The CDFI Fund has released additional application instructions and reference materials for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) applicants. All application materials for the FY 2026 funding round are available on the BEA Program page on the CDFI Fund’s website. New application materials as of July 2, 2026 include:
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The CDFI Fund has released additional reference materials for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) applicants. The FY 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document, updated July 2, 2026, is now available.
Reminder: Next CDFI Certification webinar is July 16th
Washington, DC — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today announced the opening of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding round for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program).
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding round for the Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) today. SDL Program funding is intended to expand consumer access to financial institutions by providing alternatives to high-cost small dollar lending.
Tomorrow, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will be opening the fiscal year (FY) 2026 application rounds for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program (BG Program), the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), and the Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program).
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, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Are you the Authorized Representative of either a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) or an organization that has received a Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Award and/or Allocation?
The CDFI Fund will host a specialized webinar focused on Transaction Level Report (TLR) reporting requirements and considerations related to the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP).