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Intro Infrastructure Finance Course
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

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Financing infrastructure has become one of the nation’s most pressing concerns. Communities throughout the country are aggressively searching for innovative strategies and solutions for building and operating transportation, energy, water, broadband, resiliency, and other infrastructure. The development finance toolbox provides a vast array of capital solutions - including federal and state grants and loans, bonds, tax increment financing, tax credits, revolving loan funds, opportunity zones, and public-private partnerships - all of which can be packaged in a myriad of ways.

The Intro Infrastructure Finance Course will bring together development finance experts from different infrastructure disciplines to analyze the financing tools being used nationwide. This interactive web course will help communities understand the fundamental concepts behind infrastructure projects with a focus on raising capital to achieve local and regional needs. In addition, this webcourse will explore the cutting-edge structures and approaches being deployed to accelerate new investment in America’s 21st-century infrastructure.

This course qualifies for the CDFA Training Institute's Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program . Start down the road to personal and professional advancement today.


Course Objectives

  • Learn the basics of infrastructure finance.
  • Understand the many players involved and their interests.
  • Identify finance experts and institutions who are looking for investment opportunities.
  • Gain an understanding of best practices for engaging private sector infrastructure providers.
  • Learn to identify revenues to support debt financing.
  • Discuss how new infrastructures help to fund community revitalization
  • Learn how and why other communities' projects have succeeded or failed.
  • Create networks for potential future investment.

Topics Covered

  • Basics of infrastructure financing
  • Understanding infrastructure bond financing
  • Engaging private sector partners
  • Deploying P3 strategies
  • Monetizing cost savings
  • Gap financing for leveraging private investment
  • Engaging stakeholders, partners, and the community
  • Attracting investment
  • Deploying TIF, tax credits, Opportunity Zones, and revolving loan funds
  • Securing federal funding resources
  • Evaluating infrastructure projects
  • Measuring impact for future new investments

Who Should Attend?

  • Bond Issuers
  • Economic Development Professionals
  • Community Development Professionals
  • Broker/Dealers and Underwriters
  • Elected Officials
  • Government and Nonprofit Finance Officers
  • Attorneys
  • Accountants
  • Financial Advisors
  • Policy Makers

Course Advisor

Zeyu Zhang Zeyu Zhang
Zeyu Zhang is the Manager of Resources & Content in the Knowledge & Networks Division of the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA). Her focus areas include bond, infrastructure finance, energy, PACE, and P3. She contributes to the team by... (More)

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