Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) Webinar Series
What are the Opportunities for Community Lenders to Use Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Funding?
Thursday, July 25, 2024
2:00-3:00pm EST
This webinar session, hosted by Forsyth Street Advisors and Community Sustainability Partners, illuminated the opportunities for community lenders to use funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s (GGRF) programs.
The session provided detailed insights into the financial products proposed by each National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) grantee in their applications to the EPA and addressed ground floor questions community lenders may have about the program. Participants who may benefit from this 1 hour webinar include loan fund and depository CDFIs that are looking to begin or expand their climate lending programs using the capital from the GGRF, as well as green banks.
Forsyth Street Advisors and Community Sustainability Partners presented information from the GGRF applications of the following grantees:
National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) – Primary Lending Capital: Climate United Fund, Coalition for Green Capital, and Power Forward Communities
Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) – Grants for Capitalization and Capacity Building/Technical Assistance: Opportunity Finance Network, Inclusiv, Justice Climate Fund, Appalachian Community Capital, and Native CDFI Network