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How government loans help bring community sustainability projects to life

How government loans help bring community sustainability projects to life

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Seema ThomasSeema ThomasDeputy Director at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

With over two decades of experience, Seema Thomas is a seasoned urban development professional dedicated to addressing community development challenges. Currently serving as the Deputy Director for the Financial Management Division at the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development, she has been instrumental in devising and expanding innovative and inclusive initiatives that support communities at various scales. Before her current role, Seema has also worked as a professor at the University of the District of Columbia and has extensive experience in consulting for numerous high-profile organisations.

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Small, local projects are often the ones that bring the most community benefit and help residents build for a more sustainable future. But without help from big investors they can be hard to get off the ground. This is where government financing can help.

Seema Thomas, Deputy Director at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, spoke to Streamly's Sarah Austin about the government loan guarantee schemes providing much needed backing for community-led development projects.

Table Of Contents
Role of government financing in community development projects
Thomas discusses the array of scenarios where government financing can aid in community development projects.
How does that funding incentivise private sector to get involved in these sorts of projects?
Thomas outlines how Government funding can spur later investment from the private sector.
The Section 108 Loan
Thomas introduces the Section 108 government loan, a key programme in the government financing toolkit.
Helping marginalised communities through government funding
Thomas delves into the ways government financing is trying to help marginalised communities.
A global outlook on government financing
Thomas differentiates between the bodies and groups that offer financing for sustainable development projects at a wider scale.
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