Public Finance Network

Public Finance Network

The Public Finance Network (PFN) represents state and local governments and other municipal bond issuer groups

The Public Finance Network (PFN) is a collection of associations dedicated to protecting access to affordable capital for our communities. We have all heard of municipal bonds, but for many of us, our knowledge of the $4 trillion municipal market stops there. The #BuiltByBonds campaign shares stories of how this tool available to local governments has allowed cities, counties, utilities, library districts, park districts, and other forms of government to build America's infrastructure. In 2023 alone— state, local, and tribal governments issued about $380 billion worth of bonds to finance critical infrastructure that we use each day.

As the tax reform debate begins in earnest for the 119th Congress, the PFN stands ready to spread the story of how the country was #BuiltByBonds. Click here for the PFN's welcome letter to the 119th Congress expressing the importance of tax-exempt municipal bonds.

Share Your Story

Was your community #BuiltByBonds? Simply provide a few bits of information about a recent project in your community that was financed with municipal bonds

Submit Your Story

View Stories

Browse through stories from across the nation of projects that were financed fully or in part through municipal bonds.

View Stories

More on Municipal Bonds

Tax-exempt bonds are the primary mechanism through which state and local governments raise capital to finance a wide range of essential public projects

Learn More

The Public Finance Network

Formed in 1988, the Public Finance Network is a coalition of organizations united to preserve state and local government use of tax-exempt bonds. The Network represents the wide array of local and state government financing and infrastructure activities. The Public Finance Network is administered by GFOA and its Director of the Federal Liaison Center, Emily Brock.

PFN Members


Share now!