CDFI Fund: Helpful Tips Released for Applicants to the FY 2024 BEA Program Application Round
If your FDIC-insured bank or thrift is considering submitting an application to the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding round for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), you may find the following information helpful as you plan. Eligibility Requirements for FY 2024 BEA Program Applicants with CDFI Fund Awards If your organization will be…
CDFI Fund: $70 Million Awarded to Banks through BEA Awards to Increase Investment in Severely Distressed Communities
Recipients Collectively Increased Lending and Services to Nation’s Most Distressed Areas by over $970 million The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today $70 million in awards to 184 FDIC-insured banks, through the fiscal year (FY) 2023 round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), for increasing…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand Released for FY 2023 Round of BEA Program
Nearly $1.05 Billion in Increased Investments, Lending and Services in Highly Distressed Communities and to CDFIs The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today the application data for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 round of its Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). A total of 189 applications were…
CDFI Fund: FY 2023 Bank Enterprise Award Program Application Deadline Extended to June 8th
On March 31, 2023, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the publication of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) with a deadline for submitting a FY 2023 BEA Program Application in the Awards Management Information System (AMIS), the CDFI Fund’s web-based portal,…
CDFI Fund: Updated FAQ Posted for BEA Program Applicants
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has posted on its website a revised Supplemental Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document and Application Guidance document related to the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) Application round. Revised information is highlighted in green in these documents. The updates to these…
CDFI Fund: FY 2023 Bank Enterprise Award Program Funding Round Opens
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding round for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). Application materials are now available on the BEA Program page of the CDFI Fund’s websitein anticipation of the publication of the FY 2023 Notice of Funds…
CDFI Fund: Update Provided on the Implementation of the 2016-2020 American Community Survey Datasets
In June 2022, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced a plan for releasing updated program eligibility information based upon Census Bureau data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2016-2020 5-year data series. Eligibility requirements for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), Capital Magnet Fund (CMF), Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program), Native…
CDFI Fund: Updated Program Information Now Available Based on 2016-2020 American Community Survey
BEA Program Eligibility and CDFI Program Investment Areas Revised with Data Release The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today updated Eligibility Data for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), as well as updated Investment Areas and Target Markets for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI…
CDFI Fund: Request for Public Comment Issued on FY 2023-2035 Bank Enterprise Award Program Application
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Currently, the Community Development Financial…
CDFI Fund: Request for Public Comment Issued on Uses of Award Report
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Community…