2024 Credit Enhancement

California Investment and Innovation Program (Cal IIP) 2027 is sponsored by State Treasurer's Office. Cal IIP was established to provide grants to enhance the capacity and ability of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to provide programs including technical assistance and access to capital to economically disadvantaged communities throughout California. The Legislature designed Cal IIP to provide grants enhancing the capacity and ability of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to provide programs including technical assistance and access to capital to economically disadvantaged communities throughout California. CDFIs can use the grants to fund services and operations that contribute to the CDFIs overall community development mission and goals. CDFIs can also use the grants to supplement their net assets and increase the capacity to attract additional funding.

Charter School Facilities Credit Enhancement Grant Program is sponsored by State Treasurer's Office. The federally-funded Charter School Facilities Credit Enhancement Grant Program provides grants to fully or partially fund debt service reserve accounts on bond transactions issued through the Authority. The grant is intended to reduce the overall cost of borrowing for charter schools as it eliminates the need to fund the reserve through bond proceeds. Designed to fund debt service reserves for the financing of acquisition, renovation, or construction of charter school facilities, or the refinancing of existing charter school facility debt.

Children's Hospital Program of 2008 – Children's Hospitals (3rd funding round) is sponsored by State Treasurer's Office. The purpose of the program is to improve the health and welfare of California's critically ill children, by providing a stable and ready source of funds for capital improvement projects for children's hospitals. On November 4, 2008, California voters passed Proposition 3, the Children's Hospital Bond Act of 2008. The purpose of the program is to improve the health and welfare of California's critically ill children, by providing a stable and ready source of funds for capital improvement projects for eligible hospitals. The California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) is responsible for administering the program. Language in Proposition 3 identifies 13 children's hospitals in California (referred to as "Children's Hospitals") as eligible for $980 million in funding. The 13 Children's Hospitals designated by statute consist of eight private nonprofit Children's Hospitals and five University of California Children's Hospitals. Grant awards for each private nonprofit Children's Hospital was limited to $98 million, less costs of issuance and administrative costs. Grant awards for each University of California Children's Hospital was limited to 39.2 million, less costs of issuance and administrative costs. Costs of issuance are $0.75 per $1,000 of the authorized grant award, and administrative costs are $5.00 per $1,000 of the authorized grant award. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and are due the first business day of each month, except October and November, and will be presented to the Authority the following month. For the month of October, applications are due October 7. Applications received on October 7 will be presented for Authority consideration at a regularly scheduled meeting in December or January. Applications are not accepted in November. Applications shall be submitted in duplicate to the Authority. Currently, each University of California Children's Hospital may apply more than once for the available grant funds. Submit completed Application by mail or in-person to: California Health Facilities Financing Authority Children's Hospital Program 901 P Street Room #313 Sacramento, CA 95814

Commercial Grants Program (Decatur Downtown Development Authority) is sponsored by Decatur Downtown Development Authority. The Decatur Downtown Development Authority offers a commercial grants program to support small businesses and commercial property owners within the City of Decatur, Georgia. The program includes grants for exterior enhancements (Commercial Facade Improvement Grant), interior improvements (Commercial Buildout Improvement Grant), and marketing needs (Marketing and Digital Connectivity Grant).