FHWA Funding for Major Infrastructure Projects: An Equity Opportunity

On March 23, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion of funding now available for major infrastructure projects through a combined Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).  This NOFO includes the INFRA program and two new programs – MEGA and the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (RURAL). Combining three major discretionary grant programs into…

Addressing Food Insecurity through NMTC: FCLF and Feeding NE Florida

Florida Community Loan Fund has finalized closing on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing for Feeding Northeast Florida. FCLF provided $14 million in NMTC allocation for the new $16.1 million facility in Jacksonville that will allow the organization to consolidate and expand services that combat food insecurity. The renovated 120,000 square-foot building will streamline and expand Feeding NE Florida’s food distribution network, which…