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TBL Fund provides financing and technical assistance for Solar installations for households living in multifamily affordable housing (MFAH). With a commitment to innovation, TBL Fund offers a range of energy financing solutions, including energy performance contracts (EPC), property assessed clean energy (PACE), power purchase agreements (PPA), Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS), off-balance sheet financing, and bridge financing. A recognized leader in the sector, …
Better Buildings, an initiative of the Department of Energy that drives energy efficiency innovation across the nation, recently published its 2024 Progress Report. The report discusses the innovations in many sectors, notably financing, that drive the Better Buildings mission forward. TBL Fund is recognized in the report as a Climate Finance Innovation Award winner, an award given to Better Buildings …
Triple Bottom Line Foundation (TBL Fund) is a 501c3 nonprofit Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) with a mission to deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits to underserved communities nationally. To honor this mission, it provides financial products to drive clean energy and green solution deployments in multifamily affordable housing properties (MFAH) and Disadvantaged communities (DAC). These product offerings include: Learn …
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has created a wealth of opportunities to scale green solutions like heat pumps, solar, energy storage, and weatherization in underserved communities. Stakeholders can access tax credits, grants, and other incentives to pursue holistic clean energy solutions. Triple Bottom Line Foundation’s (TBL Fund) focus is serving indigenous communities and multifamily affordable housing (MFAH) stakeholders. We have …
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) announced 67 winners, including TBL Fund, in the first phase of the $6.7 million Energizing Rural Communities Prize. This prize challenges individuals and organizations to develop partnership and financing strategies to support efforts in rural or remote communities to improve their energy systems and advance clean energy demonstration projects. …
Denver, CO | June 13 2023 – The Triple Bottom Line Foundation (TBL Fund) is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides financial products and services to create economic, environmental, and social benefits for underserved communities. TBL Fund has been awarded a $500,000 grant and a $500,000 investment from Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) for implementation of the Finance Justice …
A Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is a financial institution whose primary mission is to help communities that are traditionally left out of banking and investing options. They differ from each other in practices and requirements, but tend to focus on innovative lending options (including less stringent lending practices), educational outreach, and lending for small businesses. CDFIs can be regulated …
It is understandably challenging for cost-constrained multifamily affordable housing (MFAH) property owners and managers to spend their carefully budgeted dollars on unfamiliar green tech (e.g., heat pump-based HVAC) vs. familiar technologies with lower upfront costs. While “going green” can be expensive, traditional or “business as usual” retrofits have limited benefits. They may solve an immediate problem (e.g., addressing/replacing failed HVAC …
Lee Alexander | TBL Fund Finance Manager Mr. Alexander supports TBL Fund by developing and executing corporate strategic initiatives relating to risk and compliance to facilitate growth and to drive process improvements and operational efficiencies. A blog published through the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Better Buildings Solution Center discussed the value of leveraging financing and renovation events to drive low-income multifamily housing energy retrofits. …
The EPA’s new Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) guidance has presented both challenges and opportunities for everyone interested in trying to capture some of the funding available. TBL Fund is pressing forward with our Green Finance Coalition. With 20 interested CDFI’s, CU’s and HFA’s, and growing, we’re also laying the groundwork for this coalition to be more than just a …
