive response to...

This case study from Partnership for Sustainable Communities highlights the Healthline system in Cleveland, OH along the Euclid corridor where redevelopment and revitalization efforts were challenged by environmental contaminants.

Emerging businesses, like the ones Avcit backs, are the most significant creators of new, wellpaying jobs in both Arkansas and the nation as a whole. And, as they expand, these businesses generate additional, indirect economic activity as well as...

This report by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network is a roadmap for food sector innovation & investment. The report breaks down types of tools by asset categories for planning and implementing a food sector project.

This Report provides information on each entity that has not finalized all of its NMTC allocations. Allocatee information reflects the most current information on file with the CDFI Fund as of the date reflected on the QEI Issuance Report.

The Ohio Development Service Agency released its 2014 Annual Report, which details the various projects, statistics and successes of the financing programs overseen by the Agency throughout the year.

This report, produced by CDFA for the World Bank, is intended to provide information to communities and countries interested in identifying potential financing tools for the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated industrial sites. Specific...

This report builds on Pew’s efforts to provide decision-makers with important information about both the fiscal challenges they face and data-driven policy options. We hope this work will inform and guide state leaders as they chart a path toward...

Ellen Harpel of Smart Incentives and Kent Gardner of CGR present at the National Development Finance Summit workshop on smart incentives and technology for economic development.

Tina Neal, Principal with Perseverance Capital Advisors LLC presented about private activity bonds, tax credits, types of projects, and advantages and disadvantages.

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...

Several speakers outline recent innovations in the use of bonds and power purchase agreements for clean energy initiatives.

Clean Energy Group hosted a webinar on financing options for clean, resilient power solutions. Rob Sanders provided an overview of clean energy finance strategies for low-cost, long-term financing of resilient, clean-energy technologies. Henry Misas...

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

David Clayton, Research Director for the SC Department of Commerce, touches on a variety of factors affecting the state economy including manufacturing, angel investment, venture capital, and the EB-5 program.

Bernie Mazyck, President & CEO of the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development, explains the role of the Association in appropriating dollars for investment and administering state tax credits.

Christian Rogers discusses the value of credits for historic rehabilitation purposes, in addition to the standards and qualifications for federal and state programs.

Jeff Ruble of Santee Cooper discusses the different financing mechanisms available for energy projects.

Minnesota’s Angel Tax Credit stimulates private investment in new businesses and promotes job creation. It provides tax incentives to investors or funds that invest in startup businesses that are focused on high technology or new proprietary...

The first part of the guidebook outlines eligibility requirements for the tax credit, how the credit works and other details about the credit. The second section explains how Small Corporate Offering Registration works, what businesses are eligible...

InvestOhio is a new tool to infuse much needed capital into Ohio’s small businesses, helping them create jobs. InvestOhio encourages investors to support small businesses, sparking growth and improving Ohio’s competitive position.

Minnesota's updated the Small Business Tax Credit Statue in 2014 discontinued "insiders” eligibility for the credit. That includes officers, principals, 20-percent owners and family with ownership interests combined, and family of these insiders.

The report analyzes the Brownfield Redevelopment Program from July 2013-June 2014. The program reached several major milestones, including 280 projected new direct jobs, 423 projected new indirect jobs and $11 million in projected new capital...

The presentation outlines the structure, objectives, and financing mechanisms behind Florida's Brownfield Redevelopment Program. The process of designating areas is also discussed, in addition to the benefits of the program.

This Report provides information on each entity that has not finalized all of its NMTC allocations, and it identifies, among other things, the total allocation amount received by each entity; the dollar amount of allocation authority that has been...

The U.S. EPA conducts a thorough report that analyzes the Brownfields Program from 2003-2008. The report touches on the financing mechanisms used and the success/failures of the program.

The Alaska Environmental Protection Agency provides a handbook regarding the redevelopment procedures, assistance, and funding guidelines for the state. The handbook pinpoints specific response programs by location and touches on different...

For the EPA's Region 6 report, the agency highlights brownfield financing programs in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The report also lays out the elements of each program, in addition to the type of financing used for...

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...

Professor Nico Groenendijk from the University of Twente (Netherlands) provides an in-depth analysis of brownfield financing and the various costs/benefits. Of the financing techniques provided, the guide includes four models of public-private...

Anne Jamieson, Senior Project Manager for AKT Peerless, discusses the different financing strategies behind redevelopment projects, including TIF, tax abatements, tax credits, and grants and loans. Jamieson also provides a case study from Detroit.

David M. Lick, an expert in the field of P3 financing, discusses the fundamentals of public-private partnerships and the types of projects associated.

Andrew Levin of Levin Energy Partners discusses the purpose of PACE financing in Michigan and the economic implications of the program.

In 2014, the IRS released this report on information for tax-exempt and direct payment bonds issued in 2011. The first section provides an overview of the market by State. The next section discusses direct payment bond programs and presents data for...

According to this report from Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), New Markets Tax Credits results in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue to the U.S. Treasury. Big banks and wealthy investors are accused of benefiting from a tax credit program that...

This brochure introduces the FreshWorks Fund, which is designed to provide financing to supermarket operators, local food distributors and other food innovators who seek to expand access to healthy food in California.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office assesses the transparency of NMTC financial structures and controls over the size of federal subsidies; the types and amounts of fees and other costs of the financial structures; the equity remaining in...

Allocatee information reflects the most current information on file with the CDFI Fund as of the date reflected on the QEI Issuance Report.

Lancaster Pollard provides a case study demonstrating how taxable, fixed-rate notes insured by the FHA Sec. 221(d)(4) program, privately-placed tax-exempt bonds, 4% LIHTC equity and a CDBG-D grant funded an affordable senior housing complex

This report issued by the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition details how the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) has spurred private investment in rural communities around the United States. This federal tax credit has generated over $7 billion in...

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

A basic understanding of using tax credit programs for economic development is given by Beth Mullen of CohnReznick.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation produced a policy report on the states' historic tax credits and what makes a state tax credit work.

This guide from the US DOE is designed as a resource to shows the range of incentives and policies for operational community solar projects while providing examples. Additionally, this guide suggests changes in the regulatory landscape that could...

Titled “Investing for the Future, One Community at a Time,” the report highlights a year of achievements for the CDFI Fund and the community development organizations it supports that focus on, among other things, fostering business growth, job...

The FDIC produced a resource guide, to help FDIC-supervised institutions meet community credit and development needs and receive consideration under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The purpose of the guide is to provide information that will...