CDFI Fund: $3.5 Billion in New Market Tax Credits Awarded to Spur Economic Growth Nationwide
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 73 Community Development Entities (CDEs) $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credits today. The tax credit allocation awards, made through the calendar year (CY) 2017 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program), will help stimulate investment and economic…
CDFI Fund: FY 2018 Funding Round for CDFI Program and NACA Program Opened
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2018 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program). The awards from these programs will support Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) providing affordable financing and…
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…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2017 Round of Capital Magnet Fund Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today the application data for the fiscal year (FY) 2017 round of its Capital Magnet Fund program. A total of 120 organizations headquartered in 38 states and the District of Columbia submitted eligible applications requesting nearly $540 million in funding. 54…
CDFI Fund: Conference Call on 2018 Bond Guarantee Program Round on December 18th and 19th
On November 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2018 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. A total of up to $500 million in bond guarantee authority is available to eligible Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in FY 2018, pending…
CDFI Fund: FY 2017 Round BEA Program Application Submission Deadline Extended to December 14th
On September 29, 2017, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced in a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) that the deadline for submitting the FY 2017 BEA Program Application (Application) via the CDFI Fund’s Award Management Information System (AMIS) was 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on…
CDFI Fund: Application Period for FY 2018 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Opens
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today opened the fiscal year (FY) 2018 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. A total of up to $500 million in bond guarantee authority is available to eligible Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in FY 2018, pending Congressional authorization. Through…
CDFI Fund: Program Eligibility Information Update: 2011-2015 American Community Survey Data Available for CMF and NMTC Program
The Department of 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 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS). Eligibility requirements for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program), Native American CDFI Assistance Program…
CDFI Fund: Update for FY 2017 Round BEA Program Applicants: Electronic Application Now Available
The electronic application for the fiscal year (FY) 2017 round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) is now available in the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund) Awards Management Information System (AMIS). All applicants must be registered in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and AMIS to apply for funding. Previous applicants should confirm that their…