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…
CDFI Fund: CY 2015 and 2016 Rounds of New Market Tax Credits Combined
Combined Round Will Provide Up To $7 Billion in Allocation Authority The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has amended its Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) for the calendar year (CY) 2015 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The CDFI Fund is releasing the amended NOAA in advance of its…
OCC: Supporting Earned Income Tax Credit Day 2016
WASHINGTON — Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry today issued the following statement recognizing Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 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: Upcoming FY 2016 CDFI Program Application Release And Workshops Scheduled
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is tentatively planning to release the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and applications for the FY 2016 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) in mid- to late February 2016. These programs provide awards…