As the pandemic begins to ease and everyday life is moving
toward normalcy, whatever that may be, the pace of the
economy's resurgence, in the words of Federal Reserve Chairman
Jerome Powell, "... is about to accelerate much more quickly
than anticipated with output approaching its pre-pandemic
level." Capital investment, especially in distressed economic
communities, will be needed more now than ever, to enable
for-profits and non-profits to start and grow businesses,
accelerate job growth, and lessen economic hardships triggered by
COVID-19. To help fuel the post-pandemic comeback, the following
represent several "out of the ordinary" financing options
which can bolster and, at the same time, leverage a project's
capital stack, which, in turn, can produce opportunities, minimize
risks, and attract conventional capital not otherwise available to
underserved communities.
