NewsApply Now for $1.25 Billion in Rapid Response GrantsThe application period for the CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) is now open! The CDFI RRP will distribute $1.25 billion of… February 25, 2021
News23 OFN Members Receive Grants for Affordable HousingOn February 22, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced more than $175 million in grants to 27… February 22, 2021
NewsHistoric Funding for CDFIs in FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations and COVID-19 Relief BillUpdated January 7, 2021 On December 22, Congress passed a massive $900 billion FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations and COVID-19 Relief Bill that included historic… December 22, 2020
NewsOFN Weighs in on CFPB’s Small Business Lending Data Collection RuleOFN recently submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as part of the agency’s process to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank financial reform… December 15, 2020
NewsCDFI Fund Expands Target Market Eligibility for PPP LendingOn December 9, CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris announced that CDFIs that made PPP loans outside their approved target market(s) during calendar year 2020 will not… December 14, 2020
NewsPolicies to Require Transparency in Small Business Lending Gain MomentumIn recent months, policymakers at the federal and state level have made strides to provide greater transparency and oversight of the small… October 14, 2020
NewsCDFI Fund Proposes Substantial Changes to Certification ApplicationThe CDFI Fund is accepting comments on the proposed changes to the CDFI certification application, the first major changes in certification policy since the… October 14, 2020
NewsOFN Members Receive $110.5 Million from the CDFI FundOn September 24, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded $204.1 million in grants and loans to 397 community development… September 24, 2020
NewsOFN Member PCDC Launches COVID-19 Community Health Care Resiliency FundOFN member Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) have announced the COVID-19 Community Health Care Resiliency Fund to help community… September 22, 2020