On September 10, 2015 the CDFI Fund announced awards to 195 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) totaling $202 million in grants and loans through the latest rounds of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program), the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) and the Healthy Foods Financing Initiative ( HFFI). Those receiving assistance […]
CDFI certification is a unique designation that provides organizations with opportunities to market themselves, which can be beneficial when seeking partnership opportunities, investments, grants and other funding opportunities. In particular, many government programs and private investors recognize CDFI certification as substantiation of an organization’s community development mission and products. As such, CDFI certification can be […]
At this time of year, many of us resolve to make changes to improve our quality of life. Many resolve to lose weight, others to be more charitable. Some vow to improve their finances. These same principles can be applied to organizations. Perhaps your organization can develop strategies to cut the fat and operate more efficiently, avoid […]
Today the CDFI Fund opened the FY 2013 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) programs. Awards under the CDFI and the NACA Program help to support CDFIs and expand their capacity to provide access to credit, capital, and financial services to low-income communities and […]
Recently the CDFI Fund announced the award recipients for the FY 2012 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) and Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Programs. The FY 2012 award announcement was the largest in the CDFI Fund’s history, and a record 210 CDFI’s received a combined $186,853,456 in Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance (TA) awards. […]
We are excited to announce that FUND partners Ruth Barber and Lolita Sereleas will present on panels at two upcoming conferences in October. First, Ruth and Lolita will be speaking on two panels at the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) Annual Conference in San Antonio on Wednesday, October 18 including: Identifying Opportunity: Using Market Analysis to […]