New Funding Opportunities Opening Soon

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). 

Organizations who are interested in applying for these programs can preview the Notices of Funding Availability for the BEA Program and SDL Program, and the Notice of Guarantee Availability for the BG Program, in the Federal Register at the links below. The CDFI Fund will provide additional information about these funding rounds when they open for applications tomorrow, June 30, 2026. 

• Federal Register Public Inspection: CDFI Bond Guarantee Program: Fiscal Year 2026 Funding Round
   
• Federal Register Public Inspection: Bank Enterprise Award Program: Fiscal Year 2026 Funding Round
   
• Federal Register Public Inspection: Small Dollar Loan Program: Fiscal Year 2026 Funding Round