Colorado Challenge Accelerator Program | Module #6 | GETTING CREATIVE WITH YOUR CAPITAL STACK

Module #6 | Getting Creative With Your Capital Stack

DESCRIPTION

This module covers innovative approaches to adjusting return-on-investment (ROI) ratios, filling financing gaps, and overcoming market challenges. Learn about the tools and strategies that can help municipalities make their projects financially viable and ready for the right investor.

LEARNING LESSONS

• Key components of a project’s capital stack and how to structure it effectively.
• Strategies to fill financing gaps across different project types.
• Understanding the varying funding gaps based on project scale and scope.
• Mechanisms for community oversight of incentive funds to ensure accountability.
• Using brownfield funding as a long-term strategy for project readiness.

MODULE COMPONENTS

RESOURCES | Next step on this journey is all about communicating your opportunity to the community stakeholders, potential investors, and your partners to GET STUFF DONE!

• Prioritize Specific Site: KSU TABez + Grants Guide. Get ready to apply for grants. Get helpful hints for many of the grants that can help with redevelopment.
• Understanding Project Costs: Proforma Template. A guide to understanding what the gap is and how to plan for expenses and future uses and revenue.

WEBINAR | Each Challenge Accelerator Program Module has an educational component outlined in a webinar.

Getting Creative with Your Capital Stack | Presented by Andy Arnold
Tax Increment Financing and other non-traditional funding resources are more attainable than you think, especially for the right project. If you are challenged with funding your community vision, affordable housing, revitalization, historic preservation, public art, environmental sustainability, and more, learn about case studies that demonstrate a creative capital stack and a successful project.

ACTIVITIES | The following activities are interactive tools that will walk participants through their own community, partners, and opportunities to build a stronger understanding ot the possibilities for moving the project forward.

• Submit Community Profile. Finalize and submit your community profile, highlighting key attributes for potential investors.
• Draft Project Pitch Sheet. Create your project pitch sheet to attract investors and demonstrate the value of your redevelopment project.
• Feasibility Tetrad: Municipal Financing Module. Evaluate financing strategies and options for your site to optimize funding.