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...

CDFA and King County, Washington are excited to announce the completion of a strategic food systems financing plan! CDFA worked with King County to establish a set of recommendations that position the county to be the leader in supporting the...

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.

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...

With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, CDFA is researching how development finance agencies can become more engaged in developing local and regional food systems. As part of this work, CDFA is partnered with King County, Washington to...

The Local Food Facility hopes to become a pivotal hub in the King County local food network, helping to grow businesses and connect local food partners. ECONorthwest's analysis led to conclude that this food facility concept could be financially...

The Washington State Department of Commerce authors this biennial report on its Bond Cap Allocation Program for the state's legislature. This is the report for 2020.

The Roadmap to Redevelopment Report was developed through a 2-day process that included interviews with numerous stakeholders from the government, agriculture, business, and non-profit sectors. The plan provides a framework for the financing of the...

How can stakeholders use the Opportunity Zones incentive to benefit disinvested neighborhoods and expand access to affordable housing? The experiences of investors, developers, government officials, and philanthropy representatives show how the...

The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program was created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to address the lack of mortgage lending in Indian Country. This brochure from the FDIC briefly reviews the background, purpose, and...

This report provides financing strategies for the Food Hub in Snohomish County, Washington. The food hub would sit atop a capped landfill, and would provide the area's agricultural producers with an additional market opportunity.

The objectives of the Puget Sound Food Infrastructure Exploration were: to assess and clarify the need for local food system infrastructure in the Puget Sound region, facilitate a collaborative review that aligns with existing civic programs,...

The Washington State Department of Commerce authors this biennial report on its Bond Cap Allocation Program for the state's legislature. This is the report for 2018.

This application is for the Port of Bellingham EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

These guidelines are used to market the Port of Bellingham EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This brochure is used to market the Skagit Council of Governments EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This RLF plan, produced by the Benton Franklin Council of Governments, was adopted in 2015.

This application is for the Tri County Economic Development District EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

Debbie Kuykendall from U.S. Bank discusses Washington's economic development finance climate, access to capital opportunities and the prospect for economic advancement.

Geoff Urbina and Cynthia Weed discuss how bonds can be used today to provide a significant portion of a project's capital stack with a special focus on bond financing programs in Washington.

Brian Lloyd and Dan Schilling discuss important contributors to the Washington community's workforce who are in of affordable housing close to their jobs. This session looks at how this movement in building in WA and presents different financing...

Emily Crawford and Sabina Proto present the expansion and renovation of the historic Pike Place Market. Not only does it provide a space for farmers and producers, it has become a public plaza that includes low-income housing, a neighborhood center,...

Tim Crosby explores the most innovative and effective access to capital tools used for agriculture-based business, including loan funds and federal and state programs.

Mike Lufkin and Bea Covington discuss the local food systems in WA and how it's become a growing challenge. Mike and Bea discuss changes to the way food is reaching consumers and addressing social issues.

Juliana Williams, Senior Sustainable Energy Analyst with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission gives an overview of Energy Development Finance in Washington.

John MacLean, President of Energy Finance Corporation, discusses case studies in energy finance and the case for commercial sector PACE legislation for the state of Washington.

Brad Hunter, Senior Business Lender with Craft3 discusses lending to people and investing for resilience with Craft3 in energy development finance.

Thomas Toepfer, Senior Managing Consultant for Public Financial Management, shares economic development financing trends in Washington state.

Rodney Wendt (Washington Economic Development Finance Authority) and Stacey Lewis (Pacifica Law Group) discuss the Washington bond market climate.

Hugh Spitzer, member at Foster Pepper PLLC, covers Washington's constitutional limitations for economic development finance.

Ricardo Noguera (City of Tacoma), Scott Carino (Carino and Associates), Patirck Clark (University of Washington Tacoma), Eli Moreno (Premier Residential) and Evan Brubaker (Accumula) discuss revitilization and creating a more accessible community in...

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series discussed strategies for financing retail development.

A Mission Investors Exchange Case Study on the program-related investment in the Bethaday Community Learning Center.

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

Adam Zimmerman, with Craft3, discusses various energy lending programs through targeted sectors and financing.

The State of Washington released its allocation of private activity bond volume cap for 2016.

This report from ACORE contains high-level summaries about renewable energy in each of the western states, including information about energy production, installed capacity, economic development, state policies, regulatory issues, and other factors...

Jim Newton, International Trade Finance Specialist for the SBA, outlines a variety of export financing assistance programs offered by the SBA.

Jane Swanson of the Washington State Department of Commerce provides an overview of the state's financing programs designed to catalyze economic development.

David Andersson (IIUSA), David Bovee (Zenith Capital), and Cletus Weber (Peng & Weber, PLLC) explain the impact of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program across the country, as well as the program's economic impact in the state of Washington.

Janea Eddy, Program Manager for Washington's CERB, presents several financing programs related to construction and public infrastructure that can be utilized in the state.

Steve Moddemeyer, Principal, CollinsWoerman, presents several case studies that display best practices of increasing project value with respect energy improvements.

Duncan Brown of Public Financial Management, Inc. provides a federal legislative update regarding a number of public finance concerns.

Rodney Wendt, Executive Director of WEDFA, provides an overview of bond programs offered in the state of Washington.

Rhys Roth, Director of Center for a Sustainable Infrastructure, discusses sustainable solutions for failing infrastructure, as well as goals that need to be met to ensure a sustainable future.

Marc Greenough of Foster Pepper PLLC provides tips and considerations with respect to legal limitations relating to public finance.

Tim Rasmussen of Umpqua Bank provides a comprehensive overview of the trade finance process in Washington, as well as three case examples detailing solutions to common trade finance problems.

Many nonprofit housing developers have begun to form their own community lending institutions. This resource provides case study analyses of four different revolving loan funds in varied contexts.

The Office of the Inspector General examines Washington's SSBCI programs in this audit report. The report finds that, as of June 30, 2012, Washington had expended $7.1 million.