RDF understands you may encounter a broad variety of project and organizational challenges and will create with you a financial solution that meets your needs. Among the loan products offered by RDF are:

Affordable Housing

• Predevelopment Loans
• Acquisition Loans / Vacant Land or Improved Lots
• Construction / Rehabilitation Financing

Community Facilities (including Health Care)

• Acquisition Mini-Perm Financing
• Construction / Rehabilitation Financing

Charter Schools

• Acquisition Mini-Perm Financing / Refinancing
• Construction / Rehabilitation Financing
• Leasehold Improvement Loans

New Market Tax Credit Program (NMTC)

With a $35 million allocation in 2011, RDF will expand its capacity to include mixed-use and commercial projects that incorporate education, healthcare, community service and affordable housing components. RDF will consider projects with the following criteria:

• Integration of underserved minority populations into the local economy through development of education, healthcare, community facilities and other essential goods and services.
• Mixed-use and commercial projects, including supermarkets, pharmacies and day care centers that support or complement RDF’s focus on education, healthcare, community services and affordable housing.

RDF can also help your organization with strategic planning and development by providing the following types of Technical Assistance:

• Financial Management Analysis
• Loan/Debt Structuring Analysis
• Real Estate Acquisition Analysis - Lease vs. Buy
• Charter School feasibility analysis, strategic and business planning