CDFI Fund: CY 2021 Round of New Markets Tax Credit Program Opened
$5 Billion in Allocation Authority Available The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today the Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) for the calendar year (CY) 2021 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The CDFI Fund is providing the NOAA on its website in anticipation…
CDFI Fund: New Markets Tax Credit Program Native Initiative Request for Proposal Issued
Today, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released a Request for Proposal related to a procurement that is part of a broader effort to increase New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investment in Federal Indian Reservations, Off-Reservation Trust Lands, Hawaiian Home Lands, and Alaskan Native Village Statistical Areas (NMTC Native Areas). Industry and subject-matter…
CDFI Fund: FY 2021 Funding Round Opened for the Bank Enterprise Award Program
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2021 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 2021 Notice of Funds…
CDFI Fund: 2020 ACR Summary Reported Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today released a summary snapshot report from the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) reporting cycle. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) must submit an ACR on an annual basis within 90 days of the end of their…
CDFI Fund: Public Comments Requested on Small Dollar Loan Program Application
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of a 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 (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Currently, the Community Development…
CDFI Fund: Treasury Guarantees $100 Million in CDFI Bond Funding
Treasury Guarantees $100 Million in CDFI Bond Funding The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today the approval of a $100 million guarantee under the fiscal year 2021 round of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program. The guarantee will be issued to Bank of America…
CDFI Fund: Inaugural Round of Small Dollar Loan Program Awards Announced
$10.8 Million Awarded to CDFIs to Provide Alternatives to High Cost Small Dollar Loans Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded more than $10.8 million in grants to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) today, through the fiscal year (FY) 2021 round of the Small Dollar Loan Program…
CDFI Fund: FY 2021 CDFI Program and NACA Program Technical Assistance Awards Announced
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 191 organizations more than $24.1 million in awards today. The fiscal year (FY) 2021 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Technical Assistance Awards will allow Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and…
CDFI Fund: Public Comments Sought on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Materials
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, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently,…
CDFI Fund: Virtual Public Meeting of the CDFI Fund’s Advisory Board Will Be Held on September 30th
In light of the recent White House announcement naming private-sector members of the Community Development Advisory Board (Advisory Board), the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is convening a meeting of the the Advisory Board from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, September 30, 2021. This meeting will be conducted virtually. The function…