CDFI Program 2009

Post Date

August 12th 2008

Application Due Date

October 29th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

CDFI-2009-FATA

CFDA Number(s)

21.020

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant
Other

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development

Number of Awards

75

Eligibility Categories

Other

Applicants must be certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (or CDFI) by the CDFI Fund, or be certifiable as a CDFI by the CDFI Fund. Please see the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) on the CDFI Fund's website for more detailed information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $54000000

• Award Range:

  $1 - $2000000

Grant Description

Through the CDFI Program, the Fund provides: (i) Financial Assistance (FA) awards to CDFIs that have Comprehensive Business Plans for creating demonstrable community development impact through the deployment of credit, capital, and financial services within their respective Target Markets or the expansion into new Investment Areas, Low-Income Targeted Populations, or Other Targeted Populations, and (ii) Technical Assistance (TA) grants to CDFIs and entities proposing to become CDFIs in order to build their capacity to better address the community development and capital access needs of their particular Target Markets, to expand into new Investment Areas, Low-Income Targeted Populations, or Other Targeted Populations, and/or to become certified CDFIs.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Treasury

• Office:

  Community Development Financial Institutions

• Agency Contact:

  William Luecht
  Telephone (202) 622-8042

• Agency Mailing Address:

  IT Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  ITHelpDesk@cdfi.treas.gov

• More Information:

  A webpage on the CDFI Fund's website with all the relevant details regarding the CDFI Program.