CDFI Fund: Treasury Guarantees $245 Million in Bond Funding for Projects in Low-Income Communities
Washington, DC—U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that Treasury issued two guarantees totaling $245 million under the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program. The guarantees were issued on behalf of nine Eligible CDFIs under the fiscal year (FY) 2017 round of the program. Over $1.36…
CDFI Fund: Annual CIIS Public Data on CDFI Program Recipient Reporting Released
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today 13 years of data provided by Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) through its data collection system, the Community Investment Impact System (CIIS). The data collected covers fiscal years (FY) 2003 through 2015. The release contains Institution Level Report (ILR) data on 823 CDFIs that have…
CDFI Fund: Summary Report and Public Data for NMTC Program for Years 2003-2015 Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today released a Summary Report and data collected on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investments across the nation through fiscal year (FY) 2015. The CDFI Fund requires all Community Development Entities (CDEs) that have been awarded NMTC allocations to submit an annual…
CDFI Fund: U.S. Treasury Awards $208 Million for Investment Nationwide in Low-Income Communities
Funds Support Community Development and Revitalization Activity in Distressed Rural, Urban, and Native Communities The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 303 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) $208.7 million in awards today. The awards, through the fiscal year (FY) 2017 round of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program…
CDFI Fund: More than $18.6 Million in Bank Enterprise Awards Announced for Investment in Low-Income Communities
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced more than $18.6 million in awards to 102 FDIC-insured financial institutions serving economically distressed communities across the nation. These funds, awarded under the fiscal year (FY) 2016 round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), will support community and…
CDFI Fund: Call for Affordable Housing Finance Practitioners by August 18th
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is issuing a call for well-qualified persons to serve as application reviewers for the fiscal year (FY) 2017 application round of the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF). The CDFI Fund has contracted with F2 Solutions to recruit reviewers. Recruitment will be conducted by F2 Solutions on a rolling…
CDFI Fund: Update for Capital Magnet Fund Applicants | AMIS Application Now Available
The Application for the fiscal year (FY) 2017 round of the Capital Magnet Fund is now available in the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund) Awards Management Information System (AMIS). In order to be able to complete their FY 2017 Application in AMIS, applicants must have submitted a valid SF-424 through Grants.gov by July…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for 2017 Round of NMTC Program Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that it received a total of 230 applications under the 2017 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The NMTC Program encourages economic development in low-income and distressed communities by making tax credit allocations available to Community…
CDFI: New Markets Tax Credit Program Compliance Report Released
Washington – A new, independent report on the federal New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) was released today by Summit Consulting LLC (Summit). The Compliance Review of New Markets Tax Credit Program report (the NMTC Report) was commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). It examines whether the…
CDFI Fund: Important Reminders for FY 2017 Capital Magnet Fund Applicants
As a reminder for prospective fiscal year (FY) 2017 Capital Magnet Fund applicants, the deadline for online submission of the SF-424 through Grants.gov for the FY 2017 Capital Magnet Fund round is July 28, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The deadline for online submission of the application and required materials through the CDFI…