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Fiscal Year 2021 CDFI Program

Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions

Assistance Listings
  • 21.020 -- Community Development Financial Institutions Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

Through the CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides (i) Base-FA awards of up to $1 million to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to build their financial capacity to lend to their Eligible Markets and/or Target Markets, and (ii) TA grants of up to $125,000 to build Certified and Emerging CDFIs’ organizational capacity to serve their Eligible Markets and/or Target Markets. For more detailed information, please refer to the NOFA found on the CDFI Fund’s website.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligibility requirements for the Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance components of the FY 2021 CDFI Program can be found in the FY 2021 Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA).

Grantor contact information

Description

CDFI Fund Help Desk (202) 653-0421

Email

CDFI Fund Help Desk

cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

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

Archived: April 21, 2021

Application process

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Award

$188,000,000

Program Funding

350

Expected awards

$10,000

Award Minimum

$1,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

CDFI-2021-FATA

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Community development

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

2

Posted date:

February 18, 2021

Archive date:

April 21, 2021

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