CDFI Fund: Request for Public Comment Issued Regarding Minority Lending Institution Designation Criteria
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is soliciting public comment regarding the criteria to designate a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) as a Minority Lending Institution (MLI). Pursuant to Section 523 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act; Pub. L. 116-260), an MLI is…
CDFI Fund: Update on New CDFI Certification Application Process and Six-Month Blackout Period
CDFI Fund will pause acceptance of new CDFI Certification Applications and Target Market Modifications for six months to prepare for launch of the revised CDFI Certification Application and reporting requirements In May 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) requested public comment on the application and reporting requirements for…
CDFI Fund: FY 2022 CDFI Equitable Recovery Program Application Deadline Extended through August 23rd
On June 23, 2022, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the opening of the FY 2022 CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (ERP) round with the public release of a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA). The NOFA set forth the deadline for submitting the FY 2022 CDFI ERP Application via the CDFI Fund’s Award…
CDFI Fund: Updated Program Eligibility Information to be Released based on 2016-2020 American Community Survey Census Bureau Data
The Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has established a plan for releasing updated program eligibility information based upon Census Bureau data from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS). Eligibility requirements for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), Capital Magnet Fund (CMF), Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program),…
CDFI Fund: Apply Now for the Brand New CDFI Equitable Recovery Program
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding round for the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) today. The program will provide approximately $1.73 billion in awards, which was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260), to Certified Community Development…
CDFI Fund: $336.4 Million in Capital Magnet Fund Awards Announced to Support Affordable Housing
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 59 organizations $336.4 million today for the development of affordable housing and community facilities serving low-income individuals, families, and communities. These awards were made through the fiscal year (FY) 2021 round of the Capital Magnet Fund, and will support financing for…
CDFI Fund: Public Data on CDFI Program Recipients Through 2020 Released
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is releasing fiscal year (FY) 2020 data, which was reported in FY 2021 by Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) via the CDFI Fund’s data collection system, known as the Annual Compliance and Performance Report (ACPR). The release contains public Transaction Level Report (TLR) data detailing how CDFIs…
OCC: Acting Comptroller Discusses Importance of CDFIs and MDIs
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today discussed the importance of community development financial institutions (CDFI) and minority depository institutions (MDI) at the 2022 Community Development Bankers Association Peer Forum. In his remarks, the Acting Comptroller highlighted initiatives to revitalize MDIs and increase investments in CDFIs, and the Office of the Comptroller of…
CDFI Fund: FY 2022 Small Dollar Loan Program Application Deadlines Approaching
As a reminder for fiscal year (FY) 2022 Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) applicants, the deadline for online submission of the SF-424 through Grants.gov for this year’s SDL Program funding round is June 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET. Applicants must also have created an Awards Management Information System (AMIS) account and entered their Employer Identification…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2022 Round of CDFI Program and NACA Program Released
The fiscal year (FY) 2022 application 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 April 12, 2022. In total, 719 organizations from across the country requested a combined level of $577.9 million in awards, which is…