CDFI Fund: U.S. Treasury Announces FY 2019 CDFI Program and NACA Program Technical Assistance Awards
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 73 organizations more than $9.16 million in awards today. The fiscal year (FY) 2019 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Technical Assistance Awards will allow certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and…
CDFI Fund: Certification Requirements Changed for CDFI Program, NACA Program Financial Assistance Applicants
On March 8, 2019, the CDFI Fund issued a Request for Public Comment on the fiscal year (FY) 2020-2022 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Application. After reviewing the comments received, the CDFI Fund has decided to proceed with updating the certification requirements to apply for a CDFI…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2019 Round of CDFI Program and NACA Program Released
The fiscal year (FY) 2019 application round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) closed on June 6, 2019. The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) received 546 applications from organizations across the country, requesting a total of $579.54 million. Specifically:* 412 organizations requested…
OCC: Comptroller Visits New Mexico Pueblos to Discuss CRA and Bank Services
Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting today visited Native American pueblos in New Mexico as part of a nationwide effort to discuss modernizing Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations and opportunities to bring more investment, lending, and services to underserved areas. While in northern New Mexico, the Comptroller and senior staff from the Office of the…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Help Build a Tribally-Owned Manufacturing and Warehouse Facility in Michigan
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to help construct a new manufacturing and warehouse facility that will serve as the foundation for tribally-led regional business development….
CDFI Fund: Annual CIIS Public Data Release on CDFI Program Recipient Reporting
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today an additional year of data provided by Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) through its data collection system, known as the Community Investment Impact System (CIIS), representing 15 years of data. The data collected covers fiscal years (FYs) 2003 through 2017. This is the last year…
CDFI Fund: Reminders and Updates for FY 2019 CDFI Program and NACA Program Round Applicants
As a reminder for fiscal year (FY) 2019 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) applicants, the deadline for online submission of the SF-424 through Grants.gov for this year’s CDFI Program and NACA Program funding rounds is May 3, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The deadline for online submission…
CDFI Fund: FY 2019 Funding Round for CDFI Program and NACA Program Open
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2019 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) that provide affordable financing…
FEMA: 6 More Counties, Santee Sioux Nation Added for Disaster Assistance in Nebraska
Residents and business owners in Boone, Buffalo, Custer, Knox, Richardson and Thurston Counties and the Santee Sioux Nation may now apply for disaster assistance for losses resulting from the severe winter storm, straight-line winds and flooding in March. Additional counties may be added as damage assessments continue. Impacted homeowners and businesses are encouraged to report their damages to local…
CDFI Fund: Public Comments Requested on FY 2020-2022 CDFI Program and NACA Program 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 Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the…