Florida Community Loan Fund Awarded $2.6 Million to Support Economic Growth

Florida Community Loan Fund, a statewide lending institution focused on creating high impact in Florida communities, has received $2.6 million in awards from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund. The financial awards will allow FCLF to continue to lead capital into Florida communities that are outside of the economic…

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Kayak Launch Built at the Millville Waterfront Park

Panama City – Excitement rowed its way through Millville Waterfront Park Tuesday morning. A ribbon cutting ceremony for a new kayak launch kicked off at 10:30. The community redevelopment association received a $30,000 coastal partnership initiative grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to construct the launch. The project included an ADA accessible floating dock with a launch slot and…

Fort Myers’ vision for Midtown includes over 4,000 residential units, 5-plus acres of public space

The future of Fort Myers’ Midtown could include 4,000-plus residential units, 650,000-plus square feet of commercial office space and about 5 acres of public space. The plan seeks to turn the neighborhood that currently has about 500 residents and almost 200 businesses into a walkable urban center that would connect to downtown. The Midtown Vision…

Tallahassee CRA holds grant workshop for not-for-profit groups

The Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency is bringing together not-for-profit organizations to learn more about receiving grant money. The workshop will help any interested not-for-profit learn the guidelines and application process to receive the 2019 Promotional/Special Event Grant Program. That grant goes towards supporting small events in the Greater Frenchtown and Southside redevelopment districts.   Read…

$20,700,000 Awarded to Ocean Breeze East Project within the Boynton Beach CRA’s Heart of Boynton Beach District

Boca Raton, FL – New affordable apartments are coming to the Heart of Boynton community. On July 27, 2018, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) awarded RS Development Corp. (a/k/a Ocean Breeze East Apartments, LLC, OBEAL) $2,700,000 in Annual Housing Tax Credits for ten years from its 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit allocation to build a multi-family apartment…

Groveland hires CRA, economic development leader

GROVELAND — Dan Murphy has been named the city’s new community redevelopment agency manager and economic development project manager. Murphy, an international economic-development specialist with broad marketing experience, will manage Groveland’s 1,000-acre CRA district, which includes all of historic downtown Groveland and generally runs along State Road 50 from east of Green Valley Boulevard to…