CDFI Fund

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…

CDFI Fund: Update Provided on the Implementation of the 2016-2020 American Community Survey Datasets

In June 2022, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced a plan for releasing updated program eligibility information based upon Census Bureau data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2016-2020 5-year data series. Eligibility requirements for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), Capital Magnet Fund (CMF), Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program), Native…

CDFI Fund: Public Comments Requested on Community Development Entity Certification Application

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 continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S….

CDFI Fund: Application Demand for CY 2022 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 197 applications for the calendar year (CY) 2022 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The NMTC Program advances economic development in economically distressed communities by making tax credit allocations available to Community Development…

CDFI Fund: Annual Compliance, Certification and Reporting Obligations Reminder

Are you the Authorized Representative of an organization that has received a Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Award (CDFI Fund) Award and/or Allocation? If so, don’t forget that in order to maintain compliance with your Assistance and/or Allocation Agreement(s) you must complete and submit the annual compliance report(s) as specified in your agreement(s). Failure to…

CDFI Fund: Upcoming Deadlines for FY 2023 Capital Magnet Fund Round Applicants

As a reminder for fiscal year (FY) 2023 Capital Magnet Fund applicants, the deadline to submit the complete FY 2023 Capital Magnet Fund Application through the Awards Management Information System (AMIS) is March 21, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). To ensure a successful application submission, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) encourages…

CDFI Fund: 2023 Annual Certification & Data Collection Report Guidance Materials and Conference Call Announced

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has released updated information for Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) regarding the 2023 reporting round for the Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR). The CDFI Fund has updated the supporting information for the ACR to reflect the changes made for the 2023 reporting round, which…

CDFI Fund: Public Comments Requested on CDFI Program and NACA Program Applications

Input Needed on Revised FY 2023-2025 Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications 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…

CDFI Fund: $194 Million Awarded to Spur CDFI Investment in Distressed and Underserved Areas Across the Nation

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 252 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) $194.1 million in Financial Assistance (FA) awards today. The awards, through the fiscal year (FY) 2022 round of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program),…

CDFI Fund: Update on CDFI Fund’s Certification Blackout Period Frequently Asked Questions Released

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has provided an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for the CDFI Certification Blackout Period on its website. It supersedes the FAQ page published July 2022 by adding, revising, or updating select questions from the earlier edition. Updates include: When did the CDFI Fund stop accepting new…