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Wednesday, October 4, 2022
CDFI Fund Advance Look: Preview the Revisions to the New CDFI Certification Application
In May 2020, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) requested public comment on the application and reporting requirements for Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The CDFI industry overwhelmingly responded and submitted 55 letters with over 600 unique comments to proposed changes to the CDFI Fund’s Certification Application and Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR), as well as its data collection mechanisms. Over the past two years, the CDFI Fund has spent considerable time reviewing and considering these comments and suggestions.
Announcements
: Updates
In June 2022, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced a plan for releasing updated program eligibility information based upon Census Bureau data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2016-2020 5-year data series. Eligibility requirements for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), Capital Magnet Fund (CMF), Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program), Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program), and New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) are affected by this update.
: Requests for Comments, Updates
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 continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S.
: Updates
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that it received 197 applications for the calendar year (CY) 2022 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The NMTC Program advances economic development in economically distressed communities by making tax credit allocations available to Community Development Entities (CDEs) for targeted investments in eligible areas.
Requests for Comments