Overview
We partnered with the Maryland Community Investment Corporation (MCIC) to convene the “Investing in People, Places, and Possibility: A Development and Public Finance Workshop for Rural Maryland” for leaders from local governments, nonprofits, and development entities from Maryland.
The purpose of the workshop was to build the capacity of Workshop participants to understand development finance, public finance, and New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs), and for participants to surface projects that need investment in their jurisdictions as MCIC develops its strategy to best serve rural communities across the state. The Action Plan synthesizes key takeaways from the Workshop that emerged as areas of consensus from participants that also have the potential to serve as helpful lessons for the field of practitioners supporting investment in ecosystems in rural and small communities. Read the Action Plan here
“How do we formulate community-led strategies to address gaps with new resources? One of the ways that we can do that is by attracting additional non-state dollars.”
Michael Pokorny, CEO
Maryland Community Investment Corporation
Acknowledgements & Disclaimer
This resource was created for educational purposes only as part of the Rural & Small Cities Program, with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views and perspectives presented in this resource are those of the authors and the Public Finance Institute team.
