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Monday, December 23, 2025
Treasury Pairs New Markets Tax Credit Awards with Program Reforms
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) today announced New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) awards to promote U.S. economic growth. Treasury also announced reforms to focus NMTC awards on community revitalization and ensure NMTC awardees’ compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws.
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: Programs and Initiatives, Updates
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:
: Programs and Initiatives, Updates
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.
: Updates
Reminder: Next CDFI Certification webinar is July 16th
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