Community Development Financial Institutions Fund – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Funding Opportunities: Bond Guarantee Program, FY 2024; Notice of Guarantee Availability
Document Number: 2024-03750
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-02-26
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOGA is published in connection with the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this NOGA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of up to $500 million of Guarantee Authority in FY 2024 subject to Congressional authorization. This NOGA explains application submission and evaluation requirements and processes, and provides agency contacts and information on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program outreach. Parties interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA and not defined elsewhere are defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program regulations (12 CFR 1805.104).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) Allocation Application
Document Number: 2024-03707
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-02-23
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 (PRA). Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) Allocation Application, for the calendar year (CY) 2024-2026 funding rounds (hereafter, the Application or Applications). The CDFI Fund is required by law to make the Application publicly available for comment prior to submission for a new PRA number.
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2024-03152
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-02-15
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the CMF, the CDFI Fund provides financial assistance grants to certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and to qualified Nonprofit Organizations that have the development or management of affordable housing as one of their principal purposes. All Awards provided through this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) are subject to funding availability.
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2024-01879
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-31
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
On December 11, 2023, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting Applications for Financial Assistance (FA) or Technical Assistance (TA) awards under the Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA Program) fiscal year (FY) 2024 Funding Round. The CDFI Fund is issuing this notice to correct the maximum TA award amount cited in the Executive Summary of the NOFA. In the Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 236/Monday, December 11, 2023/ Notices. On page 85995, in the third column, the following sentence of the Executive Summary: ``(ii) TA awards of up to $300,000 to build Certified, and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and Sponsoring Entities' ability to create Certified CDFIs that serve Native Communities'' is corrected to read: ``(ii) TA awards of up to $400,000 to build Certified, and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and Sponsoring Entities' ability to create Certified CDFIs that serve Native Communities.'' All other award amount information shall remain in accordance with the NOFA published on December 11, 2023.
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2024-01880
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-31
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
On December 11, 2023, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting Applications for Financial Assistance (FA) or Technical Assistance (TA) awards under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) fiscal year (FY) 2024 Funding Round. The CDFI Fund is issuing this notice to correct the maximum TA award amount cited in the Executive Summary of the NOFA. In the Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 236/Monday, December 11, 2023/ Notices. On page 85972, in the first column, the following sentence of the Executive Summary: ``(ii) TA awards of up to $250,000 to build Certified and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets'' is corrected to read: ``(ii) TA awards of up to $300,000 to build Certified and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets.'' All other award amount information shall remain in accordance with the NOFA published on December 11, 2023.
Open Meeting: Community Development Advisory Board
Document Number: 2023-28469
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-02
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This meeting will be conducted virtually. A link to view the meeting will be posted under the date of the meeting at www.cdfifund.gov/cdab.
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2023-27598
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-15
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
On December 11, 2023, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting Applications for Financial Assistance (FA) or Technical Assistance (TA) awards under the Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA Program) fiscal year (FY) 2024 Funding Round. The CDFI Fund is issuing this notice to correct the deadlines contained within Table 12 of the NOFA. The corrected deadlines are listed in Table A below. In the Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 236/Monday, December 11, 2023/ Notices. On page 86006, Table 12FY 2024 NACA Program Funding Round Critical Deadlines for Applicants, is replaced with the table that follows (Table A.)
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2023-27597
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-15
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
On December 11, 2023, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting Applications for Financial Assistance (FA) or Technical Assistance (TA) awards under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) fiscal year (FY) 2024 Funding Round. The CDFI Fund is issuing this notice to correct the deadlines contained within Table 12 of the NOFA. The corrected deadlines are listed in Table A below. In the Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 236/Monday, December 11, 2023/ Notices. On page 85986, Table 12FY 2024 CDFI Program Funding Round Critical Deadlines For Applicants, is replaced with the table that follows (Table A.)
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2023-27138
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-11
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Through the CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides (i) FA awards of up to $2 million to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to build their financial capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and (ii) TA awards of up to $250,000 to build Certified and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets. All awards provided through this NOFA are subject to funding availability.
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2023-27139
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-11
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Through the NACA Program, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund provides (i) FA awards of up to $2 million to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) serving Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian populations or Native American areas defined as federally- designated reservations, Hawaiian homelands, Alaska Native Villages and U.S. Census Bureau-designated Tribal Statistical Areas (collectively, ``Native Communities'') to build their financial capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and (ii) TA awards of up to $300,000 to build Certified, and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and Sponsoring Entities' ability to create Certified CDFIs that serve Native Communities. All awards provided through this NOFA are subject to funding availability.
Open Meeting: Community Development Advisory Board
Document Number: 2023-24942
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-11-13
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This meeting will be conducted virtually. A link to view the meeting will be posted under the date of the meeting at www.cdfifund.gov/cdab.
Funding Opportunities: Small Dollar Loan Program; 2024 Funding Round
Document Number: 2023-23503
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-25
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the SDL Program, the CDFI Fund provides (1) grants for Loan Loss Reserves (LLR) to enable a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) establish a loan loss reserve fund in order to cover the losses on small dollar loans associated with starting a new small dollar loan program or expanding an existing small dollar loan program; and (2) grants for Technical Assistance (TA) for technology, staff support, and other eligible activities to enable a Certified CDFI to establish and maintain a small dollar loan program. All awards provided through this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) are subject to funding availability.
Open Meeting: Community Development Advisory Board
Document Number: 2023-14960
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-14
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This meeting will be conducted virtually. A link to view the meeting can be found at the top of www.cdfifund.gov/cdab.
Capital Magnet Fund (CMF)
Document Number: 2023-14407
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-07
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), Department of the Treasury requests comments from the public regarding methods by which it can enhance and improve the impact of the Capital Magnet Fund; streamline or minimize the administrative burden on Capital Magnet Fund applicants and award recipients; as well as safeguard public funds. Information provided in response to this Request will allow the CDFI Fund to consider the development of policies and programs that better support and expand Capital Magnet Fund activities to spur investment in affordable housing and related economic development efforts that serve low-income families and communities.
Open Meeting: Community Development Advisory Board
Document Number: 2023-13226
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-22
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This meeting will be conducted virtually. A link to register to view the meeting can be found at the top of www.cdfifund.gov/cdab.
Notice of Change to Funding Opportunity; Bank Enterprise Award Program
Document Number: 2023-10767
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-05-19
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
On April 3, 2023, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for grants under the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) in the Federal Register (88 FR 19715) announcing the availability of approximately $70 million in grants, pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328). The CDFI Fund is issuing this notice to amend five deadlines contained within the NOFA. The amended deadlines are listed in Table A below.
Funding Opportunity: Bond Guarantee Program
Document Number: 2023-08749
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-26
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOGA is published in connection with the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this NOGA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of up to $500 million of Guarantee Authority in FY 2023. This NOGA explains application submission and evaluation requirements and processes, and provides agency contacts and information on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program outreach. Parties interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA and not defined elsewhere are defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program regulations (12 CFR 1805.104).
Funding Opportunities: Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program; FY 2023 Funding Round
Document Number: 2023-06827
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-03
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOFA is issued in connection with the fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). The BEA Program is administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the BEA Program, the CDFI Fund awards formula-based grants to depository institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for increasing their levels of loans, investments, Service Activities, and technical assistance to residents and businesses in the most economically Distressed Communities, and financial assistance and technical assistance to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) through equity investments, equity-like loans, grants, stock purchases, loans, deposits, and other forms of assistance, during a specified period.
CDFI and NACA Program Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), Correction
Document Number: 2023-05803
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-22
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the CDFI Fund) published a document in the Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 42/Friday, March 3, 2023/Notices. The CDFI Fund is issuing a correction related to page 13512 in the second column, 13. FA Objectives, second paragraph: a. The CDFI Fund proposes to eliminate FAO 1-1: Increase Volume of Financial Services from the list of FAOs to select in the FA Application. The original document contained incorrect FAO number.
CDFI and NACA Program Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
Document Number: 2023-04348
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-03
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 (PRA) of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance (TA) Applications, for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-FY 2025 funding rounds (hereafter, the Application or Applications). The FA Application includes optional questions that addresses Healthy Food Financing InitiativeFinancial Assistance (HFFI-FA), Persistent Poverty CountiesFinancial Assistance (PPC-FA) and Disability FundsFinancial Assistance (DF-FA). Information on CDFI Program and NACA Program Applications can be found on the CDFI Fund's website at https://www.cdfifund.gov/programs- training/programs/cdfi-program for the CDFI Program and at https:// www.cdfifund.gov/programs-training/programs/native-initiative s for the NACA Program. The CDFI Fund is required by law to make the Applications publicly available for comment prior to submission for a new PRA number.
Open Meeting: Community Development Advisory Board
Document Number: 2023-02802
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-09
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This meeting will be conducted virtually. A link to register to view the meeting can be found at the top of www.cdfifund.gov/cdab.
Announcement Type: Notice and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2023-02644
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-08
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The 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. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Transaction Level Report (TLR) for the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program).
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2022-25781
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-28
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) Allocation and Qualified Equity Investment Tracking System (AQEI).
Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) Inviting Applications for the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Allocation Round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program
Document Number: 2022-25116
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOAA is issued in connection with the CY 2022 allocation round (Allocation Round) of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program), as authorized by Title I, subtitle C, section 121 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554) as amended. Through the NMTC Program, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) provides authority to certified CDEs to offer an incentive to investors in the form of tax credits over seven years, which is expected to stimulate the provision of private investment capital that, in turn, will facilitate economic and community development in Low-Income Communities. Through this NOAA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of $5 billion of NMTC Allocation authority in this Allocation Round. In this NOAA, the CDFI Fund specifically addresses how a CDE may apply to receive an allocation of NMTCs, the competitive procedure through which NMTC Allocations will be made, and the actions that will be taken to ensure that proper allocations are made to appropriate entities.
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2022-20732
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-27
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of a 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 (PRA) of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) Application (Application). The Application is an online form submitted through the CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS).
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2022-20714
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-09-26
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Uses of Awards Report Form. The Uses of Award Report Form is an online form submitted through the CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS).
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2022-02902
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-11
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Through the CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides (i) FA awards of up to $1 million to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to build their financial capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and (ii) TA grants of up to $125,000 to build Certified, and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets. All awards provided through this NOFA are subject to funding availability.
Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 2022-02899
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-11
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Through the NACA Program, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund provides (i) FA awards of up to $1 million to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) serving Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian populations or Native American areas defined as Federally- designated reservations, Hawaiian homelands, Alaska Native Villages and U.S. Census Bureau-designated Tribal Statistical Areas (collectively, ``Native Communities'') to build their financial capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and (ii) TA grants of up to $150,000 to build Certified, and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and Sponsoring Entities' ability to create Certified CDFIs that serve Native Communities. All awards provided through this NOFA are subject to funding availability.
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2022-02448
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-07
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Certification of Material Events Form.
Funding Opportunities: New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program; CY 2021 Allocation Round; Correction
Document Number: 2021-27039
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-12-13
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published a document in the Federal Register of November 8, 2021, concerning the Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) inviting Applications for the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Allocation Round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program. On page 61839, in Table 1CY 2021 Allocation Round NMTC Program Critical Deadlines for Applicants, under the Deadline/date header, it incorrectly states that the deadline to submit an amendment request to remove a Controlling Entity from Allocation Agreement(s) is March 21, 2021 when in fact the deadline to submit such an amendment is March 21, 2022. Processing this Action will correct the misinformation that was published.
Community Development Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: 2021-24537
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-11-10
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This meeting will be conducted virtually. A link to the livestream of the meeting will be posted at the top of www.cdfifund.gov/cdab the morning of the meeting.
Funding Opportunities: Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program; FY 2021 Funding Round; Correction
Document Number: 2021-24542
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-11-09
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published a document in the Federal Register of October 14, 2021, concerning the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting Applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Funding Round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). On page 57256, in Table 2 Eligibility Requirements for Applicants, under the Criteria header for CDFI Applicant, under the Description header, it incorrectly states that an eligible Certified CDFI Applicant is an Insured Depository Institution that must be certified as a CDFI as of December 31, 2020 when in fact an eligible Certified CDFI Applicant is an Insured Depository Institution that is certified or has submitted a Certification application by December 31, 2020, has been Certified as a CDFI as of the October 14, 2021 publication date of this NOFA in the Federal Register, and maintains its status as a Certified CDFI at the time BEA Program Awards are announced. Processing this Action will correct the misinformation that was published.
Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) Inviting Applications for the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Allocation Round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program
Document Number: 2021-24310
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-11-08
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOAA is issued in connection with the CY 2021 allocation round (Allocation Round) of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program), as authorized by Title I, subtitle C, section 121 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554) as amended. Through the NMTC Program, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) provides authority to certified CDEs to offer an incentive to investors in the form of tax credits over seven years, which is expected to stimulate the provision of private investment capital that, in turn, will facilitate economic and community development in Low-Income Communities. Through this NOAA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of $5 billion of NMTC Allocation authority in this Allocation Round. In this NOAA, the CDFI Fund specifically addresses how a CDE may apply to receive an allocation of NMTCs, the competitive procedure through which NMTC Allocations will be made, and the actions that will be taken to ensure that proper allocations are made to appropriate entities.
Funding Opportunities: Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program; FY 2021 Funding Round
Document Number: 2021-22450
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-10-14
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOFA is issued in connection with the fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). The BEA Program is administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the BEA Program, the CDFI Fund awards formula-based grants to depository institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for increasing their levels of loans, investments, Service Activities, and technical assistance to residents and businesses in the most economically Distressed Communities, and financial assistance and technical assistance to certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) through equity investments, equity-like loans, grants, stock purchases, loans, deposits, and other forms of assistance, during a specified period.
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2021-21433
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-10-04
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of a 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 (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) Application (Application). The Application is an online form submitted through the CDFI Fund's Award Management Information System (AMIS).
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2021-19865
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, a wholly owned government corporation within the Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program's information collection. The CDFI Bond Guarantee Program proposes minor revisions to the existing approved forms and is seeking approval for a Tertiary Loan Monitoring (TLM) Report.
Funding Opportunities: Capital Magnet Fund; 2021 Funding Round
Document Number: 2021-19598
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-10
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the CMF, the CDFI Fund provides financial assistance grants to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and to qualified Nonprofit Organizations that have the development or management of affordable housing as one of their principal purposes. All awards provided through this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) are subject to funding availability.
Funding Opportunities; Small Dollar Loan Program; 2021 Funding Round
Document Number: 2021-08848
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-04-29
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the SDL Program, the CDFI Fund provides (1) grants for Loan Loss Reserves (LLR) to enable a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) establish a loan loss reserve fund in order to defray the costs of a small dollar loan program established or maintained by such institution; and (2) grants for Technical Assistance (TA) for technology, staff support, and other eligible activities to enable a Certified CDFI to establish and maintain a small dollar loan program. All awards provided through this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) are subject to funding availability.
Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2021-06577
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-03-31
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of a 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 (PRA) of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Office of Certification, Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation (CCME) Title VI Compliance Worksheet (Worksheet). The Worksheet will be an online form submitted through the CDFI Fund's Award Management Information System (AMIS).
Bond Guarantee Program, FY 2021; Notice of Guarantee Availability
Document Number: 2021-04429
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-03-04
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOGA is published in connection with the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this NOGA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of up to $500 million of Guarantee Authority in FY 2021. This NOGA explains application submission and evaluation requirements and processes, and provides agency contacts and information on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program outreach. Parties interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA. The required minimum over- collateralization rates established in FY 2020 have been removed for the FY 2021 round. In the FY 2021 round, over-collateralization rates will be determined during the underwriting process for each applicant. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA and not defined elsewhere are defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program regulations (12 CFR 1805.104).
Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for Financial Assistance Awards or Technical Assistance Grants under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program Fiscal Year 2021 Funding Round
Document Number: 2021-03356
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-19
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Through the CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides (i) FA awards of up to $1 million to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to build their financial capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and (ii) TA grants of up to $125,000 to build Certified, and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets. All awards provided through this NOFA are subject to funding availability.
Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for Financial Assistance Awards or Technical Assistance Grants Under the Native American CDFI Assistance Fiscal Year 2021 Funding Round
Document Number: 2021-03354
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-19
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Through the NACA Program, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund provides (i) FA awards of up to $1 million to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) serving Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian populations or Native American areas defined as Federally- designated reservations, Hawaiian homelands, Alaska Native Villages and U.S. Census Bureau-designated Tribal Statistical Areas (collectively, ``Native Communities'') to build their financial capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and (ii) TA grants of up to $150,000 to build Certified, and Emerging CDFIs' organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and Sponsoring Entities ability to create Certified CDFIs that serve Native Communities. All awards provided through this NOFA are subject to funding availability.
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2020-28757
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-30
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of a 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 (PRA) of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning: The Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) Application (Application), and reporting and record retention requirements of the CMF Annual Performance Report (CMF Performance Report). Both the Application and CMF Performance Report are online forms submitted through the CDFI Fund's Award Management Information System (AMIS).
Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) Inviting Applications for the Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Allocation Round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program
Document Number: 2020-20931
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-09-23
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOAA is issued in connection with the CY 2020 allocation round (Allocation Round) of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program), as authorized by Title I, subtitle C, section 121 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554) as amended. (26 U.S.C. 45D). Through the NMTC Program, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) provides authority to certified CDEs to offer an incentive to investors in the form of tax credits over seven years, which is expected to stimulate the provision of private investment capital that, in turn, will facilitate economic and community development in Low-Income Communities. Through this NOAA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of $5 billion of NMTC Allocation authority in this Allocation Round. In this NOAA, the CDFI Fund specifically addresses how a CDE may apply to receive an allocation of NMTCs, the competitive procedure through which NMTC Allocations will be made, and the actions that will be taken to ensure that proper allocations are made to appropriate entities.
Open Meeting: Community Development Advisory Board
Document Number: 2020-17493
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-11
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This meeting will be conducted virtually. A link to register to view the meeting can be found at the top of www.cdfifund.gov/cdab.
Small Dollar Loan Program
Document Number: 2020-16213
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-27
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Small Dollar Loan Program (SDLP).
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2020-16196
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-27
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is extending the public comment period concerning the Community Development Financial Institutions ProgramCertification Application, which Applicants will submit through the CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS). The original Federal Register document announcing the comment period was published on May 7, 2020. With this extension, the comment period ends on November 5, 2020.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Extension of Comment Period; Annual Certification and Data Collection Report Form (ACR) and the Certification Transaction Level Report (CTLR)
Document Number: 2020-16195
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-27
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is extending the public comment period concerning the Annual Certification and Data Collection Report Form (ACR) and the Certification Transaction Level Report (CTLR). The original Federal Register document announcing the comment period was published on May 7, 2020. With this extension, the comment period ends on November 5, 2020.
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Funding Round of the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF)
Document Number: 2020-11580
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-29
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the CMF, the CDFI Fund provides financial assistance grants to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and to qualified Nonprofit Organizations that have the development or management of affordable housing as one of their principal purposes. All awards provided through this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) are subject to funding availability.
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2020-09747
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-05-07
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The 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. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Community Development Financial Institutions ProgramCertification Application, which Applicants will submit through the CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS).
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