CDFI Fund: Public Meeting of CDFI Fund’s Advisory Board to Be Held in D.C. on November 16th
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is convening a meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The Advisory Board meeting will be held in the Cash Room at the U.S. Department of the Treasury located at…
CDFI Fund: FY 2017 Funding Round Of BEA Program Open
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2017 application round for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). Application materials are now available on the BEA Program page of the CDFI Fund’s website in anticipation the publication of the FY 2017 Notice of…
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…
SBA: FY 2017 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Awards Announced
SBA Awards $1.9 Million to Expand Small Business Exporting in New England The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that $1.9 million in funding has been awarded to 6 State international trade agencies in New England through SBA’s competitive State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), to support export growth among U.S. small businesses. STEP is designed to…
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…