SBA: Free Webinar Series to Help Small Businesses Navigate the HUBZone Program
The U.S. Small Business Administration will present a six-part, free webinar series to help small businesses navigate its Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone Program that will run from February to mid-March. The hour-long webinars will cover the following topics: Feb. 7 HUBZone Contracting: Make the Federal Government Your Customer 2-3p.m. EST Small businesses will…
HUD: $37 Million in Grants Awarded to Fight Housing Discrimination
Grants will support more than 150 fair housing organizations nationwide The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today it is awarding $37 million to fight housing discrimination under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). These grants will support more than 150 national and local fair housing organizations working to confront violations of…
HUD: $25 Million Offered to Clean Up Dangerous Lead in Public Housing
Funding to make low-income housing lead safe The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering $25 million in grants to identify and eliminate lead-based paint hazards in public housing. Read HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). These funds are offered through HUD’s Public and Indian Housing Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund Program. This…
CFPB: Acting Director Mulvaney Announces Call for Evidence Regarding CFPB Functions
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced that it is issuing a call for evidence to ensure the Bureau is fulfilling its proper and appropriate functions to best protect consumers. In coming weeks, the Bureau will be publishing in the Federal Register a series of Requests for Information (RFIs) seeking comment on enforcement, supervision, rulemaking,…
CDFI Fund: FY 2018 Round CDFI Bond Guarantee Application Deadline Extended to February 16, 2018
On November 2, 2017, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced in a Notice of Guarantee Availability (NOGA) for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program that the deadline for submitting a fiscal year (FY) 2018 Guarantee Application was 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 23, 2018. In anticipation of the publication of…
CDFI Fund: Upcoming FY 2018 CDFI Program and NACA Program Application Workshops
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is tentatively planning to release the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and applications for the FY 2018 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) in early February 2018. These programs provide awards to build…
HUD: Record $2 Billion Awarded to Thousands of Local Homeless Assistance Programs Across U.S.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded a record $2 billion to support more than 7,300 local homeless assistance programs across the nation. HUD’s Continuum of Care grants provide critically needed support to local programs on the front lines of serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness. View a complete list of all…
SBA: New Grant Opportunities Announced for Women’s Business Center Funding
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the availability of two new grant opportunities for established and aspiring Women’s Business Center host organizations to provide outcome-oriented business services for women entrepreneurs. The first grant funding opportunity is the Women’s Business Center Initial Phase Grant (#OWBO-2017-01-1) that will provide $75,000 for up to six eligible nonprofit…
ABA: America’s 2 Million Bankers Encouraged to Register for ABA Foundation’s 2018 Financial Education Initiatives
ABA Foundation programs call for banker volunteers to join growing, industry-wide efforts designed to help local communities The American Bankers Association Foundation today launched its 2018 financial education registration campaign, calling on banker volunteers from across the country to register for a range of successful, industry-wide programs designed to enhance financial education in their local…
FDIC: Resource Guide Highlights Collaborative Opportunities with Minority Depository Institutions
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued a resource guide that underscores ways insured depository institutions, including community banks, can partner with minority depository institutions (MDIs) to the benefit of all institutions involved, as well as the communities they serve. The resource guide also notes that banks may realize business and regulatory benefits from…