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Fiscal Year 2020 Capital Magnet Fund Program

Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions

Assistance Listings
  • 21.011 -- Capital Magnet Fund

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The CDFI Fund awards Capital Magnet Fund grants to certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and certain nonprofit organizations to finance: (1) the development, preservation, rehabilitation, or purchase of affordable housing for primarily extremely low-, very low-, and low-income families; and (2) economic development activities or community service facilities, such as day care centers, workforce development centers, and health care clinics, which in conjunction with affordable housing activities implement a concerted strategy to stabilize or revitalize a low-income area or underserved rural area. CMF's award ceiling is 15% of Total Program Funding. Additional details on Application requirements are available on the CDFI Fund’s website.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Applicants must be (1) a Treasury certified CDFI; or (2) a nonprofit organization having as one of its principal purposes the development or management of affordable housing. An applicant must provide information necessary to establish that it is an eligible organization in order to apply for assistance. This information is included as part of the application materials.

Grantor contact information

Description

CDFI Fund Help Desk (202) 653-0421

Email

CDFI Fund Help Desk

cmf@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 Capital Magnet Fund Program.

Archived: June 27, 2020

Application process

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Award

$173,800,000

Program Funding

40

Expected awards

$500,000

Award Minimum

$26,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

CDFI-2020-CMF

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Mandatory

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Community development

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

1

Posted date:

May 28, 2020

Archive date:

June 27, 2020

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