This document provides an overview of energy lending guidance and tools developed for the HPN CDFI Readiness Cohort, which helped eight Community Development Financial Institutions create strategies to launch and expand clean energy business lending programs by integrating clean energy financing into their existing services. It provides key takeaways from this work and suggestions for other CDFI organizations to approach the work.

Date
April 1, 2025
Authors
Housing Partnership Network
Community Sustainability Partners
Bright Power
Sustainable Capital Advisors
Forsyth Street Financial Advisors
Decarb Topics
  • Funding and Financing
  • Program Design
Resource Type
  • How-to Guide