CDFI Fund: Capital Magnet Fund Update
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has released an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on its website, www.cdfifund.gov/cmf, to assist potential applicants to the fiscal year (FY) 2016 round of the Capital Magnet Fund. Topics updated in the FAQ include affordability requirements, use of Capital Magnet Fund funds with other CDFI Fund program…
CDFI Fund: CDFI and NACA Program Electronic Application Available
The electronic applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2016 round of the CDFI Program and NACA Program are now available in the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund)’s 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 existing…
CDFI Fund: FY 2016 Funding Round for CDFI Program and NACA Program Opens
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2016 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program). Congress appropriated the CDFI Fund $190.5 million in FY 2016 in Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical…
CDFI Fund: Bond Guarantee Program Application Period for FY 2016 Opened
Up to $750 Million in Bond Guarantee Authority Available The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today opened the fiscal year (FY) 2016 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. Application materials are available on the CDFI Fund’s website in anticipation of the publication of the Notice of Guarantee…
CDFI Fund: Treasury Guarantees $327 Million in Bond Funding to Low-Income Communities
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that an additional nine bond loans, totaling $327 million, were guaranteed in fiscal year (FY) 2015, bringing the total guaranteed to date to $852 million. All of the bond proceeds, provided through the Community Development Financial Institutions Bond Guarantee Program…
CDFI Fund: $18 Million in Bank Enterprise Awards Announced
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $18.1 million in grant awards to 83 FDIC-insured financial institutions for serving economically distressed communities across the nation. These funds are awarded under the fiscal year (FY) 2015 round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), and they will…
CDFI Fund: U.S. Treasury Awards More Than $200 Million To Spur Economic Growth In Low-Income Areas
Washington – The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 195 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) $202 million in grants and loans today through the latest rounds of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program). This announcement caps the 20th anniversary celebration…