On April 24, 2013, the US Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) fund announced the latest, eagerly-awaited round of New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) allocations. The CDFI selected 85 Community Development Entities (known as CDEs) out of a pool of 282 applicants. The current NMTC allocation, totaling $3.5 billion dollars of tax credits availability, is targeted for projects in low-income communities nationwide.
The highly successful federal NMTC program was created through the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 to facilitate economic and community development in low-income, distressed communities by providing investors with a 39 percent tax credit for investing in qualifying projects. Since its inception, the NMTC program has sourced significant amounts of low cost capital for projects that were otherwise difficult or impossible to finance through conventional lending. Now in its 10th round of funding, NMTCs have historically been in high demand by developers seeking creative solutions to project financing.
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