Ndc Housing And Economic Development Corporation

NDC HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE (CONT. ON SCHEDULE O) QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE DISADVANTAGED, TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CREATE JOBS IN LOW INCOME AREAS AND TO ERECT PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO LESSEN THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT AND PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE.

LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT: HEDC ALSO PARTNERS WITH UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO ERECT AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, AND FACILITIES; AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE. THE UNDERLYING MISSION IS TO "LESSEN THE BURDEN OF GOVERNMENT". IN TOTAL, HEDC HAS DEVELOPED AND FINANCED MORE THAN THIRTY-ONE PROPERTIES AT A COST OF MORE THAN $2.5 BILLION ON BEHALF OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. PROJECTS INCLUDE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CITY HALLS, EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITIES, STUDENT HOUSING, PARKING FACILITIES AND OTHER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. (CONT. SEE SCHEDULE O) DURING 2021, HEDC UNDERTOOK NO PROJECTS AS THE OWNER/DEVELOPER UNDER THE MISSION OF LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT. HOWEVER, NDC HEDC DID DESIGN AND STRUCTURE FINANCING FOR TWO PARKING GARAGES FOR THE NYACK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN NYACK, NEW YORK AND DAMAS HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PONCE, PUERTO RICO. BOTH TRANSACTIONS ARE SCHEDULED TO CLOSE IN 2022.

STIMULATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREAS: HEDC WORKS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE NATION. WORKING THROUGH THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM ALONG WITH OTHER FINANCING TOOLS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS, HEDC CREATES EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS, COMBATS COMMUNITY DETERIORATION, AND ELIMINATES SLUM AND BLIGHT THROUGH NEW INVESTMENT IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES TO REHABILITATE AND REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS.(CONT. SEE SCHEDULE O) UNDER THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT (NMTC) PROGRAM, HEDC HAS SPONSORED 94 PROJECTS THROUGH A $754 MILLION NMTC ALLOCATION, WHICH LEVERAGED PROJECT FINANCING TOTALING OVER $2.1 BILLION OF NEW INVESTMENT, CREATED OVER 16,000 PERMANENT JOBS FOR DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS, AND BROUGHT BADLY NEEDED GOODS AND SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA. ADDITIONALLY, THE 94 PROJECTS CONTAIN 9.1 MILLION SQUARE FEET (11.6 ACRES) OF SOLAR PANELS. IN 2021, HEDC RECEIVED A $50 MILLION NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION. HEDC THROUGH ITS AFFILIATE HEDC NEW MARKETS INVESTED IN ONE PROJECT IN 2021. SUPERPUFFT SNACKS AND LOGISTICS PERRY, FLORIDASUPERPUFFT IS A MINORITY OWNED WHITE LABEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY LOCATED IN PERRY, FLORIDA. THE COMPANY CURRENTLY MANUFACTURES WHITE LABEL SNACKS AND SUPPLIES THEM TO FRITOLAY, WALMART, HEB GROCERY, KROGER AND OTHERS WHO IN TURN SELL THEM UNDER THEIR OWN LABEL. THE COMPANY IS INVESTING $24.3 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY. HEDC NEW MARKETS IS SUPPLYING AN $8.1 MILLION ALLOCATION OF NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS WHICH WILL BE INVESTED IN THE NEW FACILITY. SUPERPUFFT HIRED 347 NEW PERMANENT EMPLOYEES TO WORK IN RURAL PERRY. SUPERPUFFT HAS OTHER MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. SIXTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE WORKFORCE IS MINORITY AND FORTY-ONE PERCENT ARE WOMEN. NDC COMMUNITY IMPACT LOAN FUND (CILF) FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK MEMBERSHIP, NEW YORK FORWARD, SOAR, WASHINGTON SMALL BUSINESS FLEX FUND, DISCOVER/STATE OF DELAWARE EQ2, AND DELAWARE HISTORIC TAX CREDIT BRIDGE FUND NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT, EVEN AFTER CONTROLLING FOR DIFFERENCES IN CREDITWORTHINESS, MINORITY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES EXPERIENCE HIGHER LOAN DENIAL RATES AND PAY HIGHER INTEREST RATES THAN WHITE-OWNED BUSINESSES. THIS TREND HAS ACCELERATED AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 INDUCED ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. BECAUSE OF THESE DENIAL RATES, MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS MUST RELY MORE UPON OWNER'S EQUITY AND LESS ON BANK DEBT. YET, MINORITY BUSINESSES HAVE LESS EQUITY AND LOWER HOUSEHOLD WEALTH TO DRAW FROM. AS A RESULT, MINORITY SMALL BUSINESSES LAUNCH WITH LESS TOTAL CAPITALIZATION THAN CONVENTIONAL BUSINESSES. WITH INADEQUATE CAPITALIZATION, THESE BUSINESSES SUFFER A HIGHER FAILURE RATE THAN WHITE-OWNED BUSINESSES. IN 2021, CILF, HEDC'S CERTIFIED NATIONAL CDFI, PROVIDED OVER 388 LOANS, TOTALING $23.8 MILLION TO MINORITY AND WOMEN SMALL BUSINESSES LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, AND WASHINGTON. THE $23.8 MILLION LOANED TO MWBE'S REPRESENTS 84 PERCENT OF CILF'S TOTAL LOAN VOLUME IN 2021. IN 2020, CILF RECEIVED A $38 MILLION EQ2 INVESTMENT COMMITMENT FROM DISCOVER BANK. CILF IN TURN MADE A LOAN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE SPONSORED FINTECH CENTER AND HAS BEEN FUNDING CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PAYMENTS FOR THE FINTECH CENTER LOCATED ON THE STAR CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE BUILDING WHEN FINISHED IN EARLY 2023, WILL HOUSE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOMS, OFFICES AND FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE GREATER DELAWARE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. THE LOAN PROVIDED BY CILF WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE LOW-COST, PATIENT, AND PERMANENT FIRST MORTGAGE FINANCING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY. IN DECEMBER OF 2021, NDC COMMUNITY IMPACT LOAN FUND (CILF) WAS GRANTED MEMBERSHIP INTO THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORK. AS A CDFI MEMBER, CILF WILL UTILIZE DRAWS FROM THE FHLB TO FUND UP TO SEVENTY PERCENT OF A LOAN MADE TO AN ELIGIBLE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND/OR NONPROFIT BORROWER. THE MEMBERSHIP WILL ALLOW CILF TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS LENDING ACTIVITY, INCLUDING PRIORITY LENDING IN CDFI ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACTS AND TO LOW INCOME BORROWERS.

LOW INCOME HOUSING:HEDC IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN LOW-INCOME HOUSING THROUGH BOTH DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AROUND THE NATION, HEDC HAS DEVELOPED, FINANCED, OPERATED, AND/OR MANAGED OVER 14,000 UNITS OF QUALITY, SAFE, ADEQUATE, AND AFFORDABLE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TOTALING MORE THAN $2.5 BILLION OF INVESTMENT IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN MORE THAN 30 STATES. (CONT. SEE SCHEDULE O)