CDFI Fund

CDFI Fund: $18 Million Awarded to Support Consumer Access to Financial Institutions Through the CDFI Small Dollar Loan Program Awards

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded $18 million in grants to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) through the combined fiscal year (FY) 2023 and (FY) 2024 round of the Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program). “These important awards enable more Certified CDFIs to offer alternatives…

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: Public Meeting of the CDFI Fund’s Advisory Board will be Held on April 11th in Washington, DC

A Public Meeting of the CDFI Fund’s Advisory Board will be Held on April 11, 2024, in Washington, DC Wednesday, March 27, 2024 The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is convening a meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 11, 2024….

CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2024 Round of CDFI Program and NACA Program Released

The application period for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund) Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) closed on February 15, 2024. In total, 948 organizations from across the country requested a combined level of approximately $1.55…

CDFI Fund: Public Comments Sought on NMTC Program Allocation Application

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the 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, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the…

CDFI Fund: CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Application Period for FY 2024 Now Open

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today opened the fiscal year (FY) 2024 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. A total of up to $500 million in bond guarantee authority is available for Eligible Community Development Financial Institutions (Eligible CDFIs) in FY 2024. Through the CDFI…

CDFI Fund: Transition FAQs Released on the Census 2020 Island Areas Datasets and Updated 2016-2020 American Community Survey

CDFI Program, NACA Program, BEA Program, and NMTC Program updated Census transition documents and datasets. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) recently released updated guidance and geographic eligibility data files for CDFI Certification, the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program), Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program),…

CDFI Fund: Capital Magnet Fund Funding Round for FY 2024 Opens

Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding round for the Capital Magnet Fund.  Through the Capital Magnet Fund, the CDFI Fund competitively awards funds to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and qualified non-profit housing organizations. These awards can be used to…

CDFI Fund: Beware of Fictitious CDFI Fund Social Media Accounts

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) would like to make the public aware of fraudulent social media profiles, email accounts, and phone numbers that attempt to impersonate or otherwise associate themselves with the CDFI Fund. Although the precise platforms and messages vary, these imposters provide false CDFI Fund…

CDFI Fund: Application Demand for CY 2023 Round of the NMTC Program Released

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that it received 196 applications for the calendar year (CY) 2023 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The NMTC Program advances economic development in economically distressed communities by making tax credit allocations available to Community Development…