Overview
In July 2007, the CDFI Fund launched a two-year research effort to fund research projects of relevance to the CDFI industry. In October 2007, a total of twelve research projects were selected from more than 40 proposals that were received in response to the CDFI Fund’s Request for proposal.
As results of the conference panel discussions and peer review of the draft reports, significant changes were made to the draft reports, which are reflected in these final reports. The research reports developed under this initiative are briefly highlighted below.
The research projects covered a broad range of topics, including the interaction of CDFIs and the subprime mortgage market, CDFIs in underserved markets such as native communities, and the institutional development of CDFIs.
This research initiative provided the first opportunity for researchers to obtain access to and use data collected through the CDFI Fund’s Community Investment Impact System, or CIIS. Data are collected through CIIS on an annual basis by CDFIs who have received a monetary award, and until this time, had not been made available for research purposes to those outside of the CDFI Fund.
In June 2008, the CDFI Fund hosted a one-day research conference in Washington, DC, where researchers presented and discussed their draft reports with other researchers and practitioners, after which final edits were made.
The final research papers are available, by category, through the
links below.
Research Conference
Research Report
Overview
Research Report Categories (click below to access related research reports)
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