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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
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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
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
Sharpsburg, PA Awarded $25M Federal Grant to Improve Riverfront Access for Proposed Development
90.5 WESA | Jun. 26 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Infrastructure Finance | Redevelopment | U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
Iowa's ECIA Awarded Additional $3M in Brownfields Funding as Development of South Fourth Street Site Moves Forward
Clinton Herald | Jun. 26 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Development Finance Toolbox | Economic Development | (more)
Alexandria, LA to Receive $1.29M From EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant
KALB | Jun. 24 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Economic Development
Michigan Boosts Affordable Housing with Grants for Brownfield Redevelopment in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and FlintHoodline
Hoodline | Jun. 24 | Brownfield Financing | Housing Finance | Redevelopment
Invest in Yourself at 2024 CDFA Summer School!
CDFA | Jun. 24 | Bond Finance | Brownfield Financing | Development Finance Toolbox | Economic Development | Education | (more)
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Announces $26.3M for Brownfield Remediation
Inside Investigator | Jun. 17 | Brownfield Financing | Housing Finance | U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan to Receive EPA Funds for Brownfield Cleanup
WZMQ19 | Jun. 17 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Tribal Finance | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EGLE Brownfield Grant Helps to Turn Contaminated Site in Northville, MI Into New Housing, Parks
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | Jun. 11 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Housing Finance
Bond Commission OKs Community Investment Fund New Haven, CT Grants
Patch | Jun. 10 | Bond Finance | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Economic Development | Housing Finance | (more)
Join CDFA and EPA for FREE Community Change Grants Briefing
CDFA | Jun. 3 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Energy Finance | Federal | Green Finance | (more)
$4M Federal Grant for Arkansas Brownfield Sites Prioritizes Environmental, Economic Rehab
Arkansas Advocate | May. 29 | Brownfield Financing | Community Development | Economic Development | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Chattanooga, Dunlap Receive Federal RLF Grant for Brownfield Remediation
Local 3 News | May. 28 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs)
CDFA Upcoming Events
SSBCI Learning Series - Enhancing SSBCI Impacts in Indian Country
CDFA Tribal Finance Webinar Series: Investing in Affordable Housing on Tribal Lands
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Navigating ESG in the Bond Market
CDFA State Rundown: Fundamentals in Ohio
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CDFA State Rundown: Fundamentals in Florida
CDFA State Rundown: Fundamentals in Maryland
2024 CDFA Equitable Lending Learning Series: Strategic Partnerships for Sharing Financial Risk
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA Summer School
August 5-15, 2024
Daily: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern

Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance WebCourse
August 5-6, 2024
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Intro Bond Finance WebCourse
August 7-8, 2024
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Energy & Water Finance WebCourse
August 7-8, 2024
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Intro Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Finance WebCourse
August 12-13, 2024
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance WebCourse
August 12-13, 2024
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Brownfields Finance WebCourse
August 14-15, 2024
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Housing Finance WebCourse
August 14-15, 2024
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Financing Charter Schools with Social Bonds
SSBCI Learning Series - Filling the Gaps with the Suite of SSBCI Technical Assistance Programs
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
2024 CDFA Equitable Lending Learning Series: Development Finance Data Collection and Measurement
CDFA-Bricker Graydon Webinar Series: Financing Green Energy with PACE and Special Assessments
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Exploring New IIJA Bond Categories
CDFA State Rundown: Bonds in Florida
CDFA State Rundown: Bonds in Ohio
CDFA State Rundown: Bonds in Pennsylvania
CDFA State Rundown: Bonds in Maryland
CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Driving Food Systems Investment with Tax Credits
Intro Tax Credit Finance WebCourse
September 25-26, 2024
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
2024 CDFA Equitable Lending Learning Series: Building Borrower Finance-Readiness
CDFA Tribal Finance Webinar Series: Layering the Capital Stack in Indian Country
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Bond Rating Roundtable
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
SSBCI Learning Series - Maximizing SSBCI's Impact in Rural America
CDFA State Rundown: Tax Increment Finance in Ohio
CDFA State Rundown: Tax Increment Finance in Pennsylvania
CDFA National Development Finance Summit
Baltimore, MD
November 13-15, 2024

CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Bond Financing for Manufacturers & Non-Profits
CDFA State Rundown: Tax Increment Finance in Florida
CDFA State Rundown: Tax Increment Finance in Maryland
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Reframe, Build, Plan to Advance Food Systems Finance
CDFA-Bricker Graydon Webinar Series: Pairing TIFs with Special Assessments to Spur Retail Revitalization
Intro Federal Finance WebCourse
December 9-10, 2024
Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

2024 CDFA Equitable Lending Learning Series: Equitable Lending Assessment Tools & Spreadsheet Solutions
SSBCI Coalition Meeting - Virtual
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Exploring Common Bond Reserve Funds
CDFA State Rundown: Tax Credits in Ohio
CDFA State Rundown: Tax Credits in Pennsylvania
CDFA State Rundown: Tax Credits in Florida
CDFA State Rundown: Tax Credits in Maryland
CDFA State Rundown: Revolving Loan Funds in Ohio
CDFA State Rundown: Revolving Loan Funds in Pennsylvania
CDFA State Rundown: Revolving Loan Funds in Florida
CDFA State Rundown: Revolving Loan Funds in Maryland
Advanced Bond Finance WebCourse
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Advanced Revolving Loan Fund WebCourse
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Advanced Tax Increment Finance Course
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Intro Federal Finance WebCourse
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Intro Food Systems Finance Course
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Intro Infrastructure Finance Course

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Intro Opportunity Zones Finance Course
Intro Revolving Loan Fund WebCourse
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Intro Rural Development Finance Course

Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern

Intro Seed & Venture Capital Finance Course

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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.