CDFI Fund: Call for Community and Economic Development Practioners
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is issuing a call for well-qualified persons to serve as application reviewers for the 2017 application round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The CDFI Fund has contracted with F2 Solutions to recruit reviewers. Recruitment will be conducted by F2 Solutions on a rolling…
CDFI Fund: 2017 NMTC Program Electronic Application Now Available
The electronic application for the 2017 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) is available for applicants through their Awards Management Information System (AMIS) accounts. The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published the Notice of Allocation Availability for the 2017 round in the Federal Register on May 4, 2017. Community…
CDFI Fund: CY 2017 Round of New Markets Tax Credit Program Opens
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today the Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) for the calendar year (CY) 2017 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The NOAA makes up to $3.5 billion in tax credit allocation authority available for the CY 2017 round….
CDFI Fund: Update to NMTC Certification, Compliance, and Monitoring FAQs
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has provided an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for New Markets Tax Credit compliance on its website. This document supersedes the December 2015 publications of the FAQ document by adding, revising, or updating select questions from the earlier edition. The major updates includes: Revised guidance regarding restrictions on…
OCC: Supporting Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
WASHINGTON — Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry issued the following statement recognizing Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is pleased to support Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day, a nationwide effort to educate the public about a valuable tax benefit for working families…
CDFI Fund: Waitlist Opens for Minority CDE Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has contracted with National Community Investment Fund (NCIF) to provide group training and individual technical assistance to Minority Community Development Entities (Minority CDEs). The purpose of the training and subsequent technical assistance is to ensure full understanding of how Minority CDEs can participate in the New Markets Tax Credit…
CDFI Fund: Treasury Announces $7 Billion Allocation of New Market Tax Credits
Largest single round in the history of the New Markets Tax Credit Program will spur economic, community development in nation’s distressed and low-income communities WASHINGTON–Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced that 120 organizations nationwide will receive a total of $7 billion in New Markets Tax Credit…
CDFI Fund: Public Data for NMTC Program for 2003-2014 Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today released data collected on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investments across the nation through fiscal year (FY) 2014. The CDFI Fund requires all Community Development Entities (CDEs) that have been awarded NMTC allocations to submit an annual report detailing how they…
CDFI Fund: Public Data for NMTC Program for 2003-2014 Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today released data collected on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investments across the nation through fiscal year (FY) 2014. The CDFI Fund requires all Community Development Entities (CDEs) that have been awarded NMTC allocations to submit an annual report detailing how they…