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The Public Finance Initiative (PFI) And Maryland Community Investment Corporation (MCIC) Convene To Address Decades Of Disinvestment In Rural Maryland

January 29, 2026

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Division of Just Communities Selected for Rural and Small Cities Program

January 29, 2026

Our 2025 Year In Review

January 29, 2026

Rural & Small Cities Partner Spotlight: Gina Young, Director of the East Maui Water Authority

November 26, 2025

Leveraging Community Engagement Practices to Shape & Fund the Future of the East Maui Water System

November 26, 2025

Introducing the Rural & Small Cities Program

The mission of the Rural & Small Cities Program is to shift decades-long patterns of disinvestment by actively building the capacity of states, counties, cities, and towns to unlock vital public finance resources.

December 10, 2025

Case Study: St. Paul's Big Bet On "Tree Equity"

November 26, 2025

Municipal Bond Markets & Racial Equity Technical Assistance Cohort Announcement

October 16, 2023

Public Finance Initiative, National League of Cities & Collaborating Partners Receive $4 Million Grant to Elevate Racial Equity in Bond Markets

January 13, 2022

Cities Provide an Early Look at How Governments Are Advancing Racial Equity

December 28, 2021

How Cities Are Thinking About Equity and Revenues

December 20, 2021

How City Budgets Can Help Equity as Well as Fiscal Health

December 6, 2021

More Than Fines and Fees: Incorporating Equity into City Revenue Strategies

December 1, 2021, Source: The Urban Institute

December 6, 2021

How impact investors can leverage the infrastructure bill to help disinvested communities catch up

November 19, 2021

CLU Welcomes Two New Directors to the Board

November 18, 2021

Q&A: As infrastructure bill inches toward a vote, finance expert breaks down potential impacts

November 18, 2021

Lourdes Germán, Nancy Gibbs, and William Goodell Join Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Board

November 18, 2021

Tax Incentives Can Power More Equitable, Inclusive Growth

November 17, 2017

Q & A with Lourdes Germán on COVID-related financial recovery for cities

November 18, 2021

Thirty U.S. Cities to Tackle Budget Crises and Advance Equity with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

October 14, 2020, Source: Bloomberg Philanthropies

November 18, 2021

New program to help cities tackle fiscal recovery with an emphasis on equity

November 18, 2021

The Future of Municipal Finance: An Interview with Lourdes German

November 17, 2017

Urban Innovator of the Week: Lourdes Germán

November 18, 2021

Upcoming Event: How Do You Create an Innovation Culture in Cities?

November 27, 2021

Microsoft PowerMap and PowerView — Living Histories of Communities Across America

November 27, 2021