Community Development

Cinnaire & Partners Celebrate Grand Opening for State-of-the-art Marygrove Early Education Center in Detroit

Marygrove Early Childhood Education Center Provides Transformative Cradle-to-Career Educational Opportunities for Detroit Families  Cinnaire recently joined our partners from Starfish Family Services, the Kresge Foundation, IFF, Capital Impact Partners, Northern Trust and MBS Urban Initiatives to virtually celebrate the grand opening for the Marygrove Early Education Center in Detroit. In a first for Detroit’s children, […]

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Cinnaire Announces $175.7 Million Fund to Support Affordable Housing

Cinnaire has announced the closing of a $175.7 million Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund that will finance the development or preservation of more than 1,648 affordable homes and 2,441 bedrooms in 5 states. Nine investors are participating in the fund, which is Cinnaire’s largest multi-investor equity fund since 2016. “Cinnaire’s new team leading

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Cinnaire’s Permanent Recovery Supportive Housing Initiative Receives Affordable Housing Finance Readers’ Choice Award

The Affordable Housing Finance annual Readers’ Choice Awards honor and recognize outstanding affordable housing developments in ten categories. Projects are selected based on impact on a community, role in overall revitalization or social change, offering outstanding social services and addressing unique challenges. Cinnaire is pleased to announce Andy’s Place, in Jackson, MI, has received the

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Cinnaire Announces $60 Million New Markets Tax Credit Award From U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund

Student in kitchen of Mott's Culinary Arts Training Program

Award Will Spur Projects Focused on Education and Job Creation in Disinvested Communities The US Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has awarded Cinnaire a $60 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Allocation. Since 2009, Cinnaire is an eight-time NMTC recipient with awards totaling more than $419 million. Cinnaire manages an

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Jumpstart Wilmington Completes First Four Development Training Sessions

Jumpstart graduates at table

More than 150 aspiring developers apply for training program benefiting Wilmington residents  Since the Jumpstart Wilmington program was first launched in October 2020, 39 emerging developers have completed the intensive four-week training program through five sessions. The purpose of Jumpstart Wilmington is to promote the growth of local developer capacity through training and development to support neighborhood

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Cinnaire Awarded $1.8 Million to Support Economic Relief in Underserved Communities Affected by COVID

U.S. Department of Treasury’s CDFI Fund Announced the Awards with Vice President Harris, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Senator Mark Warren and Representative Waters The U.S. Department of Treasury has awarded $1.25 billion in COVID-19 relief funds to 863 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) through the departments CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP). The grants will be

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Opportunity Investment Consortium of Indiana Launches to Support Projects in Newly-Named Opportunity Zones

Today, the Opportunity Investment Consortium of Indiana officially launched in efforts to intentionally champion the transformation of Opportunity Zone neighborhoods into vibrant places for residents and businesses.  The Consortium has just released an online portal to aid in matching projects in need of funding in these specified census tracts to potential investors. This morning in Indianapolis, more than 100 community

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Living Our Why: Dionna Sargent

As the Community Development Market Leader, Dionna Sargent leads Cinnaire’s Priority City Initiative in Wilmington, DE, focusing on identifying resources and opportunities to further comprehensive community development objectives in the city. She recently traveled to Malawi, Africa, to volunteer to build homes for people in need with Habitat for Humanity. Dionna’s service work is driven by her Why

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Advancing Communities Podcast Episode 3

Cinnaire’s Advancing Communities Podcast brings together our Chief Strategy Officer Jim Peffley with thought leaders,  policy makers and others who are making an impact in the community development and affordable housing industries. Our guests share their experiences and perspective on a range of topics, each supporting the belief that all people deserve the opportunities provided by living

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Cinnaire Appoints Senior Vice President, Detroit Market Leader

Lucius Vassar to Lead Cinnaire’s Targeted Detroit Investment Strategy Cinnaire recently announced Lucius Vassar has been appointed Senior Vice President, Detroit Market Leader. As the Senior Vice President, Detroit Market Leader, Lucius will lead Cinnaire’s Priority City Initiative in Detroit. As part of the Priority City Initiative, Cinnaire will continue to dedicate resources to support

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Cinnaire Receives New Markets Tax Credit Award from CDFI Fund

Award Will Revitalize Low-Income Communities and Spur Economic Development Cinnaire recently received a $65 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) award from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s CDFI Fund. Cinnaire was one of 73 organizations selected from a pool of 230 applicants to receive an award. Cinnaire received one of the largest national awards and the

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