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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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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
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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
U.S. EPA Awards $500K for Environmental Evaluations in Puerto Rico
NimB | Jun. 8 | Brownfield Financing | Federal | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | EPA Assessment Grants
Missouri Regional Airport Receives $700K Brownfields Grant
SBJ | Jun. 7 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Federal | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | EPA Assessment Grants
EPA Announces $500K of Brownfields Funding for West Virginia Counties
Lootpress | Jun. 7 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Development Finance Toolbox | Federal | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | (more)
Claremont, NH Receives $800K for Revitalization of Brownfield Sites
NH Business Review | Jun. 7 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Legislative | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Local Brownfield Programs | (more)
U.S. EPA Awards $1M Brownfields Grant to Colorado Nonprofit
Ark Valley Voice | Jun. 6 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Federal | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | EPA Clean-Up Grants
Chattanooga, TN Industrial Development Board Accepts $115 Million TIF Application
The Chattanoogan | Jun. 5 | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Housing Finance | Redevelopment | Tax Increment Finance (TIF)
City of Atlanta, GA Receives $2M for Cleanup of Chattahoochee Brick Site
Rough Draft Atlanta | Jun. 2 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Infrastructure Finance | Redevelopment
Rawlins, WY Receives $500K for Brownfield Revitalization
Gillette News Record | Jun. 2 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Redevelopment
EPA Announces $315M for Cleanup, Technical Assistance at Brownfield Sites
Construction & Demolition Recycling | May. 31 | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Redevelopment | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs)
EPA Awards $65M for Cleanup of Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | May. 30 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Federal | Tribal Finance | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | (more)
EPA Announces $12M for Brownfields Job Training Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | May. 30 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Development Finance Toolbox | Legislative | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | (more)
Keene, NH Receives $1M to Fund Brownfield Cleanup RLF
New Hampshire Business Review | May. 30 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Redevelopment | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
CDFA Upcoming Events
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
CDFA-Bricker Webinar Series: National Updates for C-PACE Financing
SSBCI Learning Series - Emerging Models and Best Practices for Delivering Technical Assistance
2023 Equitable Lending Learning Series: Fund Capitalization
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
2023 Equitable Lending Learning Series: Underwriting Strategies
CDFA-TEDC Webinar: Financing for Underserved Communities
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA Virtual Summer School
August 7-15, 2023
Daily: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern

Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course
August 7-8, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Bond Rating Agency Trends
Intro Bond Finance Course
August 9-10, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Infrastructure Finance Course
August 9-10, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance Course
August 14-15, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Seed & Venture Capital Finance Course
August 14-15, 2023
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

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
2023 Equitable Lending Learning Series: Identifying Your Target Market
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
2023 Equitable Lending Learning Series: Program Design
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 Revolving Loan Fund 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

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 Revolving Loan Fund Course
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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.