Brown Announces $46 M in Tax Credits for Cincinnati Community Revitalization and Affordable Housing Efforts

WASHINGTON, DC – February 24, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that $28 million in tax credits were granted to the Cincinnati Development Fund (CDF) and $18,000,000 in tax credits were granted to the Cincinnati New Markets Fund. The tax credits were provided by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. NMTC allocations will allow for economic and community development that fosters job growth in the Greater Cincinnati Area.