The Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corp. has made a big difference tackling large and small projects along the great lakes region. Click here to read more.

The Otto-Bremer Trust awarded an additional $15 million dollars in funding to two Milwaukee based CDFIs, the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Crop. and the Northwest Side Community Development Corp. Click here to read more.

Northwest Side Community Development Corporation is making a big impact in Milwaukee.  From financing the only black woman owned gas station, to receiving a foundation grant to  provide emergency capital to disadvantaged hit hard by the pandemic. Click here to read more.

Learn how The Hand of Grace helps individuals with intellectual delays gain their independence through employment opportunities. The Hand of Grace is supported by Community Economic Development (CED) grantee, Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC), to expand its impact through CPLC’s social enterprise incubator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=477l_Z-_RZI…

It’s Community Economic Development Month! Learn how Community Economic Development (CED) grantee, Coalition for Responsible Community Development, used its grant to create jobs for individuals with low income who face barriers to employment while removing graffiti and beautifying their neighborhoods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RKI3QLNWA It’s Community Economic…

It’s Community Economic Development month. Take a moment to browse the Office of Community Services’ list of CED grants for 2021.

The Office of Community Services (OCS) is celebrating Community Economic Development Month in October 2021. Throughout the month, OCS plans to share how they are supporting community economic development efforts throughout the county. We’ll also be highlighting CED grantees on our website. First up…

Congratulations to all of the 2021 grantees! RECIPIENTSTATEAWARDCoalition for Responsible Community DevelopmentCA$800,000Partnership for Environmental ProgressCA$800,000The East Los Angeles Community UnionCA$800,000Greater Dwight Development CorporationCT$600,000Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, DCDC$800,000Englewood Community Development CorporationIN$450,000Workforce, Inc.IN$800,000Kentucky Highlands Community Development CorporationKY$800,000Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, Inc.LA$800,000Neighborhood Housing Services of…

The NMTC Funded 272 Projects and more than 45,000 Jobs Across the U.S. in 2020 Washington, D.C. | June 17, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time The New Markets Tax Credit Coalition today released its 2021 New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Progress Report, the seventeenth edition of the report—providing analysis of…

Congratulations to the 2020 CED Award recipients Grantee NameStateGrant AmountChicanos Por La Causa, Inc.AZ$800,000El Pajaro Community Development CorporationCA$800,000Mandela PartnersCA$600,000Mission Economic Development AgencyCA$300,000Pacific Asian Consortium in EmploymentCA$800,000Planting JusticeCA$800,000Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, DCDC$800,000Renew Indianapolis, Inc.IN$800,000Kentucky Highlands Community Development CorporationKY$800,000Southeast Kentucky Economic Development CorporationKY$500,000Greater Lawrence…

Coalition for Responsible Community Development, a Community Development Corporation and member, is partnering with LA Family Housing on the Residences on Main, bringing 50 new units of affordable, supportive housing to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in South Los Angeles. Once, completed, the Residences on…

MACED, a Community Development Corporation (CDC) in Kentucky and member of the Jobs and Communities initiative, was featured in the January 2019 issue of Fortune Magazine. Listen as Peter Hille, MACED’s president, describes his organization’s new energy interns program, which is revitalizing the Hazard…

In December 2016, a report prepared by Rapoza Associates, a Washington DC based government relations firm, took a look at federal Community Economic Development (CED) grants. An analysis of both survey data and federal government reporting points to the success of federal CED grants,…

On August 8th, 2016, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew visited Seward Community Cooperative Friendship Store, a grocery store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The store, which is located in a low-income census tract and provides access to healthy, fresh foods, was financed in part by…

The Pineville Community Hospital has provides healthcare services to southeastern Kentucky residents since 1938. The nonprofit hospital, which was in need of modernization and expansion to serve the needs of the community, received a $3.1 million USDA  Business and Industry (B&I) Guarantee Loan through…

Post written by Bob Rapoza A celebration of a retiring leader in the CDC community was held this week. My good friend, Ron Phillips, the founder and president of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. is retiring. While I was not able to attend Ron’s celebration in…

As many people in the community development corporation (CDC) know, Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) is an Arizona-based CDC that has been providing integrated group programs and services in economic development, education, health and human services, and housing since 1969.  On January 8, 2015,…

Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) is a Maine-based CDC that has made loans and investments, and provided business advisory services to people and businesses in Maine and New England since 1977.[1] CEI is unique in its holistic approach to addressing the multifaceted challenges of poverty…

VEDC, a long-standing member of the CDC community, announced that it is joining forces with JPMorgan Chaise to create a new lending program for African American-owned small businesses in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. VEDC released the following information on the program: The…

  Contact: Ayrianne Parks Telephone: 202.579.7445 Email: Ayrianne@Rapoza.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Report Shows Community Development Groups Create Jobs and Grow Local Economies A report released by Rapoza Associates shows 26 community development projects resulted in nearly 7,000 jobs in communities still plagued by…

Chicanos Por La Causa President and CEO Edmundo Hidalgo has been named by Hispanic Business as one of the 50 Most Influentials for 2014. He was recognized for his work helping CPLC become one of the most influential community development corporations in the United States. Read his…

On May 15,  The National Journal highlighted the work of National Development Center (NDC), a nonprofit  community development corporation headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota that works in low-income, minority and immigrant communities around the Twin Cities. Established in 1993, NDC ‘s work hinges on the belief…

Sister and brother partners, Tammy Remter and Ray Buman decided to combine their expertise and open their own business in the summer of 2009. Identifying the commercial need to reduce energy use, they began offering Ultrasonic Leak Detection along with other energy saving audits…