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<title>Novogradac &amp; Company LLP - New Markets Tax Credit Resource Center Breaking News</title>
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<description>Breaking news in new markets tax credits</description>

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<title>COMMENTS ACCEPTED ON CERTIFICATION OF MATERIAL EVENTS FORM</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/index.php#20100312</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund will accept comments on CDFI Form 0036, Certification of Material Events, through April 12, 2010 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/64k495XsNSA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 9:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>AGENCIES ADOPT FINAL INTERAGENCY CRA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/index.php#20100311</link>
<description>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision today adopted as final a revised set of &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/low_income_housing/resource_files/cra/fedreg_031110.pdf"&gt;"Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment."&lt;/a&gt; ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/OLXYT__yEMU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND OPENS FUNDING ROUND OF THE CAPITAL MAGNET FUND </title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/index.php#20100304</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund today released a notice of funds availability (NOFA) for the &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/hot_topics/capital_magnet_fund.php"&gt;inaugural application round of the Capital Magnet Fund&lt;/a&gt;. ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/lf_jZBvqAIk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>REPORT DESCRIBES IMPACT OF FEDERAL HISTORIC TAX CREDIT</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/index.php#20100303</link>
<description>The federal historic tax credit is a highly efficient job creator-accounting for the creation of 1.8 million new jobs over the life of the program, according to the "First Annual Report on the Economic Impact of the Federal Historic Tax Credit," which was released today ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/tx6Y5Kj4VTo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>BILL TO CREATE STATE NMTC MAKES PROGRESS IN WISCONSIN</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/index.php#20100302</link>
<description>The Senate yesterday began consideration of the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, which would &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/hottopics/tax_extenders.php"&gt;extend tax provisions&lt;/a&gt; that expired on December 31, 2009, as well as address several provisions that expired on February 28, 2010 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/lALWnJwsVys" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 8:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>BILL TO CREATE STATE NMTC MAKES PROGRESS IN WISCONSIN</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/index.php#20100225b</link>
<description>The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business on February 17 &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/news/pr_021710_wiab642.pdf"&gt;approved Assembly Bill 642&lt;/a&gt;, a bill to establish a state tax credit program modeled after the federal new markets tax credit (NMTC) ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/gCxK999cQQc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 9:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>REID INTRODUCES TAX EXTENDERS PACKAGE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/index.php#20100225</link>
<description>Sen. Harry Reid yesterday introduced legislation to extend several tax provisions that expired on December 31, 2009 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/G5LATGC446M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 9:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND INVITES COMMENTS ON QUARTERLY ILR</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/index.php#20100224</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/news/fedreg_022410.pdf"&gt;today invited comments&lt;/a&gt; about a version of its institutional level report (ILR) ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/n8ffWmyabTU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>HEALTHY FOOD PLAN INCLUDES $250 MILLION IN NMTC AUTHORITY</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100222</link>
<description>The Obama Administration on Friday released &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/news/hffi_pr_021910.pdf"&gt;details of a Healthy Food Financing Initiative&lt;/a&gt; to expand access to nutritious foods in underserved urban and rural communities not currently served by grocery stores and other healthy food retailers. ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/tF5AwJI9gVo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 9:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND INVITES COMMENTS ON QUARTERLY REPORT FOR RECOVERY ACT NMTC ALLOCATEES</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100219</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund today &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/notices/treasury/fedreg_021910.pdf"&gt;letter&lt;/a&gt;invited comments&lt;/a&gt; on the Quarterly New Markets Report (QNMR) for new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocatees under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/SGfpTQtPMQY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 8:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>GEITHNER ANNOUNCES PROPOSALS TO EXTEND, ENHANCE NMTC</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100218</link>
<description>Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today met with individual and small business recipients of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to discuss how the credits can be used to attract additional investments to help revitalize distressed communities ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/57RBU3Kb6Ac" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 18 Feb 2010 3:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>BAUCUS, GRASSLEY RELEASE DRAFT JOBS BILL WITH TAX EXTENDERS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100211</link>
<description>Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D.-Mont., and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today released a draft of jobs legislation called the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/KCTCMjpiDJQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 11 Feb 2010 9:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>SENATE JOBS BILL COULD INCLUDE TAX CREDIT EXTENSIONS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100209</link>
<description>Despite inclement weather that could delay a vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is reported to be working to get a bill designed to spur job growth to the Senate floor by the end of this week. ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/qZv7nrM_7is" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND SEEKS APPROVAL FOR NEW NMTC INFORMATION COLLECTION</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100204</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund today announced its intent to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for new information collection activities associated with an independent, multi-year evaluation of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/sFjLyjWRrDY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>PLRS PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON USE OF 6-MONTH CURE PERIOD FOR NMTC</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100203</link>
<description>The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) last week released two private letter rulings (PLRs) that discuss the eligibility of a six-month cure for failure to meet the substantially-all requirement within the initial 12 months as required by the new markets tax credit (NMTC) program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/pKqfF7VUDQ4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>FEDERAL BUDGET PROPOSAL EXTENDS, ALLOWS NMTC TO OFFSET AMT</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100201</link>
<description>Today President Barack Obama transmitted the fiscal year (FY) 2011 proposed budget to the Congress, which includes an extension of the new markets tax credit through 2011, with an allocation amount of $5 billion for each of 2010 and 2011. ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/ax0Yn_V5En8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>HISTORIC SCHOOLS REHABILITATION ACT INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100129b</link>
<description>Congress should consider options to simplify the structure of the new markets tax credit (NMTC) according to a &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/reports/gao_012910.pdf"&gt;report released today&lt;/a&gt; by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/ZV8RMCuZ8oo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>HISTORIC SCHOOLS REHABILITATION ACT INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2010newsarchive.php#20100129</link>
<description>Senators Jim Webb, D-Va., and Mark Warner, D-Va., today introduced The Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2010 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/zBBYUfgNmtY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>DEBRIEFING MATERIAL POSTED FOR UNSUCCESSFUL NMTC APPLICANTS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091230</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has made debriefing documents available to community development entities (CDEs) that applied for new markets tax credits (NMTC) but did not receive an allocation in the last allocation round ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/5Afj4r_-mmk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 9:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>SENATORS PLEDGE WORK ON TAX EXTENDERS IN EARLY 2010</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091223</link>
<description>Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/hottopics/resource_files/prb122209.pdf"&gt;letter&lt;/a&gt; to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., yesterday regarding adjournment of the first session of the 111th Congress without extending expiring tax assistance provisions ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/v2OzZyuTnRQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 9:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>EXTENDERS PACKAGE WOULD EXTEND NMTC FOR ONE YEAR</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091208</link>
<description>Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., yesterday introduced H.R. 4213 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/c_OMCjOxUW4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 2:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>ESTIMATED TIMELINE FOR ROUND 8 OF NMTC PROGRAM DISCUSSED</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091124b</link>
<description>At the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund’s Advisory Board meeting on November 16, the board reviewed of the accomplishments of the CDFI Fund in the past year and discussed its current timeline for program awards announcements ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/JJGs7ehCW8Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 2:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>TREASURY, IRS RELEASE 2009-2010 PRIORITY GUIDANCE PLAN</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091124</link>
<description>The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/reports/guidance_plan_09-10.pdf"&gt; the 2009-2010 Priority Guidance Plan&lt;/a&gt;, which contains 315 projects that are scheduled for completion from July 2009 through June 2010 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/l44dnTfBvgw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 2:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>TREASURY ANNOUNCES $5 BILLION IN NMTC ALLOCATION AUTHORITY</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091030</link>
<description>Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Executive Director Donna Gambrell &lt;a href="http://www.cdfifund.gov/news_events/CDFI-2009-59-New-Markets-Tax-Credit-Allocations.asp"&gt;today announced&lt;/a&gt; the 99 community development entities (CDEs) selected to receive $5 billion in tax credits to spur private sector investment in communities facing economic challenges under the seventh round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/knA9psrE3zw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 8:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND TO ANNOUNCE $5 BILLION IN NMTC AWARDS FRIDAY</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091028</link>
<description>U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna Gambrell will announce the CDFI Fund’s 2009 New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/On4z1Lk_C5M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>ARK. CDE GETS $70 MILLION; $5 BILLION NMTC ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091026</link>
<description>On Saturday, Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Donna J. Gambrell announced an award of $70 million in new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocation authority ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/evInSighUYU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CLARIFICATION: SATURDAY ANNOUNCEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT NMTC PROGRAM</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091023b</link>
<description>To clarify our earlier posting: The gathering of dignitaries tomorrow in Little Rock, Ark. at 10:30 a.m., October 24, will highlight the rural impact of New Markets Tax Credit program awards in Arkansas only ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/46h7Loia1yg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>SATURDAY ANNOUNCEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT NMTC PROGRAM</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091023</link>
<description>Arkansas Business is reporting that Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, and Maria Haley, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, will highlight the rural impact of awards made under the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program in Arkansas ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/R9xoKJi3CJU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC COALITION SEEKS SIGN-ONS FOR PROGRAM'S EXTENSION</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091015</link>
<description>The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Coalition is asking NMTC practitioners to sign on to a letter it has prepared in support of the New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009. ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/wRjGR1B_myA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AWARDS WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED OCT. 22</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20091008</link>
<description>The Novogradac Community Development Foundation (NCDF) will honor special achievement in the field of community development with the &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/ncdf_awards/index.php"&gt;Second Annual Community Development Awards&lt;/a&gt; ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/DYjkwPgcSys" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND INVITES COMMENT ON CERTIFICATION OF MATERIAL EVENTS FORM</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090918</link>
<description>In a &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/notices/treasury/fedreg_092109_pi.pdf"&gt;notice&lt;/a&gt; that will be published on September 21, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund will invite comments concerning the Certification of Material Events Form ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/h-PcQwTWX6o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 9:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC EXTENSION BILL INTRODUCED IN SENATE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090806</link>
<description>Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., yesterday introduced S. 1583, the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Extension Act of 2009. ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/IrhR8AMVUVE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 6 Aug 2009 10:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND INVITES COMMENTS ON NMTC ALLOCATION APPLICATION</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090803</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund today solicited comments concerning the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program allocation application ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/zwfuCKc3VHQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>COMMENTS ON CDE CERTIFICATION APPLICATION ACCEPTED THROUGH AUGUST 28</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090728</link>
<description>The Treasury Department will accept comments through August 28, 2009 on CDFI Form 0019, the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program - Community Development Entity (CDE) Certification Application ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/vkGQio2GKx4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>REPLAY OF HEARING ON NMTC PROGRAM AVAILABLE ONLINE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090618</link>
<description>The House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee today held a joint hearing with the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology on issues involving the New Markets Tax Credit program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/drvMWrJxpZ4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 18 Jun 2009 13:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC APPLICANTS REMINDED OF QEI REPORTING DEADLINE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090611b</link>
<description>Prior round allocatees that applied for new markets tax credits (NMTCs) in the 2009 application round are reminded that the QEI issuance deadline is Wednesday, June 17 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/1NJwm4Is-C8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 11 Jun 2009 11:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>IRS INVITES INPUT ON FORM 8874, NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090611</link>
<description>The Treasury Department, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, today invited the general public and other federal agencies to comment on Form 8874, New Markets Credit ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/3HtztpeENtE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 11 Jun 2009 8:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>GAO REPORTS ON MINORITY CDEs' PARTICIPATION IN NMTC PROGRAM</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090601</link>
<description>From 2005 through 2008, non-minority community development entities (CDEs) that applied for allocations of new markets tax credit (NMTC) authority received about 27 percent and 15 percent, respectively ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/Qbkdc64lpcY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 9:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>TREASURY ANNOUNCES NMTC AWARDS FUNDED BY THE RECOVERY ACT</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090527</link>
<description>Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/allocation/arra_pr_052709.pdf"&gt;today announced&lt;/a&gt; $1.5 billion in new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocations for 32 organizations awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/4_kO9ChaAGw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 9:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>249 NMTC APPLICATIONS RECEIVED REQUESTING $22.5 BILLION</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090514</link>
<description>The U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced today that it received a total of 249 applications under the 2009 round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/NxXBr4pBNUc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thurs, 14 May 2009 13:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>COMMENTS INVITED ON CDE CERTIFICATION APPLICATION</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090505</link>
<description>The Treasury Department today invited comments on CDFI Form 0019, the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program - Community Development Entity (CDE) Certification Application ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/ZfoSjcIV4H0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 May 2009 9:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND ANSWERS FREQUENTLY ASKED COMPLIANCE QUESTIONS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090430</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund today posted a new version of its &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/compliance/cme_faq_0509.pdf"&gt;New Markets Tax Credit Compliance and Monitoring Frequently Asked Questions&lt;/a&gt; document ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/yiazCq4bF3M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC APPLICATIONS DUE TODAY</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090408</link>
<description>Entities that wish to apply for new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocations in the 2009 round are reminded that in addition to submitting allocation applications by 5 p.m. (ET) today, April 8, applicants for the 2009 round must meet additional remaining deadlines in order to be eligible for an allocation ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/3dQPZgD2LWE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tues, 08 Apr 2009 1:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC AGAIN NAMED ONE OF TOP 50 INNOVATIONS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090401</link>
<description>The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program was again named today as one of the Top 50 Government Innovations ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/icpZxAXyCWc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tues, 31 Mar 2009 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND ANNOUNCES NEW COO</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090330</link>
<description>Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell &lt;a href="http://www.cdfifund.gov/news_events/CDFI-2009-18-Appointment-of-Chief-Operating-Officer.asp"&gt;today announced the appointment&lt;/a&gt; of José Villar to serve as the chief operating officer (COO) of the CDFI Fund beginning today, March 30, 2009 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/qC-FdthlT4g" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND REVISES NOAA TO INCORPORATE RECOVERY ACT CHANGES</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090323</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund today released an amended notice of allocation availability (NOAA) for the 2009 round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/dDrup4ZQL5k" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 8:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND RELEASES RECOVERY ACT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090318</link>
<description>Today, the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund released its implementation plan to award nearly $100 million in grants and $3 billion in additional tax credit authority to support community-based financial institutions made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/Zn7P0g_cXjw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 8:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND CREATES WEB PAGE TO TRACK ARRA ACTIVITY</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090225</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund yesterday announced that it created a new section of its public web site that will be the source of all information related to the CDFI Fund's implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/9CiIz5FYB3I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 8:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>2009 NMTC ONLINE APPLICATION, INSTRUCTIONS NOW AVAILABLE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090225</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund today published on its web site instructions on how potential applicants can access ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/9CiIz5FYB3I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tues, 25 Feb 2009 10:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT SIGNED INTO LAW</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090217</link>
<description>President Barack Obama today signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 at a signing ceremony held at the Denver Museum of Nature &amp; Science ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/h9xBRmKvq9I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tues, 17 Feb 2009 10:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED ON RECOVERY LEGISLATION</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090212</link>
<description>Congressional conferees yesterday announced they had reached a tentative agreement on an economic recovery package ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/uPjt6ia6Qo4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 12 Feb 2009 10:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>SENATE OKS RECOVERY BILL WITH LIHTC, NMTC, RETC PROVISIONS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090210</link>
<description>The Senate today voted 61 to 37 to approve &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/low_income_housing/news/hot_topics/recovery.php"&gt;H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009&lt;/a&gt; ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/umlG3ETofBg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2009 10:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>SENATE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROPOSAL WOULD BOOST NMTC PROGRAM</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090123</link>
<description>The Senate Finance Committee today unveiled the details of its proposal for an economic recovery package ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/sYfO0BmvdzQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 9:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TO BE RESCHEDULED</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090116</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced today the opening of the seventh round of competition for tax credits under the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/tNybKb_wnuU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2009 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TO BE RESCHEDULED</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090114</link>
<description>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) yesterday announced the publication of new and revised Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/mnPOXlky0yc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>INTERAGENCY CRA GUIDANCE UPDATED</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2009newsarchive.php#20090107</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) announced today that due to significant response to an invitation for written comments on the impact of the financial crisis on its stakeholders, including policy and program recommendations, the meeting of the full Community Development Advisory Board...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/biIBa95uu6o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>DEBRIEFING MATERIAL PROVIDED TO UNSUCCESSFUL NMTC APPLICANTS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20081202</link>
<description>Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna Gambrell announced today that debriefing letters are now available for community development entities (CDEs) that applied for new markets tax credits (NMTC) but did not receive an allocation in the last allocation round ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/IkY6HrzDmDY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC COALITION URGES ADDITIONAL NMTCS FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20081027</link>
<description>In response to reports that Congress will consider new economic stimulus legislation, either in a lame duck session in November or when the new Congress convenes next year, a &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/advocacy/nmtcc_economic_recovery_102708.pdf"&gt;proposal&lt;/a&gt; circulated by the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition calls for additional $1 billion in allocations for qualified 2008 new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocation applications that did not receive awards ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/Wfb-dxo2v78" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC COALITION ANALYZES ALLOCATION TRENDS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20081023</link>
<description>The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Coalition yesterday released analysis of the sixth round of NMTC allocations ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/9g78_A00WCU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 9:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>TREASURY AWARDS $3.5 BILLION IN NEW MARKETS TAX CREDITS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20081020</link>
<description>U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna Gambrell announced today the 70 organizations selected to receive $3.5 billion in tax credits for use in low-income communities under the 2008 round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/zoOT4Q0bScY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND TO ANNOUNCE SIXTH ROUND OF NMTC AWARDS MONDAY</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20081016</link>
<description>U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna Gambrell will announce on Monday $3.5 billion that is being awarded under the 2008 round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/cvMAdRMuneE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND ISSUES GUIDANCE ON TARGETED POPULATIONS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20081006</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund last week published guidance with respect to how community development entities (CDEs) may serve certain geographic areas and targeted populations under the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/ms3X4DFBY4M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>HOUSE APPROVES RESCUE BILL WITH RETC, NMTC, LIHTC PROVISIONS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20081003</link>
<description>The House today voted 263 to 171 to approve H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as amended by the Senate earlier this week ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/sTfH0PvhEyU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC, RETC EXTENSIONS ADDED TO FINANCIAL RESCUE BILL</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20081001</link>
<description>The Senate last night approved a unanimous consent agreement to attach a package of tax extenders to upcoming financial rescue legislation...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/U-MvUz0ucbk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 October 2008 12:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>HOUSE VOTES TO EXTEND NMTC, RETCS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080926</link>
<description>The House today approved H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008, by a vote of 226-166...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/rffZvO-uO5o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 26 September 2008 12:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>SENATE VOTES TO EXTEND NMTC, IRS PROPOSES TARGETED POP. RULE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080924</link>
<description>The Senate yesterday approved by a vote of 93-2 a &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/legislation/2008/hr_6049_pr_092308.pdf"&gt;package of disaster relief measures and tax extenders&lt;/a&gt; including a one year extension of the new markets tax credit (NMTC)...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/DM_g-5O73ps" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 September 2008 10:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>IRS PROPOSES RULE FOR TARGETED POPULATIONS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080923</link>
<description>The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released proposed regulations regarding targeted populations Section 45D(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/RUU7nRrhBac" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 September 2008 12:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>SENATE MAY CONSIDER TWO-YEAR NMTC EXTENSION THIS WEEK</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080917</link>
<description>Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, yesterday &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/energy/resource_files/legislation/2008/hr_6049_rep_pr_091608.pdf"&gt;announced an agreement&lt;/a&gt; with the Senate's Democratic and Republican leadership to move legislation...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/B-O0ASIRGUI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 September 2008 09:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>TREASURY, IRS RELEASE 2008-2009 PRIORITY GUIDANCE PLAN</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080911b</link>
<description>The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday released the &lt;a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/2008-2009_gpl.pdf"&gt;2008-2009 Priority Guidance Plan&lt;/a&gt;, which contains 314 projects that are scheduled for completion from July 2008 through June 2009 ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/9jmOJfrmoKw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 11 September 2008 10:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND UPDATES CIIS, INSTRUCTIONS FOR FYY 2008 REPORTS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080911</link>
<description>A new version of the Community Investment Impact System (CIIS), called &lt;a href="http://www.cdfifund.gov/what_we_do/ciis.asp"&gt;CIIS 6.0&lt;/a&gt;, was made available online last month ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/w2tHiAXA_fM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thur, 11 September 2008 09:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>IRS ISSUES UPDATED NMTC REGULATIONS</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080808</link>
<description>The Internal Revenue Service today released proposed amendments to the new markets tax credit (NMTC) regulations ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/fXX8F_5hNO0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 August 2008 11:38:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>SENATE TO CONSIDER NMTC EXTENSION NEXT WEEK</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080725</link>
<description>Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., yesterday introduced &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/legislation/2008/s_3335_draft.pdf"&gt;S. 3335, the Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act&lt;/a&gt;, a package of tax extenders that would extend the new markets tax credit (NMTC) for one year ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/ABTY-8jSvek" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2008 11:38:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND WEB SITE REPAIRED, CIIS REPORT DEADLINE EXTENDED</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080627</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund web site, &lt;a href="http://www.cdfifund.gov/"&gt;www.cdfifund.gov&lt;/a&gt;, has been repaired and access to myCDFIFund accounts has been restored ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/G9LOm6IaEJM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 June 2008 11:38:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND WORKING TO RESTORE WEB SITE ACCESS </title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080626</link>
<description>The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund web site, &lt;a href="http://www.cdfifund.gov/"&gt;www.cdfifund.gov&lt;/a&gt;, is unavailable due to technical issues ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/Ebs7DMVmG4E" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 June 2008 11:38:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>NMTC APPLICANTS REMINDED OF QEI REPORTING DEADLINE</title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080610</link>
<description>Applicants for new markets tax credits (NMTCs) in the 2008 application round are reminded that pursuant to Section III.A.2.(a) of the 2008 &lt;a href="http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/resource_files/application/2008_noaa_fedreg.pdf"&gt;Notice of Allocation Availability &lt;/a&gt;(NOAA), a prior NMTC allocatee (or any affiliates thereof) must demonstrate to the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund that it has issued a certain percentage of its qualified equity investments (QEIs) or issued and received a certain percentage of cash and commitments by June 13, 2008 in order to be eligible for a 2008 NMTC allocation ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/ebk-S9Qjjc0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 June 2008 11:38:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>CDFI FUND RELEASES INFORMATION ON NMTC PROJECTS FINANCED THROUGH 2006 </title>
<link>http://www.novoco.com/new_markets/news/2008newsarchive.php#20080529</link>
<description>Through the fiscal year 2006 reporting period, community development entities (CDEs) disbursed a total of $5,448,054,264 to 1,131 different qualified active low-income community businesses (QALICBs) under the new markets tax credit (NMTC) program, according to data released today by the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/novogradac_nmtc_news/~4/HVtE7O51JD0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2008 11:38:26 -0700</pubDate>
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