CDFI Fund: $40.1 Million Awarded to Banks Investing in Severely Distressed Communities
Recipients Demonstrate Increased Lending and Services Exceeding $380 Million to Nation’s Most Economically Challenged Areas The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today announced $40.1 million in awards to 171 FDIC-insured banks through the fiscal year (FY) 2024 round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), for increasing…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for Fiscal Year 2024 Round of BEA Program Released
Over $390 million 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) 2024 round of its Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). A total of 176 applications were…
CDFI Fund: Application Reminders & Updates for the FY 2024 BEA Program Application Round Released
As a reminder for fiscal year (FY) 2024 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) Applicants, the deadline for online submission of the SF-424 Mandatory through Grants.gov is May 28, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). This is also the deadline for creating an account for the CDFI Fund’s Awards Information Management System (AMIS) and entering…
CDFI Fund: FY 2024 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) 2024 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 2024 Notice of Funds…
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…