Grant Administration

Below is additional information on the various components of grant administration relevant to the Tax Credit Program and resources to help grantees engage with business donors.

Tax Credit Implementation Guide
Information on managing a Tax Credit Program award throughout the implementation of your project. Topics covered include: understanding the grant process, timeline and reporting requirements; requesting the disbursement of funds; and using key components of CDFA’s Grants Management System (correspondence, document checklist, donor management, claims, status reports).

Managing Your Tax Credit Award
Information on the key elements to successfully managing a Tax Credit award can be found throughout this presentation.  A recording of CDFA’s August 2025 Managing Your Tax Credit Award webinar can be viewed here.

Tax Credit Calculator
An interactive calculator in Excel to help business donors understand the return-on-investment of supporting a project through the Tax Credit Program. An online version of the Tax Credit calculator can be found here.

Tax Credit FAQs
Addresses Frequently Asked Questions from the perspective of the business donor. Download as a PDF.

Overview of CDFA Tax Credit Program
Information on the Tax Credit Program from the perspective of the business donor. Download as a PDF.

CDFA Tax Credit Program Pledge Agreement
The New Hampshire Tax Credit Program Pledge Agreement.

Tax Credit 101
Information on how the Tax Credit and pledge process work and helpful tips for fundraising can be found throughout this presentation. A recording of CDFA’s June 2025 Tax Credit 101 webinar can be viewed here.