Message from the Director

CDFI Publish Date

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has named Dietrich Douglas as the Acting Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Mr. Douglas currently serves as Legal Counsel for the CDFI Fund.

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has had a busy fall.

As I close on my first four months as the Director of the CDFI Fund, I wanted to provide an update on our programs and highlight a few key announcements.

Today, Pravina Raghavan began her tenure as the next Director of the CDFI Fund.  Noel Poyo, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Community and Economic Development said, “I am proud to introduce Ms.

In May, I officially stepped into the role of Acting Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) but, I am not new to the CDFI Fund.

At the end of April 2023, I will be leaving my post as Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) and returning to my hometown to serve as President of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp

February gives me the chance to extend a belated Happy New Year!

As we move into the latter half of 2022, I wanted to take a moment to provide a short update about the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund’s) programs and initiatives.

Earlier today, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened applications for the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program.