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The toolkit features the best financing resources and best practices in brownfield redevelopment. Get the latest and greatest information, practices, and reports on a variety of tools.
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Webinar
Series
This series delivers case studies, financing expertise, and trending redevelopment topics. Join CDFA, our technical partners, and experienced brownfield communities as we discuss financial strategies that can bring your brownfield projects to new life.
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Project
Marketplace
Does your community have a brownfield site that needs assistance? Present your brownfield redevelopment plans to experts at our online and In-person marketplaces that can help communities identify potential resources for their project. Open to all communities. CDFA will conduct two in-person and two online marketplaces each year.
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Response
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A limited number of communities will receive on-site technical assistance from a team of finance and technical experts and CDFA staff. These visits will offer specific, actionable advice that can transform brownfields into economic assets. Communities must participate in a project marketplace to be eligible, and will be selected through an application submission process.
CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program Project Marketplace
Brownfields Headlines
Sebring, OH Brownfield Prepped for Jobs Hub
The Vindicator | Mar. 21 | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Redevelopment | State Finance Program
Wilson Lofts Construction Completed in Wilson, IA after Nearly a Decade
WQAD-TV | Mar. 20 | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Tax Credits | Tax Increment Finance (TIF)
Developing Downtown: $15M Wilson Lofts Project Will Be Unveiled in Clinton, IA
The Clinton Herald | Mar. 14 | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Local Finance Program | Redevelopment | (more)
Brownfield Board OKs $616M in Reimbursements for $1.5B District Detroit, MI Project
The Detroit News | Mar. 8 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Redevelopment
Tennessee Brownfield Bill Funnels Millions into Polluted Properties
Tennessee Lookout | Mar. 7 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Economic Development | Legislative | Redevelopment | (more)
Muskegon, MI's Adelaide Pointe Revitalization Granted $14M From Strategic Fund
WZZM-13 | Mar. 6 | Brownfield Financing | Redevelopment | State Finance Program
Plans to Convert Oswego, NY Brownfield Site into Solar Project
Benzinga | Mar. 6 | Brownfield Financing | Energy Finance | Green Finance | Redevelopment | State Finance Program
Cleanup of Inactive Landfill Site in Hornellsville, NY
The Evening Tribune | Mar. 6 | Brownfield Financing | Redevelopment | State Finance Program
Working for a Better Environment in New Jersey
New Jersey Business Magazine | Mar. 3 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Economic Development | Incentives | Redevelopment | (more)
ESG Goals Increasingly Drive Brownfield Redevelopment in California
Los Angeles Business Journal | Mar. 3 | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Redevelopment
Why Aren’t More Solar Farms Built on Municipal Landfills?
Governing | Mar. 2 | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Energy Finance | Green Finance | Redevelopment | (more)
Officials in Mohawk Valley, NY Tout Area's Economic Progres
Daily Sentinel | Mar. 1 | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Redevelopment
CDFA Upcoming Events
2023 CDFA Federal Policy Conference
Washington, DC
April 11-12, 2023

CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Utilizing TIF with Brownfield Redevelopment Projects
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Access to Capital Tools & Food Systems
SSBCI Learning Series - Insights on SSBCI 2.0 Program Implementation
Intro Revolving Loan Fund Course
May 1-2, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Advanced Revolving Loan Fund Course
May 3-4, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

CDFA Tribal Finance Webinar Series: Promoting Access to Capital for Tribal Small Businesses
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Financing Charter Schools Through Bond Finance and P3
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
Intro Tax Increment Finance Course
June 14-15, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Advancing Equitable Economic Development with Affordable Housing
SSBCI Learning Series - Emerging Models and Best Practices for Delivering Technical Assistance
CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Targeted Tools & Food Systems
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA Tribal Finance Webinar Series: Food System Financing on Tribal Lands
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Driving Investment in Main Street Redevelopment
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Bond Rating Agency Trends
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
SSBCI Learning Series - Enhanced Efforts to Engage and Support SEDI-Owned Business
CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Investment Tools & Food Systems
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Best Practices and Strategies for Housing Finance
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
Intro Tax Credit Finance Course
September 27-28, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Financing Water Infrastructure Projects
SSBCI Learning Series - SSBCI Program Modifications and Evaluations
CDFA Tribal Finance Webinar Series: Funding Healthcare Facilities on Tribal Nation Reservations
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA National Development Finance Summit
Philadelphia, PA
November 7-10, 2023

SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: The Latest in Cannabis Finance
CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Restoring Local Food Systems Through Finance
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Financing Childcare Facilities with Bonds
Advanced Bond Finance Course
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Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Advanced Tax Increment Finance Course
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Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course
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Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

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

Intro Brownfields Finance Course
Intro Opportunity Zones Finance Course
Intro Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Finance Course
December 8-9, 2021
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance Course

Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Rural Development Finance Course

Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

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Disclaimer: This publication was developed under Assistance Agreement No. TR-83576801-0 awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It has not been formally reviewed by EPA. The views expressed in this document are solely those of Council of Development Finance Agencies and EPA does not endorse any products or commercial services mentioned in this publication.