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President Biden’s Full Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Released
Mary Scott Hardwick / June 3, 2021 / Policy

On May 27, President Biden released his long anticipated full Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) budget request. Although the top line request for the CDFI Fund of $330 million was included in...

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OFN Members Testify at Senate Banking Hearing on Rural Investment
Dafina Williams / April 29, 2021 / Policy

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Lisa Mensah Testifies Before Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Mary Scott Hardwick / March 19, 2021 / Policy

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Congress Approves $262 Million for CDFI Fund and Extends New Markets Tax Credit
Mary Scott Hardwick / December 21, 2019 / Policy

The House and Senate have reached a $1.4 trillion spending agreement for Fiscal Year 2020, with a record-setting appropriation of $262 million for the CDFI Fund and an extension of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program for one year with an increase in the allocation to $5 billion.

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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $251 Million for CDFI Fund in FY 2020
Dafina Williams / September 20, 2019 / Policy

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