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Monday, Mar 11, 2024
Welcoming the Next Director of the CDFI Fund
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. Raghavan to the CDFI Fund team and the broader community finance field. She is a seasoned leader in community and economic development with an impressive track record of overseeing billions of dollars in mission-oriented federal investments.“
Announcements
: Updates
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, Assistance and/or Allocation? If so, to ensure compliance with your Award, Assistance and/or Allocation Agreement(s), you must complete and submit the annual report(s) specified in these agreement(s). Additionally, to maintain your organization’s CDFI Certification status all Certified CDFIs must submit an Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR).
: Updates
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that it received 216 applications for the calendar year (CY) 2024-2025 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.
: Updates
As a reminder for fiscal year (FY) 2025 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Applicants, the deadline for online submission of CDFI Program and NACA Program Application materials, including Persistent Poverty County-Financial Assistance (PPC-FA), Healthy Food Financing Initiative-Financial Assistance (HFFI-FA), and Disability Funds-Financial Assistance (DF-FA), through the CDFI Fund’s Awards Management Information System (AMIS) is March 21, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Upcoming Events
June Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) webinar
September Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) webinar
Message from the Director
Message from CDFI Fund Director Pravina Raghavan: Finishing 2024 with a Flurry and Looking Forward into 2025
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has had a busy fall.
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