CDFI Archives

Leveraging NMTC and GGRF

A Synergistic Approach to Community Development

& 6 min read

Increasingly, climate solutions are central to preserving and creating wealth and well-being in communities across the country.

GGRF: Funding Considerations for Affordable Housing Developers

& 9 min read

In April of 2024, the EPA announced the winning applicants chosen by the agency to administer the three GGRF initiatives funded.

Shaping A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

A Spotlight on Enterprise Community Partners’ Resilient Mission and Holistic Methods

7 min read

By the time the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) was rolled out as part of the 1986 Tax Reform Act, The Enterprise Foundation was already in a position to become a mission-driven leader in the fledgling LIHTC industry.

icon The Guru Is In

Family Storefront Housing

5 min read

Across America, the anti-exclusionary zoning rebellion is in full swing, and like many localized revolutions, it takes revolutionary thinking – like rediscovering the asset class that built 19th-century urban America, which over the last 50 years has become a capital backwater: the family storefront dwelling.

Playing Matchmaker

6 min read

An initiative by the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) aims to expand the financing of affordable housing by creating partnerships between state financing agencies and healthcare systems.

The New Markets Tax Credit Progress Report 2023

7 min read

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), approved by Congress in 2000, is a critical element of financing for community projects and businesses in distressed communities.

Case Study

Energy Retrofits in New Mexico

6 min read

Residents at three public housing authority properties for Santa Fe County in New Mexico are happy to see solar panels installed on the roofs of their projects, as the arrays also come with 16 additional upgrades for the tenants.