Lasso that Money! The Basics of Funding

You’ve got an amazing project. The public loves it, stakeholders are on board and the agency can’t wait to break ground. But how do you pay for it? As Ted Lasso would say, “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” Together, we’ll dive into the differences between funding and financing, explore capital and operating funding sources, discuss developing funding plans for all stages of project development and offer a few wise words from our favorite coach, Ted Lasso. “If the Lasso way is wrong, it’s hard to imagine being right.”

Facilitator: Tesse Rasmussen, Managing Principal, InfraStrategies LLC, El Segundo, CA
Amanda Vandegrift, Managing Principal, InfraStrategies LLC, Atlanta, GA
Manjiri Akalkotkar, AIA, Vice President, Program Delivery, VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority, San Antonio, TX