After nearly a century—from New Deal initiatives in the 1930s and the War on Poverty in the 1960s through public-private partnership models such as Enterprise and Opportunity Zones, social impact and green bonds, to newer philanthropic investments in civic infrastructure, we still struggle to blend public and private capital effectively for investing in underserved communities at scale. Now, new place-based initiatives for COVID recovery are funneling billions into local depository institutions, state small business credit programs, local government services and infrastructure, and climate/environmental justice (e.g., the Justice 40). Are investors of all types doing enough to ensure that individual frameworks are structured effectively to support community-led development aims? Cross-sectoral experts will discuss potential strategic interventions that policy-makers, public/muni finance, and impact investors might adopt to break through silos and scale up the community success stories we all want. This solution-focused session will anchor discussion around specific projects and strategies for funding and financing community infrastructure, and related capacity building and technical assistance.