Briefs
CDFIs Positioned to Receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds for Underserved Communities in Emerging Climate Crisis
October 31st, 2023
By Sara Miller, Senior Policy Analyst Community Development Financial Institutions […]
HOPE Submits Comments to Advance Fair Lending for Small Businesses
January 10th, 2022
Click here to read HOPE’s response to the request […]
HOPE’s Strategic Use of New Markets Tax Credits Maximizes Development Impact in Distressed Communities in the Deep South
September 8th, 2021
By: Sara Miller, Hope Policy Institute September 8, 2021 The […]
Closing Lending and Resource Gaps among CDFIs is Necessary to Ensure Financial Inclusion for Communities of Color
June 30th, 2021
By: Diane Standaert, Kiyadh Burt, Sara Miller June 30, 2021 […]
Racial Inequities in the Distribution of Louisiana’s Coronavirus Relief Funds: A Report for Community Leaders
April 8th, 2021
Calandra Davis, Hope Policy Institute George Barlow, Power Coalition […]
Analyzing the CDFI Asset Gap: Examining Racial Disparities in CDFI Fund Awardees from 2003 to 2017
November 5th, 2020
Hope Policy Institute is interested in understanding trends in assets […]
Voices from the MS Back to Business Program
October 7th, 2020
Small businesses throughout Mississippi are struggling to stay afloat after […]
Deep South States Provide Over $1.1 Billion in Small Business Relief: Who Benefits, Who is Left Behind?
August 26th, 2020
Since May 2020, five Deep South states have allocated over […]
Mississippi’s Small Business Relief: Gaps and Opportunities
August 26th, 2020
As part of its response to the COVID-19, the Mississippi […]
Exploring Innovations in Healthy Fresh Food Access in Rural Communities
February 11th, 2020
Members of Hope’s Community Economic Development team and Hope Policy […]
