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.

This report by the U.S. Department of Treasury discusses CDFI's involvement in the SSBCI program. Best practices include those in California, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, and Washington.

As a part of the USDA's commitment to strengthening rural economies, a state-by-state "Made in Rural America" report has been released for each state. Each state's fact sheet highlights specific USDA investments in rural businesses, manufacturing,...

Washington's Department of Commerce issued this report detailing nine municipalities' participation in the LIFT program.

Published by the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP), this analysis looks into development return on transit investment, comparing more than 20 transit systems around the country and internationally.

The State of Washington used more than $1 billion of carryforward from Bond Cap Allocation for previous years that had gone unused because of continuing recessionary impacts. The carryforward was entirely for housing projects, as activity remained...

Bill Mandeville from WA Department of Commerce covers brownfields financing in this presentation from the CDFA National Finance Summit.

This report evaluates several case studies throughout the country. A rural county in Oregon initiated a program aimed to improve economic outcomes of landowners by compensating them for the air quality benefits of their forests. This example can...

John MacLean, President of Energy Efficiency Finance Corp., presented this case study of the Seattle Foundation Secured Investment Facility at the ACEEE EE Finance Forum.

Morrison & Foerster LLP put together this summary of the current state crowdfunding regulations (as of September 2014). A link to the statutes or regulation for each state is included.

This report by the Dept. of the Treasury Office of Inspector General reviews Washington's use of funds awarded under the SSBCI program. In the report, OIG found that borrower and lender assurances were complete and timely.

The U District Partnership is an example of a Business Improvement District. The district was forged between the Seattle, the UW, Sound Transit, Business Owners, Property Owners, and Residents of the District. This Strategic Plan demonstrates areas...

Craft3 is a non-profit CDFI in the Pacific Northwest that provides loans and assistance to entrepreneurs, non-profits, individuals, and others that lack access to financing. This case study demonstrates growth through merging.

The Mid-Columbia Economic Development District offers loans for the financing needs of businesses with favorable rates, terms and requirements to support businesses and create jobs. This factsheet gives an overview of the business assistance...

In this report, the State of Washington details the distribution and use of the Private Activity Bond allocations in 2013 and focuses on changes that may need to be made to the Bond Cap Program.

This resource from Foster Pepper provides a comparison of varying state TIF districts, authorized users, approval processes, eligible contributions and boundaries, eligible projects and much more.

Lancaster Pollard released this case study of Copper Landing Family Apartments and how the developer utilized low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds in 'record' time to provide a tremendous community benefit for low-income residents.

Walt Postlewait at Craft3 Capital Corporation, the organization that manages the State of Washington's SSBCI funding, explains loan rates, target customer referrals, advantages for commercial banks, and high priority borrowers.

The State of Washington released its allocation of private activity bond volume cap for 2013.

The Treasury's Office of Inspector General, which is tasked with auditing the administration of the SSBCI in the states, responds to states' regulatory questions asked during the November CDFA SSBCI Webinar.

Washington's application for allocation of State Private Activity Bonds.

Powerpoint by Elizabeth Bellis at Energy Programs Consortium discusses QECB data and trends.

Emilia Istrate and Robert Puentes of Brookings-Rockefeller discuss the state of Public-Private Partnerships in the US and abroad, and how P3s may progress in the future.

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.

This brochure from the Washington Dept. of Commerce provides potential customers with information on the state's capital access program.

Rob Sanders of the Clean Energy Group discusses the use of bonds for clean energy projects, including the benefits of bonds over traditional financing and several case studies.

This presentation from the Washington Dept. of Commerce covers the state's Craft3, W Fund, and Capital Access Program, which are all supported by the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This overview from the Washington Dept. of Commerce describes the state's bond cap allocation program, which helps to identify projects eligible for categories of private activity bonds subject to volume cap.

Daniel Malarkey of the Washington Dept. of Commerce presents the state's approach to working with Community Development Financial Institutions through the U.S. Dept. of Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative.

Novogradac & Co. provides this case study of how EB-5 investment capital was pooled with the Historic Tax Credit to finance the renovation of the Alaska Building in Seattle, Washington.

This report, prepared for the Washington State Department of Ecology, provides a thorough review of the state's brownfields policies and programs, and how they can be improved. Key topics include development challenges, policy recommendations, and...

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 presentation by Cam Turner covers multiple options for pairing tax credits to finance renewable energy projects.

Peter Harnik, Ben Welle, and Albert Pingree of the Center for City Park Excellence created this report on including public parks in redevelopment projects. The authors provide numerous examples of parks funded by development authorities and argue...

This report, written by the University of Washington for the Department of Ecology Toxics Cleanup Program, provides a detailed discussion of brownfields in the state of Washington. The 388-page report draws on programs in six other sates and past...

This guidebook for local leaders and proponents of community revitalization gives a big-picture view of the entire process of cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties specific to Washington state.

The Washington State Department of Community, Trade & Economic Development has published this information on their website briefly explaining changes to industrial development bonds regarding the eligibility of businesses that produce intangible...

The Washington Economic Development Finance Authority (WEDFA) uses the following application to explain and evaluate potential candidates for the state's bond program.

Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington provides a description of Tax Increment Financing and the Local Infrastructure Financing Tool (LIFT) and access to the state's corresponding governing statutes, and additional resources.

Liz Green-Taylor presents about the how Washington State's bond allocation program. The presentation looks at the basic structure, initial allocation, set-aside timelines, procedures, applications and trends. The presentation also addresses the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service provides this case study on how the historic preservation tax credit program was used to help transform the Leamington Hotel & Apartments into the Pacific Hotel. This detailed case study...

Website provided by the Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington that provides an overview of the state’s Parking & Business Improvement Areas (PIBA) program. Includes links to state statues, rules and regulations and sample PIBAs from...

Land use, infrastructure, and open space policy play an important role in shaping metropolitan growth, and whether or not they are coordinated on the policy level, they do interact with each other in shaping those patterns. However, the exact...

A collection of resources specific to the adoption of tax increment financing in Washington state, including legislative updates and applicable uses. In Washington, TIF is called Community Revitalization Financing.

Enabling legislation for tax increment financing in Washington state.

Ruth Ann Halford provides an overview of the Cascadia Revolving Loan Fund program in Washington state. This is one of the best microenterprise revolving loan funds in the country.