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Type Of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection for the 

financial data. 

Respondents: Small certificated (28) 

and commuter air carriers (33). 

Schedule F1: 

Number of Respondents: 61. 

Number of Annual responses: 244. 

Total Burden per Response: 4 hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 976 hours. 

Schedule F2: 

Number of Respondents: 28. 

Number of Annual responses: 112. 

Total Burden per Response: 12 hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,344 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Program uses for 

Form 298–C financial data are as 

follows: 

Mail Rates 

The Department of Transportation 

sets and updates the Intra-Alaska Bush 

mail rates based on carrier aircraft 

operating expense, traffic, and 

operational data. Form 298–C cost data, 

especially fuel costs, terminal expenses, 

and line haul expenses are used in 

arriving at rate levels. DOT revises the 

established rates based on the 

percentage of unit cost changes in the 

carriers’ operations. These updating 

procedures have resulted in the carrier’s 

receiving rates of compensation that 

more closely parallel their costs of 

providing mail service and contribute to 

the carriers’ economic well-being. 

Essential Air Service 

DOT often has to select a carrier to 

provide a community’s essential air 

service. The selection criteria include 

historic presence in the community, 

reliability of service, financial stability 

and cost structure of the air carrier. 

Carrier Fitness 

Fitness determinations are made for 

both new entrants and established U.S. 

domestic carriers proposing a 

substantial change in operations. A 

portion of these applications consists of 

an operating plan for the first year (14 

CFR part 204) and an associated 

projection of revenues and expenses. 

The carrier’s operating costs, included 

in these projections, are compared 

against the cost data in Form 298–C for 

a carrier or carriers with the same 

aircraft type and similar operating 

characteristics. Such a review validates 

the reasonableness of the carrier’s 

operating plan. 

The quarterly financial submissions 

by commuter and small certificated air 

carriers are used in determining each 

carrier’s continuing fitness to operate. 

Section 41738 of title 49 of the United 

States Code (U.S.C.) requires DOT to 

find all commuter and small certificated 

air carriers fit, willing, and able to 

conduct passenger service as a 

prerequisite to providing such service to 

an eligible essential air service point. In 

making a fitness determination, DOT 

reviews three areas of a carrier’s 

operation: (1) the qualifications of its 

management team, (2) its disposition to 

comply with laws and regulations, and 

(3) its financial posture. DOT must 

determine whether or not a carrier has 

sufficient financial resources to conduct 

its operations without imposing undue 

risk on the traveling public. Moreover, 

once a carrier begins conducting flight 

operations, DOT is required to monitor 

its continuing fitness. 

Senior DOT officials must be kept 

fully informed and advised of all 

current and developing economic issues 

affecting the airline industry. In 

preparing financial condition reports or 

status reports on a particular airline, 

financial and traffic data are analyzed. 

Briefing papers prepared for senior DOT 

officials may use the same information. 

The Confidential Information 

Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act 

of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires 

a statistical agency to clearly identify 

information it collects for non-statistical 

purposes. BTS hereby notifies the 

respondents and the public that BTS 

uses the information it collects under 

this OMB approval for non-statistical 

purposes including, but not limited to, 

publication of both Respondent’s 

identity and its data, submission of the 

information to agencies outside BTS for 

review, analysis and possible use in 

regulatory and other administrative 

matters. 

Issued in Washington, DC, January 8, 2025. 

Rolf Schmitt, 

Acting Director, Office of Airline Information, 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01064 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund 

Notice of Funds Availability 

Announcement Type: Announcement 

of funding opportunity. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of 

Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting 

Applications for Financial Assistance 

(FA) or Technical Assistance (TA) 

awards under the Community 

Development Financial Institutions 

Program (CDFI Program) fiscal year (FY) 

2025 Funding Round. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CDFI– 

2025–FATA. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.020. 

Dates: 

TABLE 1—FY 2025 CDFI PROGRAM FUNDING ROUNDCRITICAL DEADLINES FOR APPLICANTS

Description Deadline Time 

(Eastern Time- ET) Submission method 

Last day to create an AMIS Account (all Applicants) ...... February 18, 2025 ...... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) 

and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in AMIS (all Applicants).

February 18, 2025 ...... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to submit SF–424 Mandatory Form (Application 

for Federal Assistance).

February 18, 2025 ...... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. Electronically via Grants.gov. 

Last day to contact CDFI Program staff ........................... March 19, 2025 .......... 5:00 p.m. ET ............... Service Request via AMIS Or CDFI Fund Helpdesk: 

202–653–0421. 

Last day to contact AMIS–IT Help Desk (regarding AMIS 

technical problems only).

March 21, 2025 .......... 5:00 p.m. ET ............... Service Request via AMIS Or 202–653–0422 Or 

AMIS@cdfi.treas.gov. 

Last day to submit Title VI Compliance Worksheet (all 

Applicants) 1.

March 21, 2025 .......... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to submit CDFI Program Application for Financial Assistance (FA) or Technical Assistance (TA).March 21, 2025 .......... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to submit Excel Housing Production FA (HP– 

FA) Application.

April 4, 2025 ............... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. Service Request via AMIS. 

1This requirement also applies to Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions that will carry out award activities on behalf of Depository Institution Holding Company 

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Executive Summary: Through the 

CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides 

(i) FA awards to Certified Community 

Development Financial Institutions 

(CDFIs) to build their financial capacity 

to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their 

Target Markets, and (ii) TA awards to 

build Certified and Emerging CDFIs’ 

organizational capacity to serve Eligible 

Markets and/or their Target Markets. All 

awards provided through this NOFA are 

subject to funding availability. 

I. Program Description 

A. History: The CDFI Fund was 

established by the Riegle Community 

Development Banking and Financial 

Institutions Act of 1994 to promote 

economic revitalization and community 

development through investment in and 

assistance to CDFIs. The CDFI Program 

made its first awards in 1996 and the 

Native American CDFI Assistance 

(NACA) Program made its first awards 

in 2002. 

B. Priorities: Through the CDFI 

Program’s FA and TA awards, the CDFI 

Fund invests in and builds the capacity 

of for-profit and non-profit communitybased lending organizations known as 

CDFIs. These organizations, Certified as 

CDFIs by the CDFI Fund, serve rural and 

urban Low-Income people, and 

communities across the nation that lack 

adequate access to affordable Financial 

Products and Financial Services. 

C. Authorizing Statutes and 

Regulations: The CDFI Program is 

authorized by the Riegle Community 

Development Banking and Financial 

Institutions Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103– 

325, 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) (Authorizing 

Statute). The regulations governing the 

CDFI Program are found at 12 CFR parts 

1805 and 1815 (the Regulations) and set 

forth evaluation criteria and other 

program requirements. The CDFI Fund 

encourages Applicants to review the 

Regulations; this NOFA; the CDFI 

Program Application for Financial 

Assistance or Technical Assistance (the 

Application); all related materials and 

guidance documents found on the CDFI 

Fund’s website (Application materials); 

and the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(2 CFR part 1000), which is the 

Department of the Treasury’s 

codification of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

government-wide framework for Federal 

financial assistance management at 2 

CFR part 200 Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(Uniform Administrative Requirements) 

for a complete understanding of the 

program. Capitalized terms in this 

NOFA are defined in the Authorizing 

Statute, the Regulations, this NOFA, the 

Application, Application materials, or 

the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements. Details regarding 

Application content requirements are 

found in the Application and 

Application materials. 

D. Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(2 CFR part 1000): The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements codify 

financial, administrative, procurement, 

and program management standards 

that Federal award agencies must 

follow. When evaluating Applications, 

awarding agencies must evaluate the 

risks posed by each Applicant, and each 

Applicant’s merits and eligibility. These 

requirements are designed to ensure that 

Applicants for Federal assistance 

receive a fair and consistent review 

prior to an award decision. This review 

will assess items such as the Applicant’s 

financial stability, quality of 

management systems, the soundness of 

its business plan, history of 

performance, ability to achieve 

measurable impacts through its 

products and services, and audit 

findings. In addition, the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements include 

guidance on audit requirements and 

other award compliance requirements 

for Recipients. 

E. Funding limitations: The CDFI 

Fund reserves the right to fund, in 

whole or in part, any, all, or none of the 

Applications submitted in response to 

this NOFA. 

II. Federal Award Information 

A. Funding Availability: 

1. FY 2025 Funding Round: Subject to 

final appropriations, the CDFI Fund 

expects to award, through this NOFA, 

approximately $320 million as indicated 

in table 2. 

TABLE 2—FY 2025 FUNDING ROUND ANTICIPATED CATEGORY AMOUNTS

Funding categories (see definition in table 7 for TA or table 8 

for FA) 

Estimated 

total 

amount to 

be 

awarded 

millions) 

FY 2025 

Award amount 

Estimated 

number 

of awards 

FY 2025 

Estimated 

average 

amount to 

be 

awarded 

FY 2025 

Minimum 2 Maximum * 

Base-FA: Category I/Small and/or Emerging CDFI Assistance 

(SECA).

$14.8 $125,000 .................................. $700,000 48 $308,000 

Base-FA: Category II/Core ......................................................... 101.2 $500,000, or if portfolio outstanding is less than 

$1,666,700 as of the most 

recent historic fiscal year 

end, then 30% of portfolio 

outstanding.

1,000,000 185 547,000 

Persistent Poverty Counties—Financial Assistance (PPC–FA) 21.0 $100,000 .................................. 400,000 137 153,000 

Disability Funds—Financial Assistance (DF–FA) ** ................... 20.0 $100,000 .................................. 1,000,000 20 1,000,000 

Healthy Food Financing Initiative—Financial Assistance (HFFI– 

FA) **.

24.0 $500,000 .................................. 5,000,000 15 1,600,000 

Housing Production—Financial Assistance (HP–FA) ** ............. 100.0 $1,000,000 ............................... 5,000,000 50 2,000,000 

TA ............................................................................................... 39.0 $10,000 .................................... 150,000 260 150,000 

Total ..................................................................................... 320.0 .................................................. ........................ 715 ........................

2The FA Application Guidance defines ‘‘the most recent historic fiscal year’’ based on an Applicant’s fiscal year end. 

* Note that, regardless of the stated maximum award in each award category, in no case will the sum of an Applicant’s Base-FA, TA, PPC–FA and HP–FA Awards 

in the last three years exceed $5 million. 

** DF–FA, HFFI–FA, and HP–FA funding will be allocated in one competitive round between the NACA and CDFI Program NOFAs. 

The CDFI Fund reserves the right to 

award more or less than the amounts 

cited above in each category, based upon available funding and other 

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3Matching Funds shall mean funds from sources 

other than the Federal Government as defined in 

accordance with the CDFI Program Regulations at 

12 CFR 1805.500. 

4A Native American CDFI (Native CDFI) is one 

that Primarily Serves a Native Community. 

Primarily Serves is defined as 50% or more of an 

Applicant’s activities being directed to a Native 

Community. For purposes of this NOFA, a Native 

Community is defined as Native American, Alaska 

Native, or Native Hawaiian populations or Native 

American areas defined as federally-designated 

reservations, Hawaiian homelands, Alaska Native 

Villages and U.S. Census Bureau-designated Tribal 

Statistical Areas. 

5The Indian Community Economic Enhancement 

Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–261) permanently waives 

the Matching Funds requirement for Native 

American CDFIs that receive Assistance from the 

CDFI Fund. 

2. Funding Availability for the FY 

2025 Funding Round: Funds for the FY 

2025 Funding Round are subject to 

change based on passage of a final FY 

2025 appropriations bill; if Congress 

does not appropriate funds for the CDFI 

Program there will not be an FY 2025 

Funding Round. If funds are 

appropriated for FY 2025, the amount of 

such funds may be greater or less than 

the amounts set forth above. The CDFI 

Fund reserves the right to contact 

Applicants to seek additional 

information if final FY 2025 

appropriations for the CDFI Program 

necessitate change to any of the 

requirements of this NOFA. As of the 

date of this NOFA, the CDFI Fund is 

operating under a continuing funding 

resolution as enacted by the Continuing 

Appropriations and Extensions Act, 

2025 (Pub. L. 118–83). The HP–FA 

awards are funded through interest and 

dividend payments and sale proceeds 

received under the Department of the 

Treasury’s Emergency Capital 

Investment Program (ECIP). The amount 

available for HP–FA awards is estimated 

based on projected ECIP proceeds and 

may vary based on the actual proceeds 

received by the CDFI Fund. 

3. Anticipated Start Date and Period 

of Performance: The Period of 

Performance for TA awards begins with 

the date of the award announcement 

and includes either (i) an Emerging 

CDFI Recipient’s three full consecutive 

fiscal years after the date of the award 

announcement, or (ii) a Certified CDFI 

Recipient’s two full consecutive fiscal 

years after the date of the award 

announcement, during which the 

Recipient must meet the Performance 

Goals and Measures (PG&Ms) set forth 

in the Assistance Agreement. The 

Period of Performance for FA awards 

begins with the date of the award 

announcement and includes a 

Recipient’s three full consecutive fiscal 

years after the date of the award 

announcement, during which time the 

Recipient must meet the PG&Ms set 

forth in the Assistance Agreement. 

B. Types of Awards: Through the 

CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides 

two types of awards: Financial 

Assistance (FA) and Technical 

Assistance (TA) awards. An Applicant 

may submit an Application for a TA 

award or an FA award under the CDFI 

Program, but not both. FA awards 

include the Base Financial Assistance 

(Base-FA) award and the following 

awards that are provided as a 

supplement to the Base-FA award: 

Healthy Food Financing InitiativeFinancial Assistance (HFFI–FA), 

Persistent Poverty Counties-Financial 

Assistance (PPC–FA), Disability FundsFinancial Assistance (DF–FA), and 

Housing Production-Financial 

Assistance (HP–FA). The HFFI–FA, 

PPC–FA, DF–FA, and HP–FA 

Applications will be evaluated 

independently from the Base-FA 

Application and will not affect the BaseFA Application evaluation or Base-FA 

award amount. Alternatively, an 

Applicant may request only HP–FA by 

submitting an FA Application with no 

Base-FA award request and submitting 

the Excel HP–FA Application as well. 

Additional information on how to 

complete an FA Application under this 

circumstance is provided in the 

Application Guidance. 

However, Applicants that qualify for 

the NACA Program may submit two 

Applications in certain circumstances: 

one Application (either for a TA award 

or an FA award, but not both) through 

the CDFI Program, and one Application 

(either for a TA award or an FA award, 

but not both) through the NACA 

Program. NACA qualified Applicants 

that choose to apply for awards through 

both the CDFI Program and the NACA 

Program must apply for the same type 

of award under both programs. For 

example, an Applicant that applies for 

an FA award under the NACA Program 

may apply for an FA award under the 

CDFI Program, but not for a TA award 

under the CDFI Program. NACA 

qualified FA Applicants that choose to 

apply for an FA award under both the 

NACA Program and CDFI Program and 

are selected for an award under both 

Programs will be provided the FA award 

under the NACA Program. NACA 

qualified TA Applicants that choose to 

apply for a TA award under both the 

NACA Program and CDFI Program and 

are selected for an award under both 

Programs will be provided the TA 

award under the NACA Program. NACA 

Applicants cannot receive an award 

under both Programs within the same 

funding round. Further, NACA qualified 

Applicants who seek to only apply for 

an HP–FA award with no Base-FA 

award can do so by submitting either a 

CDFI Program FA Application or a 

NACA Program FA Application; the FA 

Application should be submitted with 

no Base-FA award request and the 

additional Excel HP–FA Application. 

Further instructions are found in the 

Application Guidance. If a NACA 

qualified Applicant seeks to apply for 

HP–FA award only, they should apply 

through either the CDFI Program or the 

NACA Program, but not both. If a NACA 

qualified Applicant submits an eligible 

HP–FA only Application under one 

program and an eligible Application 

with a Base-FA award request under the 

other program, only the Application 

with the Base-FA award request will be 

reviewed. The HP–FA only Application 

will be deemed ineligible. 

There are two categories of FA 

Applicants: Category I (SECA) and 

Category II (Core) (see definitions in 

table 8). Category II (Core) FA 

Applicants applying for Base-FA, PPC– 

FA, and/or DF–FA must provide 

evidence of acceptable Matching 

Funds 3 (see table 9 for more 

information), except Native American 

CDFIs 4 applying under this NOFA, 

which are exempt from the Matching 

Funds requirement.5 Native American 

CDFIs that qualify as a Category II (Core) 

FA Applicant are not required to submit 

Matching Funds for their award 

requests. Additionally, the Matching 

Funds requirement for HFFI–FA and 

SECA FA Applicants was waived in the 

enacted FY 2024 Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, and the final FY 

2025 appropriations are still pending. 

Therefore, HFFI–FA and SECA FA 

Applicants are not required to submit 

Matching Funds for their award requests 

at the time of Application. However, the 

CDFI Fund reserves the right to request 

Matching Funds from SECA FA 

Applicants and/or HFFI–FA Applicants 

if Matching Funds are not waived in the 

final FY 2025 CDFI Program 

appropriations. HP–FA Applicants are 

not required to provide Matching Funds 

for HP–FA award requests, as Matching 

Funds are not required under the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

(P.L. 116–260). TA Applicants are not 

required to provide Matching Funds. 

1. Base-FA Awards: Base-FA awards 

can be in the form of loans, grants, 

Equity Investments, deposits, and credit 

union shares. The form of the Base-FA 

award is based on the form of the 

Matching Funds that the Applicant 

includes in its Application, unless 

Congress waives the Matching Funds 

requirement. The Matching Funds 

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for Native American CDFIs. Therefore, 

the Base-FA award will be in the form 

of a grant for Native American CDFI 

Applicants. Matching Funds are 

required at the time of Application 

submission for Category II (Core) 

Applicants (except Native American 

CDFIs) applying for Base-FA awards, 

and the CDFI Fund reserves the right to 

request Matching Funds from Category 

I (SECA) Applicants applying for Base 

FA awards if Matching Funds are not 

waived in the final FY 2025 

appropriations for these Applicants. 

Matching Funds must be from nonFederal sources and cannot have been 

used as Matching Funds for any other 

Federal award. The CDFI Fund reserves 

the right, in its sole discretion, to 

provide a Base-FA award in an amount 

other than that which the Applicant 

requests; however, the award amount 

will not exceed the Applicant’s award 

request as stated in its Application. 

2. Persistent Poverty Counties— 

Financial Assistance (PPC–FA) Awards: 

PPC–FA awards will be provided as a 

supplement to Base-FA awards; 

therefore, only those Applicants that are 

selected to receive a Base-FA award 

through the CDFI Program FY 2025 

Funding Round will be eligible to 

receive a PPC–FA award. PPC–FA 

awards can be in the form of loans, 

grants, Equity Investment, deposits, and 

credit union shares. The form of the 

PPC–FA award is based on the form of 

the Matching Funds that the Applicant 

includes in its Application, unless 

Congress waives the Matching Funds 

requirement. The Matching Funds 

requirement was permanently waived 

for Native American CDFIs. Therefore, 

the PPC–FA award will be in the form 

of a grant for Native American CDFI 

Applicants. Matching Funds are 

required at the time of Application 

submission for Category II (Core) 

Applicants (except Native American 

CDFIs) applying for PPC–FA awards, 

and the CDFI Fund reserves the right to 

request Matching Funds from Category 

I (SECA) Applicants applying for PPC– 

FA awards if Matching Funds are not 

waived in the final FY 2025 

appropriations for these Applicants. 

Matching Funds must be from nonFederal sources and cannot have been 

used as Matching Funds for any other 

Federal award. The CDFI Fund reserves 

the right, in its sole discretion, to 

provide a PPC–FA award in an amount 

other than that which the Applicant 

requests; however, the award amount 

will not exceed the Applicant’s award 

request as stated in its Application. 

3. Disability Funds—Financial 

Assistance (DF–FA) Awards: DF–FA 

awards will be provided as a 

supplement to Base-FA awards; 

therefore, only those Applicants that 

have been selected to receive a Base-FA 

award through the CDFI Program FY 

2025 Funding Round will be eligible to 

receive a DF–FA award. DF–FA awards 

can be in the form of loans, grants, 

Equity Investments, deposits, and credit 

union shares. The form of the DF–FA 

award is based on the form of the 

Matching Funds that the Applicant 

includes in its Application unless 

Congress waives the Matching Funds 

requirement. The Matching Funds 

requirement was permanently waived 

for Native American CDFIs. Therefore, 

the DF–FA award will be in the form of 

a grant to Native American CDFI 

Applicants. Matching Funds are 

required for Category II (Core) 

Applicants (except Native American 

CDFIs) applying for DF–FA awards, and 

the CDFI Fund reserves the right to 

request Matching Funds from Category 

I (SECA) Applicants applying for DF– 

FA awards if Matching Funds are not 

waived in the final FY 2025 

appropriations for these Applicants. 

Matching Funds must be from nonFederal sources and cannot have been 

used as Matching Funds for any other 

Federal award. The CDFI Fund reserves 

the right, in its sole discretion, to 

provide a DF–FA award in an amount 

other than that which the Applicant 

requests; however, the award amount 

will not exceed the Applicant’s award 

request as stated in its Application. 

4. Healthy Food Financing Initiative— 

Financial Assistance (HFFI–FA) 

Awards: HFFI–FA awards will be 

provided as a supplement to Base-FA 

awards; therefore, only those Applicants 

that have been selected to receive a 

Base-FA award through the CDFI 

Program FY 2025 Funding Round will 

be eligible to receive an HFFI–FA 

award. HFFI–FA awards can be in the 

form of loans, grants, Equity 

Investments, deposits, and credit union 

shares. The form of the HFFI–FA award 

is based on the form of the Matching 

Funds that the Applicant includes in its 

Application unless Congress waives the 

Matching Funds requirement. The 

Matching Funds requirement was 

permanently waived for Native 

American CDFIs. Therefore, HFFI–FA 

awards will be in the form of a grant to 

Native American CDFI Applicants. The 

Matching Funds requirement for HFFI– 

FA Applicants was waived in the final 

appropriations bill for FY 2024, and the 

final FY 2025 appropriations are still 

pending. As a result, HFFI–FA 

Applicants are not required to submit 

Matching Funds for their award requests 

at the time of Application. However, the 

CDFI Fund reserves the right to request 

Matching Funds from HFFI–FA 

Applicants if Matching Funds are not 

waived in the final FY 2025 CDFI 

Program appropriations. The CDFI Fund 

reserves the right, in its sole discretion, 

to provide an HFFI–FA award in an 

amount other than that which the 

Applicant requests; however, the award 

amount will not exceed the Applicant’s 

award request as stated in its 

Application. 

5. Housing Production—Financial 

Assistance (HP–FA) Awards: Applicants 

may apply for an HP–FA award as a 

supplement to a Base-FA award or may 

apply only for an HP–FA award 

(without a Base-FA award). If an 

Applicant applies for an HP–FA award 

as a supplement to a Base-FA award, it 

must be selected to receive a Base-FA 

award through the FY 2025 CDFI 

Program Funding Round to be eligible to 

receive an HP–FA award. Alternatively, 

an Applicant may choose to apply for 

only an HP–FA award (with no Base-FA 

award) by completing an FA 

Application as instructed in the 

Application Guidance and submitting 

the Excel HP–FA Application as well. If 

an Applicant chooses to apply only for 

an HP–FA Award (with no Base-FA 

award), it will be ineligible to receive a 

Base-FA, PPC–FA, DF–FA, or HFFI–FA 

award. HP–FA awards will be provided 

in the form of a grant. Because HP–FA 

awards are funded by proceeds received 

from ECIP under the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021, HP–FA 

awards are not subject to the Matching 

Funds requirements. The CDFI Fund 

reserves the right, in its sole discretion, 

to provide an HP–FA award in an 

amount other than that which the 

Applicant requests; however, the award 

amount will not exceed the Applicant’s 

award request as stated in its 

Application. 

6. TA Awards: TA is provided in the 

form of grants. The CDFI Fund reserves 

the right, in its sole discretion, to 

provide a TA award in an amount other 

than that which the Applicant requests; 

however, the TA award amount will not 

exceed the Applicant’s request as stated 

in its Application. 

C. Eligible Activities: 

1. FA Awards: Base-FA, PPC–FA, DF– 

FA, HFFI–FA, and HP–FA award funds 

may be expended for activities serving 

Commercial Real Estate, Small Business, 

Microenterprise, Community Facilities, 

Consumer Financial Products, 

Consumer Financial Services, 

Commercial Financial Products, 

Commercial Financial Services, 

Affordable Housing, Intermediary 

Lending to Non-Profits and CDFIs, 

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6Although some financial education for youth 

under 18 years old do not fall under the definition 

of Development Services and thus is not eligible to 

support Certification, the CDFI Fund allows FA 

award funds to be used to provide such financial 

education. Financial education for youth means 

education designed to prepare youth to engage with 

the financial system. This includes accessing 

Financial Products when they are legally able to 

and accessing Financial Services offered by the 

Applicant or a third party. 

7Budget Period means the time interval from the 

start date of a funded portion of an award to the 

end date of that funded portion during which 

Recipients are authorized to expend the funds 

awarded. 

8Section 200.216 Prohibition on certain 

telecommunications and video surveillance services 

or equipment. 

(a) Recipients and Subrecipients are prohibited 

from obligating or expending loan or grant funds to: 

(1) Procure or obtain; 

(2) Extend or renew a contract to procure or 

obtain; or 

(3) Enter into a contract (or extend or renew a 

contract) to procure or obtain, equipment, services, 

or systems that uses covered telecommunications 

equipment or services as a substantial or essential 

component of any system, or as critical technology 

as part of any system. As described in Public Law 

115–232, section 889, covered telecommunications 

equipment is telecommunications equipment 

produced by Huawei Technologies Company or 

ZTE Corporation (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of 

such entities). 

9Regulated Institutions include Insured Credit 

Unions, Insured Depository Institutions, StateInsured Credit Unions and Depository Institution 

Holding Companies. 

lines of business as deemed appropriate 

by the CDFI Fund in the following 

categories: (i) Financial Products; (ii) 

Financial Services; (iii) Loan Loss 

Reserves; (iv) Development Services; 6

(v) Capital Reserves; and (vi) Direct 

Administrative Expenses, subject to 

certain restrictions outlined in this 

section. The FA Budget is the amount of 

the award and must be expended in the 

eligible activity categories prior to the 

end of the Budget Period.7 None of the 

eligible activity categories will be 

authorized for Indirect Costs or an 

associated Indirect Cost Rate. All FA 

eligible activities must be in an Eligible 

Market or the Applicant’s approved 

Target Market. Eligible Market is 

defined as (i) a geographic area meeting 

the requirements set forth in 12 CFR 

1805.201(b)(3)(ii), or (ii) individuals that 

are Low-Income, African American, 

Hispanic, Native American, Native 

Hawaiian, Alaska Native, Other Pacific 

Islander, Filipino, Vietnamese, or 

Persons with Disabilities. 

Base-FA Recipients must meet 

PG&Ms, which will be derived from 

projections and attestations provided by 

the Applicant in its Application, to 

achieve one of the following FA 

Objectives: (i) Increase Volume of 

Financial Products in an Eligible 

Market(s) and/or in the Applicant’s 

approved Target Market and/or Increase 

Volume of Financial Services in an 

Eligible Market(s) and/or in the 

Applicant’s approved Target Market; (ii) 

Serve Eligible Market(s) or the 

Applicant’s approved Target Market in 

New Geographic Area or Areas; (iii) 

Provide New Financial Products in an 

Eligible Market(s) and/or in the 

Applicant’s approved Target Market; 

and (iv) Serve New Targeted Population 

or Populations. FA awards may only be 

used for Direct Costs associated with an 

eligible activity; no indirect expenses 

are allowed. Up to 15% of the FA award 

may be used for Direct Administrative 

Expenses associated with an eligible FA 

activity. ‘‘Direct Administrative 

Expenses’’ shall mean Direct Costs, as 

described in section 2 CFR 200.413 of 

the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, which are incurred by 

the Recipient to carry out the Financial 

Assistance. Direct Costs incurred to 

provide Development Services or 

Financial Services are not deemed to be 

Direct Administrative Expenses and 

therefore are not subject to the 15% 

limitation. 

The Recipient must comply, as 

applicable, with the Buy American Act 

of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 and 

section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements,8 with 

respect to any Direct Costs. For 

purposes of this NOFA, the five eligible 

activity categories are defined in table 3. 

TABLE 3—BASE–FA, PPC–FA, DF–FA, HFFI–FA, AND HP–FA ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY CATEGORIES

FA eligible activity FA Eligible activity definition Eligible CDFI 

institution types 

i. Financial Products .................. FA expended as loans, Equity Investments, loan guarantees, and similar financing activities (as 

determined by the CDFI Fund) including the purchase of loans originated by Certified CDFIs 

and the purchase of loans originated by entities that do not have the CDFI Certification but 

were made to members of the Applicant’s Target Market. In the case of CDFI Intermediaries, 

Financial Products may also include loans to CDFIs and/or Emerging CDFIs, and deposits in 

Insured Credit Union CDFIs, Emerging Insured Credit Union CDFIs, and/or State-Insured 

Credit Union CDFIs. 

For HFFI–FA, however, financing for prepared food outlets are not eligible activities, including 

the purchase of loans, loan refinancing, or any other type of financing for prepared food outlets. 

All. 

ii. Financial Services .................. FA expended for providing checking, savings accounts, check cashing, money orders, certified 

checks, automated teller machines, deposit taking, safe deposit box services, and other similar services. 

Regulated Institutions 9 only. 

Not applicable for HFFI–FA or 

HP–FA Recipients. 

iii. Loan Loss Reserves ............. FA set aside in the form of cash reserves, or through accounting-based accrual reserves, to

cover losses on loans, accounts, and notes receivable or for related purposes that the CDFI 

Fund deems appropriate. 

All. 

iv. Development Services .......... FA expended for activities undertaken by a CDFI, its Affiliate or contractor that (i) promote community development and (ii) prepare or assist current or potential borrowers or investees to 

use the CDFI’s Financial Products or Financial Services. For example, such activities include 

financial or credit counseling; homeownership counseling; business planning; and management assistance. 

All. 

v. Capital Reserves ................... FA set aside as reserves to support the Applicant’s ability to leverage other capital, for such purposes as increasing its net assets or providing financing, or for related purposes as the CDFI 

Fund deems appropriate. 

Regulated Institutions only. 

Not applicable for DF–FA. 

2. DF–FA Award: DF–FA award funds 

may only be expended for eligible FA 

activities (referenced in table 3) to 

directly or indirectly benefit individuals 

with disabilities. The DF–FA Recipient 

must close Financial Products for the 

primary purpose of directly or indirectly 

benefiting people with disabilities, 

where the majority of the DF–FA 

supported loans or investments benefit 

individuals with disabilities, in an 

amount equal to or greater than 85% of 

the total DF–FA provided. Eligible DF– 

FA financing activities may include, 

among other activities, loans to develop 

or purchase affordable, accessible, and 

safe housing; loans to provide or 

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and loans to purchase assistive 

technology. 

For the purposes of DF- FA, a person 

with a disability is a person who has a 

physical or mental impairment that 

substantially limits one or more major 

life activities, a person who has a record 

of such an impairment, or a person who 

is regarded as having such an 

impairment, as defined by the 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 

42 U.S.C. 12102. 

3. HFFI–FA Award: HFFI–FA award 

funds may only be expended for eligible 

FA activities referenced in table 3. The 

HFFI–FA investments must comply 

with the following guidelines: 

a. Recipient must close Financial 

Products for Healthy Food Retail Outlets 

and Healthy Food Non-Retail Outlets in 

its approved Target Market in an 

amount equal to or greater than 100% of 

the total HFFI Financial Assistance 

provided. Eligible financing activities to 

Healthy Food Retail Outlets and Healthy 

Food Non-Retail Outlets require that the 

majority of the loan or investment be 

devoted to offering a range of Healthy 

Food choices, which may include, 

among other activities, investments 

supporting an existing retail store or 

wholesale operation upgrade to offer an 

expanded range of Healthy Food 

choices, or supporting a nonprofit 

organization that expands the 

availability of Healthy Foods in 

underserved areas. 

b. Recipient must demonstrate that it 

has closed Financial Products to 

Healthy Food Retail Outlets located in 

Low-Income and Low-Access Food 

Areas in the Recipient’s approved 

Target Market in an amount equal to 

75% of the total HFFI Financial 

Assistance provided. 

Definitions: 

Healthy Foods: Healthy Foods include 

unprepared nutrient-dense foods and 

beverages as set forth in the USDA 

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020– 

2025 including whole fruits and 

vegetables, whole grains, fat free or lowfat dairy foods, lean meats, and poultry 

(fresh, refrigerated, frozen or canned). 

Healthy Foods should have low or no 

added sugars, and be low-sodium, 

reduced sodium, or no-salt-added. (See 

USDA Dietary Guidelines: https://

www.dietaryguidelines.gov). 

Healthy Food Retail Outlets: 

Commercial sellers of Healthy Foods 

including, but not limited to, grocery 

stores, mobile food retailers, farmers 

markets, retail cooperatives, corner 

stores, bodegas, stores that sell other 

food and non-food items along with a 

range of Healthy Foods. 

Healthy Food Non-Retail Outlets: 

Wholesalers of Healthy Foods 

including, but not limited to, wholesale 

food outlets, wholesale cooperatives, or 

other non-retail food producers that 

supply for sale a range of Healthy Food 

options; entities that produce or 

distribute Healthy Foods for eventual 

retail sale, and entities that provide 

consumer education regarding the 

consumption of Healthy Foods. 

Low-Income and Low-Access Food 

Areas: Distressed geographic areas 

where either a substantial number or 

share of residents has low access to a 

supermarket or large grocery store. For 

the purpose of satisfying this 

requirement, a Low-Income and LowAccess Food Area must either: (1) be a 

census tract determined to be a LowIncome and Low-Access Food Area by 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), in its USDA Food Access 

Research Atlas; (2) be a census tract 

adjacent to a census tract determined to 

be a Low-Income and Low-Access Food 

Area by the USDA, in its USDA Food 

Access Research Atlas; which has a 

median family income less than or equal 

to 120% of the applicable Area Median 

Family Income; or (3) be a Geographic 

Unit as defined in 12 CFR part 

1805.201(b)(3)(ii)(B), which (i) 

individually meets at least one of the 

criteria in 12 CFR part 

1805.201(b)(3)(ii)(D), and (ii) has been 

identified as having low access to a 

supermarket or grocery store through a 

methodology that has been adopted for 

use by another governmental or 

philanthropic healthy food initiative. 

4. PPC–FA Award: PPC–FA award 

funds may only be expended for eligible 

FA activities referenced in table 3. The 

PPC–FA Recipient must close Financial 

Products in PPC: (1) in an Eligible 

Market or in the Applicant’s approved 

Target Market and (2) in an amount 

equal to or greater than 100% of the 

total PPC–FA award. The specific 

counties that meet the criteria for 

‘‘persistent poverty’’ can be found at: 

https://www.cdfifund.gov/sites/cdfi/ 

files/2024-05/PPC_2020_ACS_May_10_

2024.xlsx. 

5. HP–FA Award: HP–FA award funds 

may only be expended for eligible FA 

activities authorized in table 3. 

Additionally, HP–FA award funds must 

comply with the following guidelines: 

a. Recipient must close Financial 

Products that finance the production of 

rental Housing projects affordable to 

families making at or below 120% Area 

Median Income (AMI) and/or the 

production of Homeownership projects 

affordable to families making at or 

below 150% of AMI in an amount equal 

to or greater than 100% of the total HP– 

FA assistance provided to the Recipient. 

The CDFI Fund will prioritize funding 

Applications that focus on financing 

Homeownership and rental Housing 

affordable to families at or below 80% 

AMI and further income targeting 

restrictions will be specified in the 

Assistance Agreement based on the 

Recipient’s Application strategy. 

b. Recipient must increase the volume 

of housing units financed from the 

baseline period (Recipient’s most recent 

three historic fiscal years) to the 

Performance Period, as specified in the 

Assistance Agreement. 

c. For rental Housing, the Recipient 

must finance projects that have a 

financing gap and are projected to be 

completed and ready for occupancy by 

the end of the Period of Performance as 

evidenced by a certificate of occupancy 

or equivalent. For Homeownership, the 

Recipient must finance the development 

of new for-sale Housing and/or the 

acquisition and rehabilitation of for-sale 

Housing, where such Housing will be 

completed and ready for occupancy by 

the end of the Period of Performance as 

evidenced by a certificate of occupancy 

or equivalent. 

Definitions: 

Homeownership means ownership 

interest in a home in fee simple, or by 

condominium, cooperative, mutual 

housing, or ground lease title interest, as 

allowed under State law, in one- to fourunit Single-family housing, or 

ownership of a manufactured housing 

unit. The ownership interest is subject 

to the following additional 

requirements: (1) Ownership interest 

may not merely consist of a right of 

possession under a contract for deed, 

installment contract, or land contract 

pursuant to which the deed is not given 

until the final payment is made; and (2) 

Ownership interest is subject to the 

restrictions on affordability permitted 

under the Assistance Agreement and 

this part; mortgages, deeds of trust, or 

other liens or instruments securing debt 

on the property; or any other restrictions 

or encumbrances that do not impair the 

good and marketable nature of title to 

the ownership interest. 

Housing means Single-family and 

Multi-family residential units including, 

but not limited to, manufactured 

housing, permanent supportive housing, 

single-room occupancy (SRO) housing, 

assisted living, and group homes that 

are permanent in nature and not 

temporary, short term, transitional, or a 

dormitory, as further set forth by the 

CDFI Fund. 

Multi-family housing means 

residential properties consisting of five 

or more dwelling units, such as a 

condominium unit, cooperative unit, or 

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Single-family housing means a one- to 

four- unit family residence, a 

condominium unit, a cooperative unit, 

mutual housing, a manufactured 

housing unit only, or the combination of 

a manufactured housing unit and lot. 

6. TA Awards: TA award funds may 

be expended for the following seven 

eligible activity categories: (i) 

Compensation—Personal Services; (ii) 

Compensation—Fringe Benefits; (iii) 

Professional Service Costs; (iv) Travel 

Costs; (v) Training and Education Costs; 

(vi) Equipment; and (vii) Supplies. The 

TA Budget is the amount of the award 

and must be expended in the seven 

eligible activity categories before the 

end of the Budget Period. None of the 

eligible activity categories will be 

authorized for Indirect Costs or an 

associated Indirect Cost Rate. Any 

expenses that are prohibited by the 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

are unallowable and are generally found 

in Subpart E-Cost Principles. The 

Recipient must comply, as applicable, 

with the Buy American Act of 1933, 41 

U.S.C. 8301–8303 and section 2 CFR 

200.216 of the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, with respect to any 

Direct Costs. For purposes of this 

NOFA, the seven eligible activity 

categories are defined in table 4. 

TABLE 4—TA ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY CATEGORIES, SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM

ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

(i) Compensation–Personal Services.TA paid to cover all remuneration, paid currently or accrued, for services of Applicant’s employees rendered during the Period of 

Performance under the TA award in accordance with section 2 CFR 200.430 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, is allowed. 

Any work performed directly but unrelated to the purposes of the TA award may not be paid as Compensation through a TA 

award. For example, the salaries for building maintenance would not carry out the purpose of a TA award and would be 

deemed unallowable. 

(ii) Compensation—Fringe Benefits.TA paid to cover allowances and services provided by the Applicant to its employees as Compensation in addition to regular salaries and wages, in accordance with section 2 CFR 200.431 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, is allowed. Such expenditures are allowable as long as they are made under formally established and consistently applied organizational policies of 

the Applicant. 

(iii) Professional Service Costs ... TA paid to cover professional and consultant services (e.g., such as strategic and marketing plan development), rendered by persons who are members of a particular profession or possess a special skill (e.g., credit analysis, portfolio management), and 

who are not officers or employees of the Applicant, in accordance with section 2 CFR 200.459 of the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, is allowed. Payment for a consultant’s services may not exceed the current maximum of the daily equivalent rate 

paid to an Executive Schedule Level IV Federal employee. Professional and consultant services must build the capacity of the 

CDFI. For example, professional services that provide direct Development Services to the customers do not build the capacity 

of the CDFI to provide those services and would not be eligible. The Applicant must comply, as applicable, with section 2 CFR 

200.216 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, with respect to payment of Professional Service Costs. 

(iv) Travel Costs .......................... TA paid to cover costs of transportation, lodging, subsistence, and related items incurred by the Applicant’s personnel who are on 

travel status on business related to the TA award, in accordance with section 2 CFR 200.475 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, is allowed. Travel Costs do not include costs incurred by the Applicant’s consultants who are on travel status. Any

payments for travel expenses incurred by the Applicant’s personnel but unrelated to carrying out the purpose of the TA award 

would be deemed unallowable. As such, documentation must be maintained that justifies the travel as necessary to the TA 

award. 

(v) Training and Education Costs TA paid to cover the cost of training and education provided by the Applicant for employees’ development, in accordance with 

section 2 CFR 200.473 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, is allowed. TA can only be used to pay for training costs 

incurred by the Applicant’s employees. Training and Education Costs may not be incurred by the Applicant’s consultants. 

(vi) Equipment ............................. TA paid to cover tangible personal property, having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of at least 

$10,000, in accordance with section 2 CFR 200.1 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, is allowed. For example, items 

such as office furnishings and information technology systems are allowable as Equipment costs. The Applicant must comply, 

as applicable, with the Buy American Act of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 and section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, with respect to the purchase of Equipment. 

(vii) Supplies ................................ TA paid to cover tangible personal property with a per unit acquisition cost of less than $10,000, in accordance with section 2 

CFR 200.1 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, is allowed. For example, a desktop computer costing $1,000 is allowable as a Supply cost. The Applicant must comply, as applicable, with the Buy American Act of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 

and section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, with respect to the purchase of Supplies. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants: For the 

purposes of this NOFA, table 5 through 

table 8 set forth the eligibility criteria to 

receive an award from the CDFI Fund, 

along with certain definitions of terms. 

There are four categories of Applicant 

eligibility criteria: (1) CDFI Certification 

criteria (table 5); (2) requirements that 

apply to all Applicants (table 6); (3) 

requirements that apply to TA 

Applicants (table 7); and (4) 

requirements that apply to FA 

Applicants (table 8). 

TABLE 5—CDFI CERTIFICATION CRITERIA DEFINITIONS

Certified CDFI .............................. An entity that the CDFI Fund has officially notified that it meets all CDFI Certification requirements. 

Emerging CDFI ............................

(TA Applicants) ............................

• A non-Certified entity that demonstrates to the CDFI Fund in its Application that it has an acceptable plan to meet CDFI Certification requirements by the end of its Period of Performance, or another date that the CDFI Fund selects. 

• An Emerging CDFI that has prior award(s) must comply with CDFI Certification PG&M(s) stated in its prior Assistance Agreement(s). 

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TABLE 6—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL APPLICANTS

Applicant ...................................... • An Applicant must be duly organized as a legal entity (within the United States or its territories). 

• Only the entity that will carry out the proposed award activities may apply for an award (other than Depository Institution Holding Companies (DIHC)10—see below). Recipients may not create a new legal entity to carry out the proposed award activities. 

• The information in the Application should only reflect the activities of the Applicant, including the presentation of financial and 

portfolio information (other than DIHCs-see below). Do not include financial or portfolio information from parent companies, Affiliates, or Subsidiaries in the Application unless it relates to the provision of Development Services. 

• An Applicant that applies on behalf of another organization will be rejected without further consideration, other than DIHCs (see 

below). 

Application type and submission 

overview through Grants.gov 

and Awards Management Information System (AMIS).

• Applicants must submit the Required Application Documents listed in table 10. 

• The CDFI Fund will only accept Applications that use the official Application templates provided on the Grants.gov and AMIS 

websites. Applications submitted with alternative or altered templates will not be considered. 

• Applicants undergo a two-step process that requires the submission of Application documents by two separate deadlines in two 

different systems: (1) the SF–424 in Grants.gov and (2) all other Required Application Documents in AMIS. 

• Grants.gov and the SF–424: 

o Grants.gov: Applicants must submit the Standard Form (SF) SF–424, Application for Federal Assistance. 

o All Applicants must register in the Grants.gov system to successfully submit an Application. The Grants.gov registration 

process can take 30 days or more to complete. The CDFI Fund strongly encourages Applicants to register as early as possible. 

o The CDFI Fund will not extend the SF–424 application deadline for any Applicant that started the Grants.gov registration 

process on, before, or after the date of the publication of this NOFA, but did not complete it by the deadline except in the 

case of a Federal Government administrative or technological error that directly resulted in a late submission of the SF– 

424. 

o The SF–424 must be submitted in Grants.gov on or before the deadline listed in table 1. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their SF–424 as early as possible in the Grants.gov system. 

o The deadline for the Grants.gov submission is before the AMIS submission deadline. 

o The SF–424 must be submitted under the CDFI Program Funding Opportunity Number for the CDFI Program Application. 

CDFI Program Applicants should be careful to not select the NACA Program Funding Opportunity Number when submitting 

their SF–424 for the CDFI Program. CDFI Program Applicants that submit their SF–424 for the CDFI Program Application 

under the NACA Program Funding Opportunity Number will be deemed ineligible for the CDFI Program Application. 

o If the SF–424 is not accepted by Grants.gov by the deadline, the CDFI Fund will not review any material submitted in AMIS 

and the Application will be deemed ineligible. 

• AMIS and all other Required Application Documents listed in table 10: 

o AMIS is an enterprise-wide information technology system. Applicants will use AMIS to submit and store organization and 

Application information with the CDFI Fund. 

o Applicants are only allowed one CDFI Program Application submission in AMIS. 

o Each Application in AMIS must be signed by an Authorized Representative. 

o Applicants must ensure that the Authorized Representative is an employee or officer of the Applicant, authorized to sign 

legal documents on behalf of the organization. Consultants working on behalf of the organization may not be designated as 

Authorized Representatives. 

o Only the Authorized Representative or Application Point of Contact, included in the Application, may submit the Application 

in AMIS. 

o All Required Application Documents must be submitted in AMIS on or before the deadline specified in table 1. The CDFI 

Fund will not extend the deadline for any Applicant except in the case of a Federal Government administrative or technological error that directly resulted in the late submission of the Application in AMIS. 

Employer Identification Number 

(EIN).

• Applicants must have a unique EIN assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 

• The CDFI Fund will reject an Application submitted with the EIN of a parent or Affiliate organization. 

• The EIN in the Applicant’s AMIS account must match the EIN in the Applicant’s System for Award Management (SAM) account. The CDFI Fund reserves the right to reject an Application if the EIN in the Applicant’s AMIS account does not match the 

EIN in its SAM account. 

• Applicants must enter their EIN into their AMIS profile on or before the deadline specified in table 1. 

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) ....... • The transition from the Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) to UEI is a Federal, government-wide initiative. 

• An Applicant must apply using its UEI in Grants.gov. 

• The CDFI Fund will reject an Application submitted with the UEI of a parent or Affiliate organization. 

• The UEI in the Applicant’s AMIS account must match the UEI in the Applicant’s Grants.gov and SAM accounts. The CDFI Fund 

will reject an Application if the UEI in the Applicant’s AMIS account does not match the UEI in its Grants.gov and SAM accounts. 

• Applicants must enter their UEI into their AMIS profile on or before the deadline specified in table 1. 

System for Award Management 

(SAM).

• SAM is a web-based, government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and disseminates business information about 

the Federal Government’s trading partners in support of the contract awards, grants, and electronic payment processes. 

• Applicants must register in SAM as part of the Grants.gov registration process. 

• Applicants that have an active SAM registration have been assigned a UEI. Applicants must also have an EIN in order to register in SAM. 

• Applicants must be registered in SAM in order to submit an SF–424 in Grants.gov. 

• The CDFI Fund reserves the right to deem an Application ineligible if the Applicant’s SAM account expires during the Application evaluation period, or is set to expire before September 30, 2025, and the Applicant does not re-activate, or renew, as applicable, the account within the deadlines that the CDFI Fund communicates to affected Applicants during the Application evaluation period. 

AMIS Account .............................. • Each Applicant must register as an organization in AMIS and submit all Required Application Documents listed in table 10 

through the AMIS system. 

• The Application of any organization that does not properly register in AMIS by the deadline set forth in table 1—FY 2025 CDFI 

Program Funding Round Critical Deadlines for Applicants—will be rejected without further consideration. 

• The Authorized Representative and/or Application Point of Contact must be included as ‘‘users’’ in the Applicant’s AMIS account. 

• An Applicant that fails to properly register and update its AMIS account may miss important communication from the CDFI Fund 

and/or may not be able to successfully submit an Application. 

501 (c)(4) status .......................... • Pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1611, any 501(c)(4) organization that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to receive a CDFI or 

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10 Depository Institution Holding Company or 

DIHC means a Bank Holding Company or a Savings 

and Loan Holding Company. 

TABLE 6—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL APPLICANTS—Continued 

Compliance with Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity 

Statutes, Regulations, and Executive Orders.

• An Applicant* may not be eligible to receive an award if proceedings have been instituted against it in, by, or before any court, 

governmental agency, or administrative body, and a final determination has been issued within the time period beginning three 

years prior to the publication of this NOFA until the execution of the Assistance Agreement that indicates the Applicant has violated any Federal civil rights laws or regulations, including: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

2000d); the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.); Section 504 

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, (42 U.S.C. 6101–6107). 

• Applicants* will be required to submit the Title VI Compliance Worksheet (Worksheet) once annually to assist the CDFI Fund in 

determining whether Applicants are compliant with the Treasury regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (Title

VI), set forth in 31 CFR part 22. These requirements are set forth in the United States Department of the Treasury regulations 

implementing Title VI located in 31 CFR part 22, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin in Programs 

or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from the Department of the Treasury. 

• In addition, an Applicant* must be compliant with Federal civil rights requirements in order to be deemed eligible to receive an 

award from the CDFI Fund. The CDFI Fund will consider an Application submitted by an Applicant that has pending Title VI 

noncompliance issues, if the CDFI Fund has not yet made a final compliance determination. 

• The Title VI Compliance Worksheet and program award terms and conditions do not impose antidiscrimination requirements on 

Tribal governments beyond what would otherwise apply under Federal law. 

Depository Institution Holding 

Company Applicant.

• In the case where a Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant intends to carry out the activities of an award through its 

Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the Application must be submitted by the Depository Institution Holding Company and 

reflect the activities and financial performance of the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution. 

• If a Depository Institution Holding Company and its Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution (through which it will carry out the 

activities of the award) both apply for an award under this NOFA, only the Depository Institution Holding Company will receive 

an award, not both. In such instances, the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution will be deemed ineligible. 

• Authorized Representatives of both the Depository Institution Holding Company and the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution must certify that the information included in the Application represents that of the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, 

and that the award funds will be used to support the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution for the eligible activities outlined 

in the Application. 

Use of award ............................... • All awards made through this NOFA must be used to support the Applicant’s activities in at least one of the FA or TA Eligible 

Activity Categories (see Section II. (C)). 

• With the exception of Depository Institution Holding Company Applicants, awards may not be used to support the activities of, 

or otherwise be passed through, transferred, or co-awarded to, third-party entities, whether Affiliates, Subsidiaries, or others, 

unless done pursuant to a merger or acquisition or similar transaction, and with the CDFI Fund’s prior written consent. 

• The Recipient of any award made through this NOFA must comply, as applicable, with the Buy American Act of 1933, 41 

U.S.C. 8301–8303 and section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, with respect to any Direct Costs. 

Requested award amount ........... • An Applicant must state its requested award amount in the Application in AMIS. An Applicant that does not include this amount 

will not be allowed to submit an Application. 

Pending resolution of noncompliance or default.• If an Applicant (or Affiliate of an Applicant identified in AMIS) that is a prior Recipient or Allocatee under any CDFI Fund program: (i) has demonstrated it is in noncompliance with or default of a previous Assistance Agreement, Award Agreement, Allocation Agreement, Bond Loan Agreement, or Agreement to Guarantee and (ii) the CDFI Fund has yet to make a final determination as to whether the entity is in noncompliance with or default of its previous agreement, the CDFI Fund will consider the 

Applicant’s Application under this NOFA pending full resolution, in the sole determination of the CDFI Fund, of the noncompliance or default. 

Noncompliance or default status • The CDFI Fund will not consider an Application submitted by an Applicant that is a prior CDFI Fund award recipient or 

allocatee under any CDFI Fund program if, as of the AMIS Application deadline in this NOFA, (i) the CDFI Fund has made a 

final determination in writing that such Applicant (or Affiliate of an Applicant identified in AMIS)is in noncompliance with or default of a previously executed Assistance Agreement, Award Agreement, Allocation Agreement, bond loan agreement, or agreement to guarantee, and (ii) the CDFI Fund has provided written notification that the Applicant is ineligible to apply for or receive 

any future CDFI Fund awards or allocations. Such entities will be ineligible to submit an Application for such time period as 

specified by the CDFI Fund in writing. 

• Additionally, regardless of whether a sanction or remedy is imposed, the CDFI Fund will not consider an Application submitted 

by an Applicant if the default on a prior Allocation Agreement of the Applicant or an Affiliate occurs during the time period beginning 12 months prior to the Application deadline and ending with the FY 2025 award announcement. 

• The CDFI Fund will not consider any Applicant that has defaulted on a loan from the CDFI Fund within five years of the Application deadline. 

Debarment/Do Not Pay 

Verification.

• The CDFI Fund will contact the Do Not Pay Business Center to conduct a debarment check on the Applicant. The CDFI Fund 

will not consider any Applicant that is debarred. 

• If the Do Not Pay Business Center reports that the Applicant has a pending or delinquent debt to the Federal Government, the 

Applicant will be required to demonstrate that it has resolved such pending or delinquent debt. Applicants that fail to demonstrate resolution of the pending or delinquent Federal debt will be found ineligible to receive an award. 

• In the case where a Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant intends to carry out the activities of an award through its 

Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the above debarment requirements apply both to the Depository Institution Holding 

Company and its Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution. 

• The Do Not Pay Business Center was developed to support Federal agencies in their efforts to reduce the number of improper 

payments made through programs funded by the Federal Government. 

* This requirement also applies to Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions that will carry out award activities on behalf of Depository Institution 

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TABLE 7—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TA APPLICANTS

CDFI Certification status ............. (1) Emerging CDFIs (see definition in table 5), or 

(2) Certified CDFIs (see table 5) that meet the following SECA Applicant criteria: 

(a) Have total assets as of the end of the Applicant’s most recent historic fiscal year in accordance with the TA Application 

Guidance (as stated in the Applicant’s AMIS account and verified by internally prepared financial statements and/or audits) 

in the following amounts: 

• Insured Depository Institutions and Depository Institution Holding Companies: up to $250 million; 

• Insured Credit Unions and State-Insured Credit Unions: up to $100 million; 

• Venture Capital Funds**: up to $5 million; 

• Other CDFIs: up to $5 million; 

OR 

(b) Have begun operations (as indicated by the financing activity start date field in the Applicant’s AMIS account) on or after

January 1, 2021. 

If a TA Applicant is a Certified CDFI at the time of Application but loses its CDFI Certification at any point prior to the award announcement, the Application will be deemed ineligible and no longer be considered for an award by the CDFI Fund. 

Matching Funds ........................... • Matching Funds documentation is not required for TA awards. 

Limitation on Awards ................... • An Emerging CDFI may not receive a TA award if it has previously received three or more TA awards in the preceding ten fiscal years. 

$5 Million funding cap ................. • The CDFI Fund is prohibited from obligating more than $5 million in CDFI and NACA Program awards, in the aggregate, to any 

one organization and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates during any three-year period from the announcement date. 

• The CDFI Fund will include CDFI and NACA Program final awards in the cap calculation that were provided to an Applicant 

(and/or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) under the FY 2024 funding round, as well as the requested FY 2025 award. The $5 million

funding cap includes TA, Base-FA, PPC–FA, and HP–FA awards, but excludes DF–FA and HFFI–FA awards. 

Proposed Activities ...................... • Applicants must propose to directly undertake eligible activities with TA awards. For example, an uncertified CDFI Applicant 

must propose to become Certified as part of its Application and a Certified CDFI Applicant must propose activities that build its 

capacity to serve its Target Market or an Eligible Market. 

• Applicants may not propose to use a TA award to create a separate legal entity to become a Certified CDFI or otherwise carry 

out the TA award activities. 

Regulated Institution .................... • Each Regulated Institution TA Applicant must have a CAMELS/CAMEL rating (rating for Insured Depository Institutions and 

Credit Unions, respectively) or equivalent type of rating by its regulator (collectively referred to as ‘‘CAMELS/CAMEL rating’’) of 

at least ‘‘4.’’ 

• TA Applicants with CAMELS/CAMEL ratings of ‘‘5’’ will not be eligible for awards. 

• In the case of a Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant that intends to carry out the award through a Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the CAMELS/CAMEL rating eligibility requirements noted above apply to both the Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant, as well as the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution. 

• The CDFI Fund will not approve a TA award for an Insured Depository Institution Applicant that has a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) assessment rating of below ‘‘Satisfactory’’ on its most recent examination. 

• In the case of a Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant that intends to carry out the award through a Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the CDFI Fund will not approve a TA award if the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution has a 

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) assessment rating of below ‘‘Satisfactory’’ on its most recent examination. 

• The CDFI Fund will also evaluate material concerns identified by the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency in determining the 

eligibility of Regulated Institution Applicants. 

** A Venture Capital Fund is an organization that predominantly invests funds in businesses, typically in the form of either Equity Investments or 

subordinated debt with equity features such as a revenue participation or warrants, and generally seeks to participate in the upside returns of such 

businesses in an effort to at least partially offset the risk of its investments. 

TABLE 8—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FA APPLICANTS

CDFI Certification status ............. • Each FA Applicant must be a Certified CDFI as of the publication date of this NOFA in the Federal Register. 

• In the case of a Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant that intends to carry out the award through a Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, both the Depository Institution Holding Company and its Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution

must be Certified CDFIs as of the publication date of this NOFA in the Federal Register. 

• The CDFI Fund will consider an Application submitted by an Applicant that has pending noncompliance issues with its Annual 

Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) if the CDFI Fund has not yet made a final compliance determination. 

• If a Certified CDFI loses its CDFI Certification at any point prior to the award announcement, the Application will be deemed ineligible and no longer be considered for an award by the CDFI Fund. 

Matching Funds documentation .. • Native American CDFIs are not required to provide Matching Funds. 

• Applicants that are required to submit Matching Funds (see table 9) must submit acceptable documentation attesting that they 

have received or will receive Matching Funds. Applicants that do not complete the Matching Funds section in the FA Application in AMIS, documenting the source(s) of their Matching Funds, will not be evaluated. See table 9 for additional information 

on Matching Funds requirements for FY 2025 Funding Round. The Matching Funds requirement for Category I (SECA) FA Applicants and HFFI–FA Applicants was waived in the final FY 2024 appropriations, and the final FY 2025 appropriations are still 

pending. Therefore HFFI–FA and SECA FA applicants are not required to submit Matching Funds for their award requests at 

the time of Application. However, the CDFI Fund reserves the right to request Matching Funds from Category I (SECA) FA and 

HFFI–FA Applicants if Matching Funds are not waived in the final FY 2025 CDFI Program appropriations. Category II (Core) FA 

Applicants must document their Matching Funds in the Matching Funds section in the FA Application in AMIS. Matching Funds 

information provided in another format will not be considered. 

• Unless Congress waives the Matching Funds requirement, awards will be limited to no more than two times the amount of InHand or Committed Matching Funds documentation provided at the time of Application (or for Category I (SECA) FA and HFFI– 

FA Applicants, upon request if applicable). See table 9 for the definitions of Committed and In-Hand. 

• Unless Congress waives the Matching Funds requirement, awards will be obligated in like form to the Matching Funds provided 

at time of Application (or for Category I (SECA) FA and HFFI–FA Applicants, upon request if applicable). See table 9. Matching 

Funds ‘‘Determination of Award Form’’ for additional guidance. 

• Unless Congress waives the Matching Funds requirement, award payments from the CDFI Fund will require eligible dollar-fordollar In-Hand Matching Funds for the total payment amount. Recipients will not receive a payment until 100% of their Matching 

Funds are In-Hand. 

• Unless Congress waives the Matching Funds requirement, the CDFI Fund will reduce and de-obligate the remaining balance of 

any award that does not demonstrate full dollar-for-dollar Matching Funds equal to the announced award amount by the end of 

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TABLE 8—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FA APPLICANTS—Continued 

Consideration as a Native American CDFI.• For consideration as a Native American CDFI under this NOFA, an FA Applicant must Primarily Serve a Native Community. Primarily Serves is defined as 50% or more of an Applicant’s activities being directed to a Native Community. 

• For purposes of this NOFA, a Native Community is defined as Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian populations 

or Native American areas defined as federally-designated reservations, Hawaiian homelands, Alaska Native Villages and U.S. 

Census Bureau-designated Tribal Statistical Areas. 

• Applicants that do not meet the above conditions will not be considered as a Native American CDFI under this NOFA. 

• The Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–261) permanently waived the Matching Funds requirements for Native American CDFIs. Therefore, if the CDFI Fund determines that a Category II (Core) FA Applicant that attests in its Application to meeting the above conditions does not meet the criteria to be considered a Native American CDFI, the 

Application will be deemed ineligible for failure to provide Matching Funds. 

$5 Million funding cap ................. • The CDFI Fund is prohibited from obligating more than $5 million in CDFI and NACA Program awards, in the aggregate, to any 

one organization and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates during any three-year period from the announcement date. 

• The CDFI Fund will include CDFI and NACA Program final awards in the cap calculation that were awarded to an Applicant 

(and/or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) under the FY 2024 funding round, as well as the requested FY 2025 award. The $5 million

funding cap includes TA, Base-FA, PPC–FA, and HP–FA awards but excludes DF–FA and HFFI–FA awards. 

FA Category I (SECA) ................. • To be an eligible SECA Applicant, an Applicant must meet the following criteria: 

(1) Be a Certified CDFI as defined in table 5; 

(2) Request $700,000 or less in Base-FA award funds; AND EITHER 

(3) Have total assets as of the end of the Applicant’s most recent historic fiscal year in accordance with the FA Application 

Guidance (as stated in the Applicant’s AMIS account and verified by internally prepared financial statements and/or audits) 

in the following amounts: 

• Insured Depository Institutions and Depository Institution Holding Companies: up to $250 million; 

• Insured Credit Unions and State-Insured Credit Unions: up to $100 million; 

• Venture Capital Funds: up to $5 million; 

• Other CDFIs: up to $5 million; OR 

• Have begun operations (as indicated by the financing activity start date field in the Applicant’s AMIS account) on or after January 1, 2021. 

FA Category II (Core) .................. • A Core Applicant must be a Certified CDFI as defined in table 5. 

• An Applicant that meets the SECA requirements stated above, and that requests more than $700,000 in Base-FA award funds 

is categorized as an FA Category II (Core) Applicant, regardless of its total assets and/or years in operation. 

• Such Applicants who meet SECA requirements but wish to apply as a Core FA Applicant by requesting more than $700,000 

must elect to apply as a Core Applicant upon Application launch in AMIS. The CDFI Fund will not change the Application type 

(Core FA or SECA FA) after the Application has been launched by the Applicant. 

FA Applicants with Community 

Partners.

• A CDFI Applicant can apply for assistance jointly with a Community Partner. The CDFI Applicant must complete the CDFI Program Application and address the Community Partnership in its business plan and other sections of the Application as specified 

in the Application materials. 

• The CDFI Applicant must be a Certified CDFI as defined in table 5. 

• An Application with a Community Partner must: 

o Describe how the CDFI Applicant and Community Partner will each participate in the partnership and how the partnership 

will enhance eligible activities serving the Investment Area and/or Targeted Population. 

o Demonstrate that the Community Partnership activities are consistent with the strategic plan submitted by the CDFI Applicant. 

• Assistance provided upon approval of an Application with a Community Partner shall only be entrusted to the CDFI Applicant 

and shall not be used to fund any activity carried out directly by the Community Partner or an Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof.

• Applicants for HP–FA only (with no Base-FA request) are not eligible to apply with a Community Partner. Only Certified CDFIs 

may apply for HP–FA only (with no Base-FA request). 

Regulated Institution .................... • Each Regulated Institution FA Applicant must have a CAMELS/CAMEL rating (rating for Insured Depository Institutions and 

Credit Unions, respectively) or equivalent type of rating by its regulator (collectively referred to as ‘‘CAMELS/CAMEL rating’’) of 

at least ‘‘3.’’ 

• FA Applicants with CAMELS/CAMEL ratings of ‘‘4’’ or ‘‘5’’ will not be eligible for awards. 

• In the case of a Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant that intends to carry out the award through a Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the CAMELS/CAMEL rating eligibility requirements noted above apply to both the Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant, as well as the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution. 

• The CDFI Fund will not approve an FA award for an Insured Depository Institution Applicant that has a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) assessment rating of below ‘‘Satisfactory’’ on its most recent examination. 

• In the case of a Depository Institution Holding Company Applicant that intends to carry out the award through a Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the CDFI Fund will not approve an FA award if the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution has a

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) assessment rating of below ‘‘Satisfactory’’ on its most recent examination. 

• The CDFI Fund will also evaluate material concerns identified by the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency in determining the 

eligibility of Regulated Institution Applicants. 

PPC–FA ....................................... • All PPC–FA Applicants must: 

o Submit a CDFI or NACA Program FA Application; 

o Meet all FA award eligibility requirements; 

o Submit the PPC–FA Application; and 

o Provide a PPC–FA award request amount in AMIS. 

DF–FA ......................................... • All DF–FA Applicants must: 

o Submit a CDFI or NACA Program FA Application; 

o Meet all FA award eligibility requirements; 

o Submit the DF–FA Application; and 

o Provide a DF–FA award request amount in AMIS. 

HFFI–FA ...................................... • All HFFI–FA Applicants must: 

o Submit a CDFI or NACA Program FA Application; 

o Meet all FA award eligibility requirements; 

o Submit the HFFI–FA Application; and 

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TABLE 8—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FA APPLICANTS—Continued 

HP–FA ......................................... • Applicants applying for only HP–FA (with no Base-FA request) must: 

o Submit a CDFI or NACA Program FA Application; 

o Meet all FA award eligibility requirements; 

o Indicate intention to apply for only HP–FA in the CDFI or NACA Program FA Application; 

o Submit the Excel HP–FA Application; 

o Have a track record of having financed Housing in each of the last 3 historic fiscal years; and 

o Provide an HP–FA award request amount. 

• Applicants applying for HP–FA as a supplement to Base-FA request must: 

o Submit a CDFI or NACA Program FA Application; 

o Meet all FA award eligibility requirements; 

o Indicate intention to apply for both a Base-FA award and an HP–FA award in the CDFI Program or NACA Program FA Application; 

o Submit the Excel HP–FA Application; 

o Have a track record of having financed Housing in each of the last 3 historic fiscal years; and 

o Provide an HP–FA award request amount. 

B. Matching Funds Requirements: In 

order to receive a Base-FA, PPC–FA, or 

DF–FA award, an Applicant must 

provide evidence of eligible dollar-fordollar Matching Funds and attest that it 

can provide acceptable documentation 

upon the CDFI Fund’s request as part of 

the Application, unless Congress waives 

the Matching Funds requirement. The 

Matching Funds requirement was 

permanently waived for Native 

American CDFIs. Therefore, Native 

American CDFI Applicants are not 

required to submit Matching Funds for 

their award requests. HP–FA Applicants 

are not required to submit Matching 

Funds for their HP–FA award requests. 

The Matching Funds requirement was 

waived for Category I (SECA) FA 

Applicants and HFFI–FA Applicants in 

the final appropriations bill for FY 2024, 

and the final FY 2025 appropriations are 

still pending for this funding round. As 

a result, Category I (SECA) FA 

Applicants and HFFI–FA Applicants are 

not required to submit Matching Funds 

for their award requests at the time of 

Application. However, the CDFI Fund 

reserves the right to request Matching 

Funds from Category I (SECA) FA 

Applicants and HFFI–FA Applicants if 

Matching Funds are not waived in the 

final FY 2025 CDFI Program 

appropriations. An Applicant that 

represents that it has Equity Investments 

and/or deposits Matching Funds InHand at the time of Application 

submission must provide 

documentation of such as part of the 

Application (or for Category I (SECA) 

FA and HFFI–FA Applicants, upon 

request if applicable). An Applicant that 

uses retained earnings as Matching 

Funds must provide supporting 

documentation of In-Hand and/or 

Committed Matching Funds at the time 

of Application submission. The CDFI 

Fund will review Matching Funds 

information, attestations, and 

supporting Matching Funds 

documentation, if applicable, prior to 

award payment and will pay award 

funds to a Recipient based upon eligible 

In-Hand Matching Funds. The CDFI 

Fund encourages Applicants to review 

the Regulations, the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, and the 

Matching Funds guidance materials 

available on the CDFI Fund’s website. 

Table 9 provides a summary of the 

Matching Funds requirements for 

Applicants for whom Matching Funds 

are required. The Matching Funds 

requirement for Native American CDFIs 

is permanently waived. Additional 

details are set forth in the Application 

materials. 

TABLE 9—MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS * 

In-Hand Matching Funds definition.• Matching Funds are In-Hand when the Applicant receives payment for the Matching Funds from the Matching Funds source 

and has acceptable documentation that can be provided to the CDFI Fund upon request. Acceptable In-Hand documentation 

must show the source, form (e.g., grant, loan, deposit, and Equity Investment), amount received, and the date the funds came 

into physical possession of the Applicant. 

• The following documentation, depending on the Matching Funds type, must be provided to the CDFI Fund upon request: 

• loan—the loan agreement and/or promissory note; 

• grant—the grant letter or agreement; 

• Equity Investment—the stock certificate, documentation of total equity outstanding, and shareholder agreement; 

• retained earnings—Retained Earnings Calculator and audited financial statements or call reports from regulating entity for 

each fiscal year reported in the Retained Earnings Calculator; 

• third party in-kind contribution- evidence of receipt of contribution and valuation; 

• deposits—certificates of deposit agreement; 

• secondary capital—secondary capital agreement and disclosure and acknowledgement statement; AND 

• clearly legible documentation that demonstrates actual receipt of the Matching Funds including the date of the transaction 

and the amount, such as a copy of a check or a wire transfer statement. 

• Unless Congress waives the Matching Funds requirement, Applicants must provide information on their In-Hand Matching 

Funds in the Matching Funds section of the FA Application in AMIS (refer to table 10—Required Application Documents) at the 

time of Application submission. 

• Although Applicants are not required to provide further documentation for In-Hand Matching Funds at the time of Application 

submission (other than supporting documentation for retained earnings, deposits, and Equity Investments, which must be provided at the time of Application submission), they must be able to provide documentation to the CDFI Fund upon request. 

Matching Funds requirements by 

Application type.

The following Applicants must provide evidence of acceptable Matching Funds at the time of Application: 

• Category II/Core FA Applicants, with the exception of Native American CDFIs, applying for Base-FA, PPC–FA, and DF–FA. 

The CDFI Fund reserves the right to request Matching Funds from Category I (SECA) FA Applicants and HFFI–FA Applicants if 

Matching Funds are not waived in the final FY 2025 CDFI Program appropriations. 

TA Applicants and Native American CDFI FA Applicants are not required to provide Matching Funds. Matching Funds are also not 

required for award requests under HP–FA. 

Amount of required match ........... Unless waived by Congress, Applicants must provide evidence of eligible, In-Hand, dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal Matching Funds 

for every award dollar to be paid by the CDFI Fund. If awarded, Applicants that do not demonstrate 100% In-Hand Matching 

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Determination of award form ....... Unless the Matching Funds requirement is waived by Congress, awards will be made in comparable form and value to the eligible 

In-Hand and/or Committed Matching Funds submitted by the Applicant. For awards where Congress has waived the Matching 

Funds requirement, the form of the award will be a grant. 

• For example, if an Applicant provides documentation of eligible loan Matching Funds for $200,000 and eligible grant 

Matching Funds of $400,000, the CDFI Fund will obligate $200,000 of the FA award as a loan and $400,000 as a grant. 

• The CDFI Fund will not permit a Recipient to change the form of a loan award. 

For awards where Congress 

waives the Matching Funds requirement, the form of the 

award will be a grant.

Matching Funds Window definition.• The Applicant must receive eligible In-Hand Matching Funds between January 1, 2023 and January 15, 2026. 

• A Recipient must provide the CDFI Fund with all documentation demonstrating the receipt of In-Hand Matching Funds by January 31, 2026 or a later date as specified by the CDFI Fund. 

Matching Funds and form of 

award.

• Recipients will be approved for a maximum award size of two times the total amount of eligible In-Hand and/or Committed 

Matching Funds included in the Application (or for Category I (SECA) FA and HFFI–FA Applicants, upon request if applicable), 

so long as they do not exceed the requested award amount. 

• The form of the Matching Funds documented in the Application determines the form of the award. 

Committed Matching Funds definition.• Matching Funds are Committed when the Applicant has entered into or received a legally binding commitment from the Matching Funds source demonstrating that the Matching Funds will be disbursed to the Applicant at a future date. 

• The Applicant must provide information on their Committed Matching Funds in the Matching Funds section of the FA Application in AMIS (refer to table 10—Required Application Documents) at the time of Application submission. 

• Although the Applicant is not required to provide further documentation for Committed Matching Funds at the time of Application submission (other than supporting documentation for retained earnings, deposits, and Equity Investments, which must be 

provided at the time of Application submission), it must be able to provide the CDFI Fund, upon request, acceptable written 

documentation showing the source, form, and amount of the Committed Matching Funds (including, in the case of a loan, the 

terms thereof), as well as the anticipated payment date of the Committed Matching Funds. 

Limitations on Matching Funds ... • Matching Funds must be from non-Federal sources. 

• Applicants cannot proffer Matching Funds that were accepted as Matching Funds for a prior award that required Matching 

Funds under the CDFI Program, NACA Program, or under another Federal grant or award program. 

• Matching Funds must comply with the Regulations. 

• The Matching Funds source(s) must support at least one of the eligible FA activities (see Section II (C) of this NOFA). 

Rights of the CDFI Fund ............. • The CDFI Fund reserves the right to contact the Matching Funds source to discuss the Matching Funds and the documentation 

that the Applicant provided. 

• The CDFI Fund may grant an extension of the Matching Funds Window (defined in table 9), on a case-by-case basis, if the 

CDFI Fund deems it appropriate. 

• The CDFI Fund reserves the right to rescind all or a portion of an award requiring Matching Funds and re-allocate the rescinded award amount to other qualified Applicant(s) if a Recipient fails to provide evidence of In-Hand Matching Funds obtained during the Matching Funds Window totaling its award amount. 

Matching Funds in the form of 

third-party in-kind contributions.

• Third party in-kind contributions are non-cash contributions (i.e., property or services) provided by non-Federal third parties to 

the Applicant. 

• Third party in-kind contributions will be deemed in the form of a grant for Matching Funds purposes. 

• Third party in-kind contributions may be in the form of real property, equipment, supplies, and other expendable property. The 

value of goods and services must directly benefit the eligible FA activities. 

• For third party in-kind contributions, the fair market value of goods and services must be documented as the grant match. 

• Applicants will be responsible for documenting the value of all in-kind contributions pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Requirements. 

Matching Funds in the form of a 

loan.

• An award made in the form of a loan will have the following standardized terms: 

i. A 13-year term with semi-annual interest-only payments due in years 1 through 10, and fully amortizing payments due each 

year in years 11 through 13; and 

ii. A fixed interest rate of 4.04%, which was calculated by the CDFI Fund based on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s 10- 

year Treasury note. 

• The Applicant’s Matching Funds loan(s) must: 

i. have a minimum of a 3-year term (loans presented as Matching Funds with less than a 3-year term will not qualify as eligible match); and 

ii. be from a non-Federal source. 

Matching Funds in the form of 

Equity Investments.

• An Equity Investment source must meet the terms outlined in 12 CFR 1805.401(a): Equity: The CDFI Fund may make non-voting equity investments in a Recipient, including, without limitation, the purchase of non-voting stock. Such stock shall be transferable and, in the discretion of the CDFI Fund, may provide for convertibility to voting stock upon transfer. The CDFI Fund 

shall not own more than 50 percent of the equity of a Recipient and shall not control its operations. 

• The CDFI Fund’s ownership of equity is calculated by dividing the shares owned by the CDFI Fund by the total number of 

shares issued by the Recipient. 

• The CDFI Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to perform its own valuation of Equity Investment source(s) and to determine if the equity value is acceptable to the CDFI Fund. 

Severe Constraints Waiver .......... • In the case of an Applicant demonstrating severe constraints on available sources of Matching Funds, the CDFI Fund, in its 

sole discretion, may provide a Severe Constraints Waiver, which permits such Applicant to comply with the Matching Funds requirements by reducing such requirements by up to 50%. 

• In order to be considered eligible for a Severe Constraints Waiver, an Applicant must meet all of the SECA eligibility criteria described in table 8. Instructions for requesting a Severe Constraints Waiver will be made available if required. 

• No more than 25% of the total funds available for obligation under this funding round may qualify for a Severe Constraints 

Waiver. 

Ineligible Matching Funds ............ • Applicants will not be given the opportunity to correct or amend the Matching Funds information included in the FA Application 

after Application submission if the CDFI Fund determines that any portion of the Applicant’s Matching Funds is ineligible. 

Use of Matching Funds from a 

prior CDFI Program Recipient.

If an Applicant offers Matching Funds documentation from an organization that was a prior Recipient under the CDFI Program or 

NACA Program, the Applicant must be able to prove to the CDFI Fund’s satisfaction that such funds do not consist, in whole or 

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TABLE 9—MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS *—Continued 

Matching Funds in the form of retained earnings.• Retained earnings are eligible for use as Matching Funds in an amount equal to the CDFI Fund’s calculation of: 

i. the increase in retained earnings that occurred over any one of the Applicant’s fiscal years within the Matching Funds Window; or 

ii. the annual average of such increases that occurred over any three consecutive fiscal years of the Applicant with at least 

one of the fiscal years occurring within the Matching Funds Window. 

• Any increases as measured in (i) and (ii) will be adjusted to remove revenue and expenses derived from Federal sources and 

Matching Funds used for prior Federal awards. 

• Retained earnings will be matched in the form of a grant. 

• Depository Institution Holding Company Applicants must provide call reports for the Depository Institution Holding Company in 

order to verify their retained earnings, even if the requested award will support its Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution. 

Special rule for Regulated Institutions.• A Regulated Institution’s retained earnings are eligible for use as Matching Funds in an amount equal to the CDFI Fund’s calculation of: 

i. the increase in retained earnings that occurred over any one of the Applicant’s fiscal years within the Matching Funds Window; or 

ii. the annual average of such increases that occurred over any three consecutive fiscal years of the Applicant with at least 

one of the fiscal years occurring within the Matching Funds Window; or 

iii. the entire retained earnings that have been accumulated since the inception of the Applicant, as provided in the Regulations. 

• Any increases as measured in (i) and (ii) will be adjusted to remove revenue and expenses derived from Federal sources and 

Matching Funds used for prior Federal awards. 

• If option (iii) is used for Insured Credit Unions or State-Insured Credit Unions, the Applicant must increase its member and/or

non-member shares and/or total loans outstanding by an amount equal to the amount of retained earnings committed as 

Matching Funds. 

• This increase (1) will be measured on a quarterly basis from March 31, 2025; (2) must occur by December 31, 2026; and 

(3) will be based on amounts reported in the Applicant’s National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) form 5300 Call Report, or equivalent. 

• The CDFI Fund will assess the likelihood of this increase during the Application review process. 

• An award will not be made to any Applicant that has not demonstrated in the relevant NCUA form 5300 call reports or 

equivalent that it has increased shares and/or total loans outstanding by at least 25% of the requested FA award amount 

(including all awards requiring Matching Funds) between December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2024. 

• The Matching Funds are not In-Hand until the Recipient has increased its member and/or non-member shares, deposits 

and/or total loans outstanding by the amount of retained earnings since inception that are being used as Matching Funds. 

• If option (iii) is used for Insured Depository Institutions or Depository Institution Holding Companies, the Applicant, or its Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution (in the case of a Depository Institution Holding Company), must increase deposits and/or

total loans outstanding by an amount equal to the amount of retained earnings committed as Matching Funds. Depository Institution Holding Company Applicants must use the call reports of the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution that the requested

FA award will support. 

• This increase (1) will be measured on a quarterly basis from March 31, 2025; (2) must occur by December 31, 2026; and 

(3) will be based on amounts reported in the call report. 

• The CDFI Fund will assess the likelihood of this increase during the Application review process. 

• An award will not be made to any Applicant that has not demonstrated in the relevant call reports that it has increased deposits and/or total loans outstanding by at least 25% of the requested FA award amount (including all awards requiring 

Matching Funds) between December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2024. 

• The Matching Funds are not In-Hand until the Recipient has increased its deposits and/or total loans outstanding by the 

amount of retained earnings since inception that are being used as Matching Funds. 

• All regulated Applicants utilizing the option (iii) should refer to the Retained Earnings Guidance included in the Retained Earnings Calculator Excel Workbook found on the CDFI Fund’s website. 

* The requirements set forth in table 9 are applicable to Category II (Core) FA Applicants, with the exception of Native American CDFIs, applying 

for Base-FA, PPC–FA, and DF–FA. The Matching Funds requirements were permanently waived for Native American CDFIs. Therefore, the requirements set forth in table 9 are not applicable to Native American CDFI Applicants for the FY 2025 Funding Round. Category I (SECA) FA Applicants and HFFI–FA Applicants are not required to submit Matching Funds at the time of Application submission, but the CDFI Fund reserves the 

right to request Matching Funds from these Applicants if the Matching Funds requirement is not waived in the final FY 2025 CDFI Program appropriations. Matching Funds are not required for award requests under HP–FA. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Address to Request an Application 

Package: Application materials can be 

found on the CDFI Fund’s website at 

https://www.cdfifund.gov/cdfi. 

Applicants may request a paper version 

of any Application material by 

contacting the CDFI Fund Help Desk at 

cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov. Paper versions 

of Application materials will only be 

provided if an Applicant cannot access 

the CDFI Fund’s website. 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: All Applications must be 

prepared using the English language, 

and calculations must be computed in 

U.S. dollars. The following table lists 

the Required Application Documents for 

the FY 2025 Funding Round. The CDFI 

Fund reserves the right to request and 

review other pertinent or public 

information that has not been 

specifically requested in this NOFA or 

the Application. Information submitted 

by the Applicant that the CDFI Fund has 

not specifically requested will not be 

reviewed or considered as part of the 

Application. Financial data, portfolio, 

and activity information provided in the 

Application should only include the 

Applicant’s activities. Information 

submitted must accurately reflect the 

Applicant’s activities (other than 

Depository Institution Holding 

Companies—see table 6). 

TABLE 10—REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

Application documents Applicant type Submission format 

Active AMIS Account ............................................................................................... All Applicants .......................................... AMIS. 

SF–424 .................................................................................................................... All Applicants .......................................... Fillable PDF in Grants.gov. 

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TABLE 10—REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS—Continued 

Application documents Applicant type Submission format 

CDFI Program Application Components: ................................................................

• Funding Application Detail ............................................................................

• Data, Charts, and Narrative sections as listed in AMIS and outlined in Application materials.

• Matching Funds (FA Core Applicants, with the exception of Native American CDFIs).

All Applicants .......................................... AMIS. 

PPC–FA Application Components: ..........................................................................

• Funding Application Detail ............................................................................

• Narratives ......................................................................................................

• AMIS Charts .................................................................................................

PPC–FA Applicants ................................ AMIS. 

DF–FA Application Components: ............................................................................

• Funding Application Detail ............................................................................

• Narratives ......................................................................................................

• AMIS Charts .................................................................................................

DF–FA Applicants .................................. AMIS. 

HFFI–FA Application Components: .........................................................................

• Funding Application Detail ............................................................................

• Narratives ......................................................................................................

• AMIS charts ..................................................................................................

HFFI–FA Applicants ............................... AMIS. 

HP–FA Application Components: The Excel HP–FA Application will not be completed as part of the AMIS Application. The Application component is anticipated to be released at a later date than the other Application components 

under this NOFA and will be due at a later date, as noted in table 1. Applicants will be provided at least 30 days to complete the Excel HP–FA Application which will be an Excel spreadsheet that contains two sections:.

• Narratives ......................................................................................................

• Tables ...........................................................................................................

HP–FA Applicants .................................. Attachment to AMIS Service Request. 

Attachments to the Application: 

Key Staff Resumes ........................................................................................... All Applicants .......................................... PDF or Word document in AMIS. 

Organizational Chart ........................................................................................ All Applicants .......................................... PDF in AMIS. 

Completed, final audited financial statements for the Applicant’s Three Most Recent Historic Fiscal Years.FA Applicants and TA Applicants, if 

available: loan funds, Venture Capital 

Funds, and other non-Regulated Institutions.

PDF in AMIS. 

Unaudited financial statements for Applicant’s Three Most Recent Historic Years 

(required if available, and only if audited financial statements are not available).

FA and TA Applicants, if available: loan 

funds, Venture Capital Funds, and 

other non-Regulated Institutions.

PDF in AMIS. 

Community Partnership Agreement ........................................................................ FA Applicants, if applicable .................... PDF or Word document in AMIS. 

Retained Earnings Calculator Excel Workbook (required only if using retained 

earnings as Matching Funds).

FA Core Applicants, if applicable ........... Excel Workbook in AMIS. Applicants 

must submit CDFI Fund-provided 

template in the original format (.xlsm). 

Call reports for each fiscal year reported in the Retained Earnings Calculator ..... FA Core Applicants: Regulated Institutions that are using retained earnings 

as Matching Funds.

PDF in AMIS. 

Equity Investment Matching Funds Documentation ................................................ FA Core Applicants: For-profit CDFIs 

that are using In-Hand Equity Investment(s) as Matching Funds.

PDF or Word document in AMIS. 

Deposits Matching Funds Documentation ............................................................... FA Core Applicants: Regulated Institutions that are using In-Hand Deposits 

as Matching Funds.

PDF or Word document in AMIS. 

* This requirement also applies to Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions that will carry out award activities on behalf of Depository Institution Holding Company 

Applicants. 

C. Application Submission: The CDFI 

Fund has a multiple step process that 

requires the submission of Required 

Application Documents (listed in table 

10) on separate deadlines and locations. 

The SF–424 must be submitted through 

Grants.gov and all other Required 

Application Documents through the 

CDFI Fund’s Award Management 

Information System (AMIS). The CDFI 

Fund will not accept Applications via 

email, mail, facsimile, or other forms of 

communication, except in extremely 

rare circumstances that have been preapproved in writing by the CDFI Fund. 

The deadlines for submitting the 

relevant Application materials are listed 

in table 1. 

First, all Applicants must register in 

the Grants.gov system to successfully 

submit the SF–424. The Grants.gov 

registration process can take 45 days or 

longer to complete and the CDFI Fund 

strongly encourages Applicants to start 

the Grants.gov registration process as 

early as possible (refer to the following 

link: https://www.grants.gov/register). 

Since the Grants.gov registration process 

requires Applicants to have a UEI and 

an EIN, Applicants without these 

required items should allow for 

additional time to complete the 

Grants.gov registration process. The 

CDFI Fund will not extend the 

Application deadline for any Applicant 

that started the Grants.gov registration 

process but did not complete it by the 

deadline. An Applicant that has 

previously registered with Grants.gov 

must verify that its registration is 

current and active. Applicants should 

contact Grants.gov directly with 

questions related to the registration or 

submission process as the CDFI Fund 

does not maintain the Grants.gov 

system. 

Each Application must be signed by a 

designated Authorized Representative 

in AMIS before it can be submitted. The 

Excel HP–FA Application must be 

submitted via a Service Request in 

AMIS by an Authorized Representative 

of the Applicant or an Application Point 

of Contact. Applicants must ensure that 

an Authorized Representative is an 

employee or officer and is authorized to 

sign legal documents on behalf of the 

Applicant. Consultants working on 

behalf of the Applicant may not be 

designated as Authorized 

Representatives. Only a designated 

Authorized Representative or 

Application Point of Contact, included 

in the Application, may submit the 

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Application is not submitted by an 

Authorized Representative or 

Application Point of Contact, the 

Application will be deemed ineligible. 

D. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): The 

UEI has replaced the Dun and Bradstreet 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number. The UEI, generated in 

the System for Award Management 

(SAM.gov), has become the official 

identifier for doing business with the 

Federal Government. This transition 

allows the Federal Government to 

streamline the entity identification and 

validation process, making it easier and 

less burdensome for entities to do 

business with the Federal Government. 

If an entity is registered in SAM.gov 

today, its UEI has already been assigned 

and is viewable in SAM.gov, including 

inactive registrations. New registrants 

will be assigned a UEI as part of their 

SAM registration. 

E. System for Award Management 

(SAM): Any entity applying for Federal 

grants or other forms of Federal 

financial assistance through Grants.gov 

must be registered in SAM before 

submitting its Application. When 

accessing SAM.gov, users will be asked 

to create a Login.gov user account (if 

they don’t already have one). Going 

forward, users will use their Login.gov 

username and password every time 

when logging into SAM.gov. 

Registration in SAM is required as part 

of the Grants.gov registration process. 

The SAM registration process may take 

one month or longer to complete. An 

original, signed notarized letter 

identifying the authorized entity 

administrator for the entity associated 

with the UEI is required. This 

requirement is applicable to new 

entities registering in SAM or an 

existing registration where there is no 

existing entity administrator. Existing 

entities with registered entity 

administrators do not need to submit an 

annual notarized letter. Applicants 

without an EIN should allow for 

additional time as an Applicant cannot 

register in SAM without an EIN. 

Applicants that have previously 

completed the SAM registration process 

must verify that their SAM accounts are 

current and active. Each Applicant must 

continue to maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information at 

all times during which it has an active 

Federal award or an Application under 

consideration by a Federal awarding 

agency. The CDFI Fund will deem 

ineligible any Applicant that fails to 

properly register or activate its SAM 

account and, as a result, is unable to 

submit the SF–424 in Grants.gov or 

Application in AMIS by the applicable 

Application deadlines. These 

restrictions also apply to organizations 

that have not yet received a UEI or EIN 

by the established deadline. Applicants 

must contact SAM directly with 

questions related to registration or SAM 

account changes as the CDFI Fund does 

not maintain this system and has no 

ability to make changes or correct errors 

of any kind. For more information about 

SAM, visit https://www.sam.gov. 

TABLE 11—GRANTS.GOV REGISTRATION TIMELINE SUMMARY

Step Agency Estimated minimum time to complete 

Obtain an EIN ................................. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ............................................................. Two (2) Weeks.* 

Register in SAM.gov ....................... System for Award Management (SAM.gov). This step will include obtaining a UEI..Four (4) Weeks.* 

Register in Grants.gov .................... Grants.gov ............................................................................................. One (1) Week.** 

* Applicants are advised that the stated durations are estimates only and represent minimum timeframes. Actual timeframes may take longer. 

The CDFI Fund will deem ineligible any Applicant that fails to properly register or activate its SAM account, has not yet received a UEI or EIN, 

and/or fails to properly register in Grants.gov. 

** This estimate assumes an Applicant has a UEI, an EIN, and is already registered in SAM.gov. 

F. Submission Instructions 

1. Submission Deadlines: Table 1 

provides the critical deadlines for the 

FY 2025 Funding Round. 

2. Confirmation of Application 

Submission in Grants.gov and AMIS: 

Applicants are required to submit the 

SF–424, Application for Federal 

Assistance through the Grants.gov 

system, under the CDFI Program 

Funding Opportunity Number by the 

applicable deadline. All other Required 

Application Documents (listed in table 

10) must be submitted through the 

AMIS website by the applicable 

deadline. Note, the Excel HP–FA 

Application will be submitted 

separately via a Service Request in 

AMIS by the date specified in table 1. 

Applicants must submit the SF–424 

prior to submitting the Application in 

AMIS. If the SF–424 is not successfully 

accepted by Grants.gov by the deadline, 

the CDFI Fund will not review the 

Application submitted in AMIS, and the 

Application will be deemed ineligible. 

a. Grants.gov Submission Information: 

Each Applicant will receive an email 

from Grants.gov immediately after 

submitting the SF–424 confirming that 

the submission has entered the 

Grants.gov system. This email will 

contain a tracking number for the 

submitted SF–424. Within 48 hours, the 

Applicant will receive a second email, 

which will indicate if the submitted SF– 

424 was either successfully validated or 

rejected with errors. However, 

Applicants should not rely on the email 

notification from Grants.gov to confirm 

that their SF–424 was validated. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

use the tracking number provided in the 

first email to closely monitor the status 

of their SF–424 by contacting the 

helpdesk at Grants.gov directly. The 

Application material submitted in AMIS 

is not officially accepted by the CDFI 

Fund until Grants.gov has validated the 

SF–424. 

b. AMIS Submission Information: 

AMIS is a web-based system where 

Applicants will directly enter their 

Application information and add the 

required attachments listed in table 10. 

The Base-FA, PPC–FA, DF–FA, HFFI– 

FA, and TA Application components 

will all be submitted as part of a single 

AMIS Application. AMIS will verify 

that the Applicant provided the 

minimum information required to 

submit an Application. Applicants are 

responsible for the quality and accuracy 

of the information and attachments 

included in the Application submitted 

in AMIS. The Excel HP–FA Application 

will be a fillable Excel spreadsheet and 

must be separately submitted as an 

attachment to a Service Request in 

AMIS. The CDFI Fund strongly 

encourages Applicants to allow for 

sufficient time to review and complete 

all Required Application Documents 

listed in table 10 and remedy any issues 

prior to the Application deadline. Each 

Application submitted in AMIS must be 

signed by an Authorized Representative 

listed in the organization’s AMIS 

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Authorized Representative is an 

employee or officer and is authorized to 

sign legal documents on behalf of the 

Applicant. Consultants working on 

behalf of the Applicant may not be 

designated as Authorized 

Representatives. Only an Authorized 

Representative or an Application Point 

of Contact may submit an Application. 

If an Application is not submitted by an 

Authorized Representative or 

Application Point of Contact, the 

Application will be deemed ineligible. 

Applicants may only submit one BaseFA or TA Application under the CDFI 

Program. Upon submission, the 

Application will be locked and cannot 

be resubmitted, edited, or modified in 

any way. The CDFI Fund will not 

unlock or allow multiple Application 

submissions. 

3. Late Submission or AMIS Account 

Creation: The CDFI Fund will not 

accept an Application if the SF–424 is 

not submitted and accepted by 

Grants.gov by the SF–424 deadline 

listed in table 1. Additionally, the CDFI 

Fund will not accept an Application if 

it is not signed by an Authorized 

Representative and submitted in AMIS 

by the Application deadline or if an 

Applicant did not submit the required 

Title VI Compliance Worksheet by the 

Application deadline listed in table 1. 

The CDFI Fund will also not accept an 

Application from an Applicant that 

failed to create an AMIS account by the 

deadlines specified in table 1. The CDFI 

Fund will not accept the Excel HP–FA 

Application if it is not submitted via a 

Service Request in AMIS by the 

deadline in table 1. In these cases, the 

CDFI Fund will not review any material 

submitted, and the Application will be 

deemed ineligible. 

However, in cases where a Federal 

Government administrative or 

technological error directly resulted in 

precluding an Applicant from 

submitting the SF–424, from submitting 

the AMIS Application, from submitting 

the Excel HP–FA Application, from 

creating an AMIS account, or from 

submitting the Title VI Compliance 

Worksheet by the deadlines stated in 

this NOFA, Applicants are provided the 

opportunity to submit a written request 

for acceptance of late submissions. Be 

aware that unexpected delay in a 

Federal Government process does not in 

and of itself constitute a Federal 

Government administrative or 

technological error. The CDFI Fund will 

only approve the late submission of the 

SF–424, the AMIS Application, the 

Excel HP–FA Application, the Title VI 

Compliance worksheet, or the late 

creation of an AMIS account if the 

Applicant demonstrates that an 

unexpected delay was the direct result 

of a Federal Government administrative 

or technological error. 

a. Creation of AMIS Account: In cases 

where a Federal Government 

administrative or technological error 

directly resulted in precluding an 

Applicant from creating an AMIS 

account by the required deadline, the 

Applicant must submit a written request 

for approval to create its AMIS account 

after the deadline, and include 

documentation of the error, no later 

than two business days after the AMIS 

account creation deadline. The CDFI 

Fund will not respond to requests for 

creating an AMIS account after that 

time. Applicants must submit such 

request via an AMIS Service Request to 

the CDFI Program or an email to 

cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov with a subject 

line of ‘‘AMIS Account Creation 

Deadline Extension Request.’’ 

b. SF–424 Late Submission: In cases 

where a Federal Government 

administrative or technological error 

directly resulted in precluding an 

Applicant from submitting the SF–424 

by the required deadline, the Applicant 

must submit a written request for 

acceptance of the late SF–424 

submission and include documentation 

of the error no later than two business 

days after the SF–424 deadline. The 

CDFI Fund will not respond to requests 

for acceptance of late SF–424 

submissions after that time period. 

Applicants must submit late SF–424 

submission requests to the CDFI Fund 

via an AMIS Service Request to the 

CDFI Program with a subject line of 

‘‘Late SF–424 Submission Request.’’ 

c. Title VI Compliance Worksheet Late 

Submission: In cases where a Federal 

Government administrative or 

technological error directly precluded 

an Applicant from submitting the Title 

VI Compliance Worksheet by the 

required deadline, the Applicant must 

submit a written request for approval to 

submit the Worksheet after the deadline, 

and include documentation of the error, 

no later than two business days after the 

Title VI Compliance Worksheet 

submission deadline. The CDFI Fund 

will not respond to requests for 

submitting a Title VI Compliance 

Worksheet after that time. Applicants 

must submit such request via an AMIS 

Service Request to the CDFI Program 

with a subject line of ‘‘CDFI Program— 

Title VI Compliance Worksheet 

Deadline Extension Request.’’ 

d. AMIS Application Late Submission, 

including Late Excel HP–FA Application 

Submission: In cases where a Federal 

Government administrative or 

technological error directly resulted in 

precluding an Applicant from 

submitting the Application in AMIS by 

the required deadline, the Applicant 

must submit a written request for 

acceptance of the late Application 

submission and include documentation 

of the error no later than two business 

days after the Application deadline. The 

CDFI Fund will not respond to requests 

for acceptance of late Application 

submissions after that time period. 

Applicants must submit late 

Application submission requests to the 

CDFI Fund via an AMIS Service Request 

to the CDFI Program with a subject line 

of ‘‘Late Application Submission 

Request.’’ 

G. Funding Restrictions: Base-FA, 

PPC–FA, DF–FA, HFFI–FA, HP–FA, and 

TA awards are limited by the following: 

1. Base-FA Awards: 

a. A Recipient shall use Base-FA 

award funds only for the eligible 

activities described in Section II. (C)(1) 

of this NOFA and its Assistance 

Agreement. 

b. With the exception of Depository 

Institution Holding Company 

Applicants, Base-FA awards may not be 

used to support the activities of, or 

otherwise be passed through, 

transferred, or co-awarded to, thirdparty entities, whether Affiliates, 

Subsidiaries, or others, unless done 

pursuant to a merger or acquisition or 

similar transaction, and with the CDFI 

Fund’s prior written consent. 

c. Base-FA award funds shall only be 

paid to the Recipient. 

d. The CDFI Fund, in its sole 

discretion, may pay Base-FA award 

funds in amounts, or under terms and 

conditions, which are different from 

those requested by an Applicant. 

e. The Recipient must comply, as 

applicable, with the Buy American Act 

of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 and 

section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, with 

respect to any Direct Costs. 

2. PPC–FA Awards: 

a. A Recipient shall use PPC–FA 

award funds only for the eligible 

activities described in Section II. (C)(5) 

of this NOFA and its Assistance 

Agreement. 

b. With the exception of Depository 

Institution Holding Company 

Applicants, PPC–FA awards may not be 

used to support the activities of, or 

otherwise be passed through, 

transferred, or co-awarded to, thirdparty entities, whether Affiliates, 

Subsidiaries, or others, unless done 

pursuant to a merger or acquisition or 

similar transaction, and with the CDFI 

Fund’s prior written consent. 

c. PPC–FA award funds shall only be 

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d. The CDFI Fund, in its sole 

discretion, may pay PPC–FA award 

funds in amounts, or under terms and 

conditions, which are different from 

those requested by an Applicant. 

e. The Recipient must comply, as 

applicable, with the Buy American Act 

of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 and 

section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, with 

respect to any Direct Costs. 

3. DF–FA Awards: 

a. A Recipient shall use DF–FA award 

funds only for the eligible activities 

described in Section II. (C)(2) of this 

NOFA and its Assistance Agreement. 

b. With the exception of Depository 

Institution Holding Company 

Applicants, DF–FA awards may not be 

used to support the activities of, or 

otherwise be passed through, 

transferred, or co-awarded to, thirdparty entities, whether Affiliates, 

Subsidiaries, or others, unless done 

pursuant to a merger or acquisition or 

similar transaction, and with the CDFI 

Fund’s prior written consent. 

c. DF–FA award funds shall only be 

paid to the Recipient. 

d. The CDFI Fund, in its sole 

discretion, may pay DF–FA award funds 

in amounts, or under terms and 

conditions, which are different from 

those requested by an Applicant. 

e. The Recipient must comply, as 

applicable, with the Buy American Act 

of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 and 

section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, with 

respect to any Direct Costs. 

4. HFFI–FA Awards: 

a. A Recipient shall use HFFI–FA 

award funds only for the eligible 

activities described in Section II. (C)(4) 

of this NOFA and its Assistance 

Agreement. 

b. With the exception of Depository 

Institution Holding Company 

Applicants, HFFI–FA awards may not 

be used to support the activities of, or 

otherwise be passed through, 

transferred, or co-awarded to, thirdparty entities, whether Affiliates, 

Subsidiaries, or others, unless done 

pursuant to a merger or acquisition or 

similar transaction, and with the CDFI 

Fund’s prior written consent. 

c. HFFI–FA award funds shall only be 

paid to the Recipient. 

d. The CDFI Fund, in its sole 

discretion, may pay HFFI–FA award 

funds in amounts, or under terms and 

conditions, which are different from 

those requested by an Applicant. 

e. The Recipient must comply, as 

applicable, with the Buy American Act 

of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 and 

section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, with 

respect to any Direct Costs. 

5. HP–FA Awards: 

a. A Recipient shall use HP–FA award 

funds only for the eligible activities 

described in Section II. (C)(5) of this 

NOFA and its Assistance Agreement. 

b. With the exception of Depository 

Institution Holding Company 

Applicants, HP–FA awards may not be 

used to support the activities of, or 

otherwise be passed through, 

transferred, or co-awarded to, thirdparty entities, whether Affiliates, 

Subsidiaries, or others, unless done 

pursuant to a merger or acquisition or 

similar transaction, and with the CDFI 

Fund’s prior written consent. 

c. HP–FA award funds shall only be 

paid to the Recipient. 

d. The CDFI Fund, in its sole 

discretion, may pay HP–FA award funds 

in amounts, or under terms and 

conditions, which are different from 

those requested by an Applicant. 

e. The Recipient must comply, as 

applicable, with the Buy American Act 

of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 and 

section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, with 

respect to any Direct Costs. 

6. TA Awards: 

a. A Recipient shall use TA award 

funds only for the eligible activities 

described in Section II. (C)(3) of this 

NOFA and its Assistance Agreement. 

b. With the exception of Depository 

Institution Holding Company 

Applicants, TA awards may not be used 

to support the activities of, or otherwise 

be passed through, transferred, or coawarded to, third-party entities, whether 

Affiliates, Subsidiaries, or others, unless 

done pursuant to a merger or acquisition 

or similar transaction, and with the 

CDFI Fund’s prior written consent. 

c. TA award funds shall only be paid 

to the Recipient. 

d. The CDFI Fund, in its sole 

discretion, may pay TA award funds in 

amounts, or under terms and 

conditions, which are different from 

those requested by an Applicant. 

e. The Recipient must comply, as 

applicable, with the Buy American Act 

of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301–8303 and 

section 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, with 

respect to any Direct Costs. 

V. Application Review Information 

A. Criteria: If the Applicant has 

submitted an eligible Application, the 

CDFI Fund will conduct a substantive 

review in accordance with the criteria 

and procedures described in the 

Regulations, this NOFA, the Application 

guidance, and the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements. The CDFI 

Fund reserves the right to contact the 

Applicant by telephone, email, or mail 

for the purpose of clarifying or 

confirming Application information. If 

contacted, the Applicant must respond 

within the time period communicated 

by the CDFI Fund or risk that its 

Application will be rejected. The CDFI 

Fund will review the Base-FA, DF–FA, 

PPC–FA, HFFI–FA, HP–FA, and TA 

Applications in accordance with the 

process below. All internal and external 

reviewers will complete the CDFI 

Fund’s conflict of interest process. 

1. Base-FA Application Scoring, 

Award Selection, Review, and Selection 

Process: The CDFI Fund will evaluate 

each Application using a five-step 

review process illustrated in the 

sections below. Applicants that meet the 

minimum criteria will advance to the 

next step in the review process. 

Applicants applying as a Community 

Partnership must describe the 

partnership in the Application pursuant 

to the requirements set forth in table 8 

and will be evaluated in accordance 

with the review process described 

below. 

a. Step 1: Eligibility Review: The CDFI 

Fund will evaluate each Application to 

determine its eligibility status pursuant 

to Section III of this NOFA. 

b. Step 2: Financial Analysis and 

Compliance Risk Evaluation: 

i. Step 2: Financial Analysis: For 

Regulated Institutions, the CDFI Fund 

will consider financial safety and 

soundness information from the 

Appropriate Federal or State Banking 

Agency. As detailed in table 8, each 

Regulated Institution FA Applicant 

(including a Subsidiary Insured 

Depository Institution that will expend 

and carry out the activities of an award 

on behalf of a Depository Institution 

Holding Company Applicant) must have 

a CAMELS/CAMEL rating of at least ‘‘3’’ 

and/or no significant material concerns 

from its regulator. Each Insured 

Depository Institution Applicant and 

each Subsidiary Insured Depository 

Institution that will expend and carry 

out the activities of an award on behalf 

of a Depository Institution Holding 

Company Applicant must have a CRA 

assessment rating of at least 

‘‘Satisfactory.’’ 

For non-regulated Applicants, the 

CDFI Fund will evaluate the financial 

health and viability of each nonregulated Applicant using financial 

information provided by the Applicant. 

For the financial analysis, each nonregulated Applicant will receive a Total 

Financial Composite Score on a scale of 

one (1) to five (5), with one (1) being the 

highest rating. The Total Financial 

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analysis of twenty-three (23) financial 

indicators. Applications will be grouped 

based on the Total Financial Composite 

Score. Applicants must receive a Total 

Financial Composite Score of one (1), 

two (2), or three (3) to advance to Step 

3. Applicants that receive an initial 

Total Financial Composite Score of four 

(4) or five (5) will be re-evaluated and 

re-scored by CDFI Fund staff. If the 

Total Financial Composite Score 

remains four (4) or five (5) after CDFI 

Fund staff review, the Applicant will 

not advance to Step 3. 

ii. Step 2: Compliance Risk 

Evaluation: For the compliance 

analysis, the CDFI Fund will evaluate 

the compliance risk of each Applicant 

using information provided in the 

Application, as well as an Applicant’s 

reporting history, reporting capacity, 

and performance risk with respect to 

meeting the PG&Ms set forth in the 

Assistance Agreement. Each Applicant 

will receive a Total Compliance 

Composite Score on a scale of one (1) to 

five (5), with one (1) being the highest 

rating. Applicants that receive an initial 

Total Compliance Composite Score of 

four (4) or five (5) will be re-evaluated 

by CDFI Fund staff. If the Applicant is 

deemed a high compliance risk after 

CDFI Fund staff review, the Applicant 

will not advance to Step 3. 

c. Step 3: Business Plan Review: 

Applicants that proceed to Step 3 will 

be evaluated on the soundness of their 

comprehensive business plan. Two 

external non-CDFI Fund Reviewers will 

conduct the Step 3: Business Plan 

Review. Reviewers will evaluate the 

Application sections listed in table 12. 

All Applications will be reviewed in 

accordance with standard reviewer 

evaluation materials. At the conclusion 

of the Step 3 evaluation, Applications 

will be ranked based on Total Business 

Plan Scores, in descending order from 

highest Total Business Plan Score to 

lowest Total Business Plan Score. Each 

category of Applicant type (Core and 

SECA) will be ranked separately. An 

amount up to but not exceeding the 

highest scoring 60% of Core Applicants 

in the Core Applicant pool and an 

amount up to, but not exceeding, the 

highest scoring 70% of SECA 

Applicants in the SECA Applicant pool 

will progress to Step 4. Within each 

category of Applicant type (Core and 

SECA) respectively, if a tie in Total 

Business Plan Scores would prevent an 

Applicant from advancing to Step 4, all 

Applicants with the same score will 

progress to Step 4. Lastly, the CDFI 

Fund may consider the geographic 

diversity of Applicants based on 

primary geographic market served 

(Major Urban Area, Micropolitan Area, 

Minor Urban Area, and Rural Area) 

when determining the Step 4 Applicant 

pool. 

Based on funding availability for Core 

and SECA Base-FA Applicant types, the 

CDFI Fund reserves the right to limit the 

number of Applicants that progress from 

Step 3 to Step 4 to ensure that the CDFI 

Program can meaningfully vary award 

amounts among Applicants with 

different Step 4 Policy Objective scores, 

while maintaining minimum award 

amounts specified in table 2. In cases 

where funding availability is not 

sufficient to progress all Applicants 

within the top 60% of the Core 

Applicant pool and within the top 70% 

of the SECA Applicant pool from Step 

3 to Step 4, priority will be given to 

Applicants that score highest on the 

Total Business Plan Score in each 

Applicant type (Core and SECA). 

Applicants who request only an HP– 

FA award (with no Base-FA award) will 

be evaluated in a separate pool from the 

Core and SECA Base-FA Applicant 

types, utilizing the criteria outlined in 

table 12. This pool will combine any 

HP–FA only Applications under both 

the CDFI Program and the NACA 

Program. The Step 3 review questions 

under these criteria will be modified to 

reflect the fact that Applications 

requesting only HP–FA without BaseFA will not have an FA Objective. This 

review will be completed by CDFI Fund 

or other Federal staff, rather than 

external reviewers. Upon completion of 

the Step 3: Business Plan Review, the 

Applications requesting only an HP–FA 

award without a Base-FA award will be 

ranked according to Step 3 score. The 

CDFI Fund will forward the same 

percentage of HP–FA only applications 

to Step 4 as the percentage of the CDFI 

Program Core Applicant pool requesting 

Base-FA forwarded to Step 4. For 

example, if the CDFI Fund forwards the 

highest scoring 60% of the CDFI 

Program Core Applicant pool requesting 

Base-FA to Step 4, and it received 8 

Applications requesting only HP–FA 

(across both the CDFI and NACA 

Programs), it will multiply 8 by 60% to 

calculate 4.8 and forward five 

Applicants to Step 4, as five is the 

closest whole number to 4.8. 

TABLE 12—STEP 3: BASE-FA BUSINESS PLAN REVIEW SCORING CRITERIA

Base-FA application sections Possible score Score needed to advance 

Mission and Community Needs ............................... Scored as a component of the other 

Base-FA Application Sections.

N/A. 

Business Strategy ..................................................... 12 ........................................................ N/A. 

Market and Competitive Analysis ............................. 7 .......................................................... N/A. 

Products and Services ............................................. 12 ........................................................ N/A. 

Management and Track Record ............................... 12 ........................................................ N/A. 

Growth and Projections ............................................ 7 .......................................................... N/A. 

Total Business Plan Score ................................ 50 ........................................................ Core Applicants: Up to, but not exceeding, top 

60% of all Core Applicants. 

SECA Applicants: Up to, but not exceeding, top 

70% of all SECA Applicants. 

d. Step 4: Policy Objective Review: 

The CDFI Fund internal reviewers will 

evaluate each Application to determine 

its ability to meet policy objectives of 

the CDFI Fund. Each Applicant will be 

evaluated in each of the categories listed 

in table 13 and will receive a Total 

Policy Objective Review Score on a 

scale of one (1) to five (5), with one (1) 

being the highest score. Applicants are 

then grouped according to Total Policy 

Objective Review Scores. For 

Applications requesting only HP–FA 

(with no Base-FA request), the Step 4 

policy objective review will be 

conducted using the same categories 

listed in table 13. Where appropriate, 

the evaluation criteria for reviewers will 

be modified to reflect the fact that 

Applications requesting only HP–FA 

without Base-FA will not have an FA 

Objective. 

The CDFI Fund also conducts a due 

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includes an analysis of programmatic 

risk factors including, but not limited to: 

history of performance in managing 

Federal awards (including timeliness of 

reporting and compliance); ability to 

meet FA Objectives selected by Base-FA 

Applicants in their Applications; 

reports and findings from audits; and 

ability to effectively implement Federal 

requirements, each of which could 

impact the Total Policy Objective 

Review Score. For Applications 

requesting only HP–FA (with no BaseFA), the due diligence review will 

consist of all of the above components 

except the FA Objective due diligence 

review; due diligence related to the 

Application’s HP–FA strategy will be 

conducted as part of the HP–FA 

Application review. 

TABLE 13—STEP 4: BASE-FA POLICY REVIEW SCORING CRITERIA

Section Possible scores High score Score needed to advance 

Economic Distress .................................................... 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 ........ 1 N/A. 

Economic Opportunities ............................................ 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 ........ 1 N/A. 

Community Collaboration ......................................... 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 ........ 1 N/A. 

Total Policy Objective Review Composite Score ..... 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 ........ 1 All Scores Advance. 

e. Step 5: Award Amount 

Determination: The CDFI Fund 

determines an award amount for each 

Application based on the Step 4 Total 

Policy Objective Review Score, the 

Applicant’s request amount, and on 

certain other factors, including, but not 

limited to, the Applicant’s deployment 

track record, minimum award size, and 

funding availability. Applicants may 

have award amounts reduced from the 

requested award amount or not funded 

as a result of this analysis. Based on 

funding availability for Core, SECA, 

and/or NACA Base-FA Applicant types, 

the CDFI Fund reserves the right to not 

award all Applicants that advance to 

Step 5. In cases where funding 

availability is not sufficient to award all 

Applications, priority will be given to 

Applicants that score highest on the 

Step 4: Policy Objective Review in each 

Applicant type Category (Core and 

SECA). For Core FA Applicants, the 

award cannot exceed 30% of the 

Applicant’s total portfolio outstanding 

as of the Applicant’s most recent 

historic fiscal year end in accordance 

with the FA Application Guidance. For 

SECA FA Applicants, the award cannot 

exceed 75% of the Applicant’s total 

portfolio outstanding as of the 

Applicant’s most recent historic fiscal 

year end in accordance with the FA 

Application Guidance, or the minimum 

award size as noted in table 2, 

whichever is greater. 

2. HFFI–FA Application Scoring, 

Award Selection, Review, and Selection 

Process: A CDFI Fund internal reviewer 

will evaluate each HFFI–FA Application 

associated with a Base-FA Application 

that progresses to Step 4 of the FA 

Application review process. The 

reviewer will evaluate the Application 

sections listed in table 14 and assign a 

Total HFFI- FA Score up to 60 points. 

The CDFI Fund will make awards to the 

highest scoring Applicants first. All 

Applications will be reviewed in 

accordance with standard reviewer 

evaluation materials. Applicants that 

fail to receive a Base-FA award will not 

be considered for a HFFI–FA award. 

The CDFI Fund conducts additional 

levels of due diligence for Applications 

that are under consideration for an 

HFFI–FA award. Award amounts may 

be reduced from the requested award 

amount as a result of this analysis. The 

CDFI Fund may reduce awards sizes 

from requested amounts based on 

certain variables, including but not 

limited to, an Applicant’s deployment 

track record, total portfolio outstanding, 

or compliance with prior HFFI–FA 

awards. Lastly, the CDFI Fund may 

consider the geographic diversity of 

Applicants when making its funding 

decisions. 

TABLE 14—STEP 4 HFFI–FA APPLICATION SCORING CRITERIA

Sections Possible score 

Target Market Profile ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 points 

Healthy Food Financial Products ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 points 

Projected HFFI–FA Activities ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 points 

HFFI Track Record ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20 points 

Management Capacity for Providing Healthy Food Financing ......................................................................................................... 5 points 

Total HFFI–FA Score ................................................................................................................................................................ 60 points 

3. PPC–FA Application Scoring, 

Award Selection, Review, and Selection 

Process: A CDFI Fund internal reviewer 

will evaluate the PPC–FA request of 

each PPC–FA Application associated 

with a Base-FA Application that 

progresses to Step 4 of the FA 

Application review process. PPC–FA 

requests are not scored. PPC–FA award 

amounts will be determined based on 

the total number of eligible Applicants 

and funding availability, the Applicant’s 

requested amount, and on certain 

factors, including but not limited to, an 

Applicant’s total portfolio outstanding, 

historical track record of deployment in 

PPC, pipeline of projects in PPC, 

minimum award size, and funding 

availability. Applicants that fail to 

receive a Base-FA award will not be 

considered for a PPC–FA award. 

4. DF–FA Application Scoring, Award 

Selection, Review, and Selection 

Process: A CDFI Fund internal reviewer 

will evaluate each DF–FA Application 

associated with a Base-FA Application 

that progresses to Step 4 of the FA 

Application review process. The 

reviewer will evaluate the Application 

and assign a Total DF–FA Score on a 

scale of one (1) to three (3), with one (1) 

being the highest score. Applicants are 

then grouped according to Total DF–FA 

Score. All Applications will be 

reviewed in accordance with standard 

reviewer evaluation materials. 

Applicants that fail to receive a Base-FA 

award will not be considered for a DF– 

FA award. Award amounts will be 

determined on the basis of the Total 

DF–FA Score, the Applicant’s requested 

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including but not limited to, an 

Applicant’s deployment track record, 

total portfolio outstanding, minimum 

award size, and funding availability. 

Award amounts may be reduced from 

the requested award amount as a result 

of this analysis. The CDFI Fund will 

make awards to the highest scoring 

Applicants first. 

TABLE 15—STEP 3 DF–FA APPLICATION SCORING CRITERIA

Section Possible scores High score 

DF–FA Narrative Questions ......................................................................................... 1, 2, or 3 ................................................... 1 

Total DF–FA Score ............................................................................................... 1, 2, or 3 ................................................... 1 

5. HP–FA Application Scoring, Award 

Selection, Review, and Selection 

Process: A CDFI Fund internal reviewer 

will evaluate each HP–FA Application 

that progresses to Step 4 of the review 

process. The reviewer will evaluate the 

Application and assign a Total HP–FA 

Score on a scale of one (1) to three (3), 

with one (1) being the highest score, 

based on the Applicant’s projected 

financing activity supporting housing 

production, the extent it intends to 

target 51% or more of Homeownership 

and rental Housing to families with 

incomes at 80% AMI or below, its track 

record of financing housing, its 

projected timeline for Housing to be 

completed, and the effectiveness of its 

strategy to mitigate any risks. 

Applicants are then grouped according 

to Total HP–FA Score. All Applications 

will be reviewed in accordance with 

standard reviewer evaluation materials. 

Applicants that would not qualify for an 

award based on Step 4 Total Policy 

Objective Review Score and due 

diligence evaluation will not be 

considered for an HP–FA award. 

Applicants that request an HP–FA 

award as a supplement a Base-FA award 

must be selected to receive a Base-FA 

award to be considered for an HP–FA 

award. Award amounts will be 

determined based on the Total HP–FA 

Score, the Applicant’s requested 

amount, and on certain factors, 

including but not limited to, an 

Applicant’s deployment track record, 

total portfolio outstanding, minimum 

award size, proximity to the $5 million 

over three years award cap, geographies 

served, and funding availability. The 

CDFI Fund may reduce an Applicant’s 

award amount as a result of this 

analysis. The CDFI Fund will make 

awards to the highest scoring 

Applicants first. 

6. TA Application Scoring, Award 

Selection, Review, and Selection 

Process: The CDFI Fund will evaluate 

each Application to determine its 

eligibility pursuant to Section III of this 

NOFA. If the Application satisfies the 

eligibility criteria, the CDFI Fund will 

conduct the TA Business Plan Review 

in two parts. Emerging CDFI Applicants 

must receive a rating of Low Risk or 

Medium Risk in Part I of the TA 

Business Plan Review to progress to Part 

II of the TA Business Plan Review. 

Emerging CDFI Applicants that receive 

a rating of High Risk in Part I of the TA 

Business Plan Review will not be 

considered for an award. Part I of the 

TA Business Plan Review is not 

applicable for Certified CDFI 

Applicants. Emerging CDFI and 

Certified CDFI Applicants must receive 

a rating of Low Risk or Medium Risk in 

Part II of the TA Business Plan Review 

to be considered for an award. 

Applicants that receive a rating of High 

Risk in Part II of the TA Business Plan 

Review will not be considered for an 

award. An Applicant that is a Certified 

CDFI will be evaluated on the 

demonstrated need for a TA award to 

build the CDFI’s capacity, further the 

Applicant’s strategic goals, and achieve 

impact within the Applicant’s Target 

Market. An Applicant that is an 

Emerging CDFI will be evaluated on the 

Applicant’s demonstrated capability 

and plan to achieve CDFI Certification 

within three years, or if a prior 

Recipient, the CDFI Certification PG&M 

stated in its prior Assistance Agreement. 

An Applicant that is an Emerging CDFI 

will also be evaluated on its 

demonstrated need for a TA award to 

build the CDFI’s capacity and further its 

strategic goals. The CDFI Fund will rate 

each part of the TA Business Plan 

Review as indicated in table 16. 

TABLE 16—TA BUSINESS PLAN REVIEW

Business plan review component Applicant type Ratings 

Part I: 

Primary Mission ................................................................................ Emerging CDFI Applicants ............ Low Risk, Medium Risk, or High 

Risk. 

Financing Entity ................................................................................ Emerging CDFI Applicants.

Target Market ................................................................................... Emerging CDFI Applicants.

Accountability ................................................................................... Emerging CDFI Applicants.

Development Services ..................................................................... Emerging CDFI Applicants.

Part II: 

Target Market Needs & Strategy ..................................................... Emerging and Certified CDFI Applicants.Low Risk, Medium Risk, or High 

Risk. 

Organizational Capacity ................................................................... Emerging and Certified CDFI Applicants.

Management Capacity ..................................................................... Emerging and Certified CDFI Applicants.

Each TA Application will be 

evaluated by one internal CDFI Fund 

reviewer. The Business Plan Review of 

all Applications will be reviewed in 

accordance with CDFI Fund standard 

reviewer evaluation materials. 

The CDFI Fund conducts additional 

levels of due diligence for Applications 

that are under consideration for an 

award. This due diligence includes an 

analysis of programmatic and financial 

risk factors including, but not limited to, 

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awards (including timeliness of 

reporting and compliance), reports and 

findings from audits, and the 

Applicant’s ability to effectively 

implement Federal requirements. The 

CDFI Fund will also evaluate the 

compliance risk of each Applicant using 

information provided in the 

Application, as well as an Applicant’s 

reporting history, reporting capacity, 

and performance risk with respect to 

meeting the PG&Ms set forth in the 

Assistance Agreement. Each Applicant 

will receive a Total Compliance 

Composite Score on a scale of one (1) to 

five (5), with one (1) being the highest 

rating. Applicants that receive an initial 

Total Compliance Composite Score of 

four (4) or five (5) will be re-evaluated 

by CDFI Fund staff. If the Applicant is 

deemed a high compliance risk after 

CDFI staff review, the Applicant will 

not be considered for an award. The 

CDFI Fund will also evaluate the 

Applicant’s ability to meet CDFI 

Certification criteria of being a legal 

entity and a non-government entity. 

Award amounts may be reduced as a 

result of the due diligence analysis in 

addition to consideration of the 

Applicant’s funding request and similar 

factors. Lastly, the CDFI Fund may 

consider the geographic diversity of 

Applicants when making its funding 

decisions. 

6. Regulated Institutions: The CDFI 

Fund will consider safety and 

soundness information from the 

Appropriate Federal or State Banking 

Agency. If the Applicant is a Depository 

Institution Holding Company, the CDFI 

Fund will consider information 

provided by the Appropriate Federal or 

State Banking Agencies about both the 

Depository Institution Holding 

Company and the Subsidiary Insured 

Depository Institution that will expend 

and carry out the award. If the 

Appropriate Federal or State Banking 

Agency identifies safety and soundness 

concerns (including any concerns for 

Subsidiary Insured Depository 

Institutions carrying out the activities of 

an award on behalf of a Depository 

Institution Holding Company), the CDFI 

Fund will assess whether such concerns 

cause or will cause the Applicant to be 

incapable of undertaking the activities 

for which funding has been requested. 

7. Non-Regulated Institutions: The 

CDFI Fund must ensure, to the 

maximum extent practicable, that 

Recipients which are non-regulated 

CDFIs are financially and managerially 

sound and maintain appropriate 

internal controls (12 U.S.C. 4707(f)(1)(A) 

and 12 CFR 1805.800(b)). Further, the 

CDFI Fund must determine that an 

Applicant’s capacity to operate as a 

CDFI and its continued viability will not 

be dependent upon assistance from the 

CDFI Fund (12 U.S.C. 4704(b)(2)(A)). If 

it is determined that the Applicant is 

incapable of meeting these 

requirements, the CDFI Fund reserves 

the right to deem the Applicant 

ineligible or terminate the award. 

8. Consideration of the Three-Year 

Award Cap: The CDFI Fund is 

prohibited from obligating more than $5 

million in CDFI and NACA Program 

awards, in the aggregate, to any one 

organization and its Subsidiaries and 

Affiliates during any three-year period 

from the announcement date. Base-FA, 

TA, PPC–FA, and HP–FA are expected 

to be considered in this determination, 

based on existing statutory authority 

and past appropriations bill language. 

DF–FA and HFFI–FA were excluded 

from consideration towards the threeyear award cap in the enacted FY 2024 

Consolidated Appropriations Act; 

however, the final FY 2025 

appropriations are still pending. Thus, 

the CDFI Fund reserves the right to 

include FY 2025 DF–FA and HFFI–FA 

awards in calculating the three-year 

award cap if these programs are not 

excluded in the final FY 2025 CDFI 

Program appropriations. The CDFI Fund 

may reduce award amounts or deny 

certain supplemental awards if 

necessary to stay under the $5 million 

award cap for a Recipient. 

B. Anticipated Award Announcement: 

The CDFI Fund anticipates making the 

CDFI Program award announcement 

before September 30, 2025. However, 

the anticipated award announcement 

date is subject to change without notice. 

C. Application Rejection: The CDFI 

Fund reserves the right to reject an 

Application if information (including 

administrative errors) comes to the CDFI 

Fund’s attention that: adversely affects 

an Applicant’s eligibility for an award; 

adversely affects the Recipient’s CDFI 

Certification (to the extent that the 

award is conditional upon CDFI 

Certification); adversely affects the CDFI 

Fund’s evaluation or scoring of an 

Application; or indicates fraud or 

mismanagement on the Applicant’s part. 

If the CDFI Fund determines any 

portion of the Application is incorrect 

in a material respect, the CDFI Fund 

reserves the right, in its sole discretion, 

to reject the Application. The CDFI 

Fund reserves the right to change its 

eligibility and evaluation criteria and 

procedures, if the CDFI Fund deems it 

appropriate. If the changes materially 

affect the CDFI Fund’s award decisions, 

the CDFI Fund will provide information 

about the changes through its website. 

The CDFI Fund’s award decisions are 

final, and there is no right to appeal 

decisions. 

D. External Non-CDFI Fund 

Reviewers: All external non-CDFI Fund 

reviewers are selected based on criteria 

that includes a professional background 

in community and economic 

development finance, and experience 

reviewing the financial statements of all 

CDFI institution types. Reviewers must 

complete the CDFI Fund’s conflict of 

interest process and be approved by the 

CDFI Fund. 

VI. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

A. Award Notification: Each 

successful Applicant will receive an 

email ‘‘notice of award’’ notification 

from the CDFI Fund stating that its 

Application has been approved for an 

award. Each Applicant not selected for 

an award will receive an email stating 

that a debriefing notice has been 

provided in its AMIS account. 

B. Assistance Agreement: Each 

Applicant selected to receive an award 

must enter into an Assistance 

Agreement with the CDFI Fund in order 

to receive a payment(s). The Assistance 

Agreement will set forth the award’s 

terms and conditions, including but not 

be limited to the: (i) award amount; (ii) 

award type; (iii) award uses; (iv) eligible 

use of award funds; (v) PG&Ms; and (vi) 

reporting requirements. FA Assistance 

Agreements have three-year Periods of 

Performance. TA Assistance Agreements 

have two-year Periods of Performance 

for Certified CDFIs and three-year 

Periods of Performance for Emerging 

CDFIs. 

1. Certificate of Good Standing: All 

FA and TA Recipients that are not 

Regulated Institutions will be required 

to provide the CDFI Fund with a 

certificate of good standing from the 

secretary of state for the Recipient’s 

jurisdiction of formation prior to 

closing. This certificate can often be 

acquired online on the secretary of state 

website for the Recipient’s jurisdiction 

of formation and must generally be 

dated within 180 days prior to the 

Federal Award Date of the Assistance 

Agreement. Due to potential backlogs in 

state government offices, Applicants are 

advised to submit requests for 

certificates of good standing no later 

than 60 days after they submit their 

Applications. 

2. Closing: Pursuant to the Assistance 

Agreement, there will be an initial 

closing at which point the Assistance 

Agreement and related documents will 

be properly executed and delivered, and 

an initial payment of FA or TA may be 

made. FA Recipients that are subject to 

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not receive a payment until 100% of 

their Matching Funds are In-Hand. The 

first payment is the estimated amount of 

the award that the Recipient states in its 

Application that it will use for eligible 

FA or TA activities in the first 12 

months after the award announcement. 

The first payment request amount 

entered in the Application must be 

greater than zero. The CDFI Fund 

reserves the right to increase the first 

payment amount on any award to 

ensure that any subsequent payments 

are at least $25,000 for FA and $5,000 

for TA awards. 

The CDFI Fund will minimize the 

time between the Recipient incurring 

costs for eligible activities and award 

payment(s) in accordance with the 

Uniform Administrative Requirements. 

Advanced payments for eligible 

activities will occur no more than one 

year in advance of the Recipient 

incurring costs for the eligible activities. 

Following the initial closing, there may 

be subsequent closings involving 

additional award payments. Any 

documentation in addition to the 

Assistance Agreement that is connected 

with such subsequent closings and 

payments shall be properly executed 

and timely delivered by the Recipient to 

the CDFI Fund. 

3. Requirements Prior to Entering into 

an Assistance Agreement: If, prior to 

entering into an Assistance Agreement, 

information (including administrative 

errors) comes to the CDFI Fund’s 

attention that: adversely affects the 

Recipient’s eligibility for an award; 

adversely affects the Recipient’s CDFI 

Certification (to the extent that the 

award is conditional upon CDFI 

Certification); adversely affects the CDFI 

Fund’s evaluation of the Application; 

indicates that the Recipient is not in 

compliance with any requirement listed 

in the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements; indicates that the 

Recipient is not in compliance with a 

term or condition of any prior Award 

Agreement, Assistance Agreement, and/ 

or Allocation Agreement from the CDFI 

Fund; indicates the Recipient has failed 

to execute and return a prior round 

Assistance Agreement to the CDFI Fund 

within the CDFI Fund’s deadlines; or 

indicates fraud or mismanagement on 

the Recipient’s part, the CDFI Fund 

may, in its discretion and without 

advance notice to the Recipient, 

terminate the award or take such other 

actions as it deems appropriate. The 

CDFI Fund reserves the right, in its sole 

discretion, to rescind an award if the 

Recipient fails to return the Assistance 

Agreement, signed by the Authorized 

Representative of the Recipient, and/or 

provide the CDFI Fund with any 

requested documentation, within the 

CDFI Fund’s deadlines. 

In addition, the CDFI Fund reserves 

the right, in its sole discretion, to 

terminate and rescind the Assistance 

Agreement and the award made under 

this NOFA pending the criteria 

described in table 17. 

TABLE 17—REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO EXECUTING AN ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT

Requirement Criteria 

Failure to meet reporting requirements.• If a Recipient received a prior award or allocation under any CDFI Fund program and is not current on the reporting requirements set forth in the previously executed assistance, award, allocation, bond loan agreement(s), or agreement to guarantee, 

as of the date of the notice of award, the CDFI Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delay entering into an Assistance Agreement and/or to delay making a payment of award, until said prior Recipient or allocatee is current on the reporting 

requirements in the previously executed assistance, award, allocation, bond loan agreement(s), or agreement to guarantee. 

• If such a prior Recipient or allocatee is unable to meet this requirement within the timeframe set by the CDFI Fund, the CDFI 

Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate and rescind the notice of award and the award made under this 

NOFA. 

• Please note that automated systems employed by the CDFI Fund for receipt of reports submitted electronically typically acknowledge only a report’s receipt; such acknowledgment does not warrant that the report received was complete, nor that it 

met reporting requirements. 

Failure to maintain CDFI Certification.• An FA Recipient must be a Certified CDFI. 

• If an FA Recipient fails to maintain CDFI Certification, the CDFI Fund will not execute the Assistance Agreement and will terminate and rescind the award made under this NOFA. 

• If a TA Recipient is a Certified CDFI at the time of award announcement, it must maintain CDFI Certification. 

• If a Certified CDFI TA Recipient fails to maintain CDFI Certification, the CDFI Fund will not execute the Assistance Agreement 

and will terminate and rescind the award made under this NOFA. 

Pending resolution of noncompliance or default.• The CDFI Fund will delay entering into an Assistance Agreement with a prior Recipient or allocatee (or Affiliate of the Recipient 

identified in AMIS) that has pending noncompliance or default issues with any of its previously executed CDFI Fund award(s), 

allocation(s), bond loan agreement(s), or agreement(s) to guarantee. 

• If said prior Recipient or allocatee is unable satisfactorily resolve the compliance issues, the CDFI Fund reserves the right, in its 

sole discretion, to terminate and/or rescind the notice of award and the award made under this NOFA. 

Noncompliance or default status • If, at any time prior to entering into an Assistance Agreement, the CDFI Fund determines that a Recipient (or Affiliate of the Recipient identified in AMIS) is noncompliant or found in default with any previously executed CDFI Fund award(s), allocation(s),

bond loan agreement(s), or agreement(s) to guarantee, and the CDFI Fund has provided written notification that the Recipient 

is ineligible to apply for or receive any future awards or allocations for a time period specified by the CDFI Fund in writing, the 

CDFI Fund may delay entering into an Assistance Agreement until the Recipient has cured the noncompliance and/or default 

by taking actions the CDFI Fund has specified within such specified timeframe. Additionally, regardless of whether a sanction or 

remedy is imposed, the CDFI Fund will not consider an Application submitted by an Applicant if the default on a prior Allocation 

Agreement of the Applicant or an Affiliate occurs during the time period beginning 12 months prior to the Application deadline 

and execution of the FY 2025 Assistance Agreement. If the Recipient is unable to cure the noncompliance and/or default within 

the specified timeframe, the CDFI Fund may terminate and rescind the Assistance Agreement and the award made under this 

NOFA. 

Compliance with Federal civil 

rights requirements.

• If, within the period starting three years prior to this NOFA and through the date of the Assistance Agreement, the Recipient received a final determination, in any proceeding instituted against the Recipient in, by, or before any court, governmental, or administrative body or agency, declaring that the Recipient violated any Federal civil rights laws or regulations, including: Title VI 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); Equal Credit 

Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101–6107), the CDFI Fund may terminate and rescind the Assistance Agreement and the award 

made under this NOFA. The CDFI Fund will delay entering into an Assistance Agreement with a Recipient that has pending 

Title VI noncompliance issues, if the CDFI Fund has not yet made a final compliance determination. 

• If the Recipient is unable to satisfactorily resolve the Title VI noncompliance issues, the CDFI Fund may terminate and rescind

the Assistance Agreement and the award made under this NOFA. 

• The Title VI Compliance Worksheet and program award terms and conditions do not impose antidiscrimination requirements on 

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TABLE 17—REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO EXECUTING AN ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT—Continued 

Requirement Criteria 

Do Not Pay .................................. • The Do Not Pay Business Center was developed to support Federal agencies in their efforts to reduce the number of improper 

payments made through programs funded by the Federal Government. 

• If the Do Not Pay Business Center reports that the Recipient has a pending or delinquent debt to the Federal Government, the 

Recipient will be required to demonstrate that it has resolved such pending or delinquent debt. The CDFI Fund reserves the 

right, in its sole discretion, to rescind an award if the Recipient fails to demonstrate resolution of the pending or delinquent Federal debt. 

Safety and soundness ................. • If it is determined the Recipient is, or will be, incapable of meeting its award obligations, the CDFI Fund will deem the Recipient 

to be ineligible or require it to improve its safety and soundness prior to entering into an Assistance Agreement. 

C. Reporting 

1. Reporting requirements: On an 

annual basis during the Period of 

Performance, the CDFI Fund may collect 

information from each Recipient 

including, but not limited to, an Annual 

Report with the following components 

(Annual Reporting Requirements): 

TABLE 18—ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS * 

Financial Statement Audit Report 

(Non-profit Recipient including 

Insured Credit Unions and 

State-Insured Credit Unions).

A Non-profit Recipient (including Insured Credit Unions and State-Insured Credit Unions) must submit a Financial Statement Audit 

(FSA) Report in AMIS, along with the Recipient’s statement of financial condition audited or reviewed by an independent certified public accountant, if any are prepared. 

Under no circumstances should this be construed as the CDFI Fund requiring the Recipient to conduct or arrange for additional 

audits not otherwise required under Uniform Administrative Requirements or otherwise prepared at the request of the Recipient 

or parties other than the CDFI Fund. 

Financial Statement Audit Report 

(For-Profit Recipient).

For-profit Recipients must submit an FSA Report in AMIS, along with the Recipient’s statement of financial condition audited or

reviewed by an independent certified public accountant. 

Financial Statement Audit Report 

(Depository Institution Holding 

Company and Insured Depository Institution).

If the Recipient is a Depository Institution Holding Company or an Insured Depository Institution, it must submit an FSA Report in 

AMIS. 

Single Audit Report (Non-Profit 

Recipients, if applicable).

A non-profit Recipient must complete an annual Single Audit pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Requirements (see 2 CFR 

Subpart F-Audit Requirements) if it expends $1,000,000 or more in Federal awards in its fiscal year, or such other dollar threshold established by OMB pursuant to 2 CFR 200.501. If a Single Audit is required, it must be submitted electronically to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) (see 2 CFR Subpart F-Audit Requirements in the Uniform Administrative Requirements) and 

optionally through AMIS. 

Federal Financial Report/OMB 

Standard Form 425 (SF–425).

The Recipient must annually submit the SF–425 Federal Financial Report to the CDFI Fund through AMIS to disclose how much 

of the CDFI Program award funds were expended during the Federal Government’s fiscal year of October 1 through September 

30. 

Uses of Award Report ................. The Recipient must submit the Uses of Award Report to the CDFI Fund in AMIS. 

If the Recipient is a Depository Institution Holding Company that deploys all or a portion of its Financial Assistance through its 

Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the Depository Institution Holding Company must submit all uses in a Uses of Award 

Report. 

Shareholders Report ................... If the Assistance is in the form of an Equity Investment, the Recipient must submit shareholder information to the CDFI Fund 

showing the class, series, number of shares and valuation of capital stock held or to be held by each shareholder. The Shareholders Report must be submitted for as long as the CDFI Fund is an equity holder. The Shareholders Report is submitted 

through AMIS. 

Performance Progress Report ..... The Recipient must submit the Performance Progress Report through AMIS. 

If the Recipient is a Depository Institution Holding Company that deploys all or a portion of its Financial Assistance through its 

Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the Depository Institution Holding Company must submit all deployed activity in a Performance Progress Report. 

Transaction Level Report (TLR) .. The Recipient must submit a TLR to the CDFI Fund through AMIS. 

If the Recipient is a Depository Institution Holding Company that deploys all or a portion of its Financial Assistance through its 

Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution, the Depository Institution Holding Company must create and submit the TLR for this 

award. The Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution does not submit and create a TLR related to this award. 

The full-length TLR completed by FA Recipients is not required for TA Recipients. However, TA Recipients who are Certified 

CDFIs must complete the abbreviated TLR through AMIS as a requirement of CDFI Certification. 

Annual Certification and Data 

Collection Report (ACR).

TA Recipients that are Certified at the time of award announcement and all FA Recipients must submit the ACR to the CDFI 

Fund through AMIS per the ACR reporting schedule. 

If a TA Recipient is a Certified CDFI at the time of the award announcement, it must also submit the abbreviated TLR in conjunction with its ACR to the CDFI Fund through AMIS as per the ACR and abbreviated TLR reporting schedule. 

If a TA Recipient is an uncertified CDFI at the time of award announcement, it must submit the ACR and abbreviated TLR to the 

CDFI Fund through AMIS subsequent to obtaining CDFI Certification as per the ACR and abbreviated TLR reporting schedule. 

* Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is information, which if lost, compromised, or disclosed without authorization, could result in substantial 

harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to an individual. Although Applicants are required to enter addresses of individual borrowers/ 

residents of Distressed Communities in AMIS, Applicants should not include the following PII for the individuals who received the Financial Products or Financial Services in AMIS or in the supporting documentation (i.e., name of the individual, Social Security Number, driver’s license or state 

identification number, passport number, Alien Registration Number, etc.). This information should be redacted from all supporting documentation. 

Each Recipient is responsible for the 

timely and complete submission of the 

Annual Reporting Requirements. The 

CDFI Fund reserves the right to require 

Recipients to take training on how to 

accurately complete any reporting 

required pursuant to the Assistance 

Agreement. The CDFI Fund reserves the 

right to contact the Recipient and 

additional entities or signatories to the 

Assistance Agreement to request 

additional information and/or 

documentation. The CDFI Fund will use 

such information to monitor each 

Recipient’s compliance with the 

requirements of the Assistance 

Agreement and to assess the impact of 

the CDFI Program. The CDFI Fund 

reserves the right, in its sole discretion, 

to modify these reporting requirements, 

including increasing the scope and 

frequency of reporting, if it determines 

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will be modified only after notice to 

Recipients. 

2. Financial Management and 

Accounting: The CDFI Fund will require 

Recipients to maintain financial 

management and accounting systems 

that comply with Federal statutes, 

regulations, and the terms and 

conditions of the Federal award. These 

systems must be sufficient to permit the 

preparation of reports required by the 

CDFI Fund to ensure compliance with 

the terms and conditions of the CDFI 

Program, including the tracing of award 

funds to a level of expenditures 

adequate to establish that such award 

funds have been used in accordance 

with Federal statutes, regulations, and 

the terms and conditions of the Federal 

award. 

The cost principles used by 

Recipients must be consistent with 

Federal cost principles and support the 

accumulation of costs as required by the 

principles and must provide for 

adequate documentation to support 

costs charged to the CDFI Program 

award. In addition, the CDFI Fund will 

require Recipients to: maintain effective 

internal controls; comply with 

applicable statutes, regulations, and the 

Assistance Agreement; evaluate and 

monitor compliance; take appropriate 

action when not in compliance; and 

safeguard personally identifiable 

information. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

A. The CDFI Fund will respond to 

questions concerning this NOFA and 

the Application between the hours of 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 

starting on the date that the NOFA is 

published through the date listed in 

table 1. The CDFI Fund strongly 

recommends Applicants submit 

questions to the CDFI Fund via an AMIS 

Service Request to the CDFI Program, 

Certification, Compliance Monitoring 

and Evaluation, or IT Help Desk. The 

CDFI Fund will post on its website 

responses to reoccurring questions 

received about the NOFA and 

Application. Other information 

regarding the CDFI Fund and its 

programs may be obtained from the 

CDFI Fund’s website at https://

www.cdfifund.gov. Table 19 lists CDFI 

Fund contact information: 

TABLE 19—CONTACT INFORMATION

Type of question Preferred method Telephone number 

(not toll free) Email addresses 

CDFI Program ................................................... Service Request via AMIS ............................... 202–653–0421, option 1 ..... cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov. 

Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation ............ Service Request via AMIS ............................... 202–653–0423 .................... ccme@cdfi.treas.gov. 

CDFI Certification .............................................. Service Request via AMIS ............................... 202–653–0423 .................... OCPECert@cdfi.treas.gov. 

AMIS—IT Help Desk ......................................... Service Request via AMIS ............................... 202–653–0422 .................... AMIS@cdfi.treas.gov. 

Grants.gov Help Desk ....................................... N/A .................................................................... (800) 518–4726 .................. support@grants.gov. 

SAM.gov (Federal Service Desk) ..................... N/A .................................................................... (866) 606–8220 .................. https://sam.gov/. 

B. Information Technology Support: 

For IT assistance, the preferred method 

of contact is to submit a Service Request 

within AMIS. For the Service Request, 

select ‘‘Technical Issues’’ from the 

Program dropdown menu of the Service 

Request. People who have visual or 

mobility impairments that prevent them 

from using the CDFI Fund’s website 

should call (202) 653–0422 for 

assistance (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

C. Communication with the CDFI 

Fund: The CDFI Fund will use the 

contact information in AMIS to 

communicate with Applicants and 

Recipients. It is imperative, therefore, 

that Applicants, Recipients, 

Subsidiaries, Affiliates, and signatories 

maintain accurate contact information 

in their accounts. This includes 

information such as contact names 

(especially for the Authorized 

Representative), email addresses, fax 

and phone numbers, and office 

locations. 

D. Revisions to Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act of 

2006: Each Applicant that does not have 

an exception related to reporting 

subaward and executive compensation 

information under 2 CFR part 170 must 

have the necessary processes and 

systems in place to comply with 

reporting requirements should they 

receive an award. 

E. Civil Rights and Equal Employment 

Opportunity: Any person who is eligible 

to receive benefits or services from the 

CDFI Fund or Recipients under any of 

its programs or activities is entitled to 

those benefits or services without being 

subject to prohibited discrimination. 

The Department of the Treasury’s Office 

of Civil Rights and Equal Employment 

Opportunity enforces various Federal 

statutes and regulations that prohibit 

discrimination in financially assisted 

and conducted programs and activities 

of the CDFI Fund. If a person believes 

that s/he has been subjected to 

discrimination and/or reprisal because 

of race, color, religion, national origin, 

age, sex, marital status, familial status, 

disability and/or reprisal, s/he may file 

a complaint with: Director, Office of 

Civil Rights and Equal Employment 

Opportunity, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, 

NW, Washington, DC 20230 or (202) 

622–1160 (not a toll-free number). 

F. Whistleblower Protections: An 

employee of a Recipient or Subrecipient 

must not be discharged, demoted, or 

otherwise discriminated against as a 

reprisal for disclosing to a person or 

body described in paragraph (a)(2) of 41 

U.S.C. 4712 information that the 

employee reasonably believes is 

evidence of gross mismanagement of a 

Federal contract or grant, a gross waste 

of Federal funds, an abuse of authority 

relating to a Federal contract or grant, a 

substantial and specific danger to public 

health or safety, or a violation of law, 

rule, or regulation related to a Federal 

contract (including the competition for 

or negotiation of a contract) or grant. 

The Recipient and Subrecipient must 

inform their employees in writing of 

employee whistleblower rights and 

protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712. See 

statutory requirements for 

whistleblower protections at 10 U.S.C. 

4701, 41 U.S.C. 4712, 41 U.S.C. 4304, 

and 10 U.S.C. 4310. 

G. Statutory and National Policy 

Requirements: The CDFI Fund will 

manage and administer the Federal 

award in a manner to ensure that 

Federal funding is expended and 

associated programs are implemented in 

full accordance with the U.S. 

Constitution, Federal law, and public 

policy requirements: including but not 

limited to, those protecting free speech, 

religious liberty, public welfare, the 

environment, and prohibiting 

discrimination. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Paperwork Reduction Act: Under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), an agency may not conduct 

or sponsor a collection of information, 

and an individual is not required to 

respond to a collection of information, 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. If applicable, the CDFI Fund 

may inform Applicants that they do not 

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1This requirement also applies to Subsidiary 

Insured Depository Institutions that will carry out 

the activities on behalf of Depository Institution 

Holding Company Applicants. 

information otherwise required. 

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act, the CDFI Program, and NACA 

Program Applications have been 

assigned the following control number: 

1559–0021. 

B. Application Information Sessions: 

The CDFI Fund may conduct webinars 

or host information sessions for 

organizations that are considering 

applying to, or are interested in learning 

about, the CDFI Fund’s programs. For 

further information, visit the CDFI 

Fund’s website at https://

www.cdfifund.gov. 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4701, et seq; 12 

CFR parts 1805 and 1815; 2 CFR part 

200. 

Pravina Raghavan, 

Director, Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01322 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund 

Notice of Funds Availability 

Announcement Type: Announcement 

of funding opportunity. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of 

Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting 

Applications for Financial Assistance 

(FA) or Technical Assistance (TA) 

awards under the Native American CDFI 

Assistance (NACA Program) fiscal year 

(FY) 2025 Funding Round. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CDFI– 

2025–NACA. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.012. 

Dates: 

TABLE 1—FY 2025 NACA PROGRAM FUNDING ROUND CRITICAL DEADLINES FOR APPLICANTS

Description Deadline Time 

(eastern time—ET) Submission method 

Last day to create an AMIS Account (all Applicants) ...... February 18, 2025 ...... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) 

and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in AMIS (all Applicants).

February 18, 2025 ...... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to submit SF–424 Mandatory Form (Application 

for Federal Assistance).

February 18, 2025 ...... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. Electronically via Grants.gov. 

Last day to contact NACA Program staff ......................... March 19, 2025 .......... 5:00 p.m. ET ............... Service Request via AMIS Or CDFI Fund Helpdesk: 

202–653–0421. 

Last day to contact AMIS–IT Help Desk (regarding AMIS 

technical problems only).

March 21, 2025 .......... 5:00 p.m. ET ............... Service Request via AMIS Or 202–653–0422 Or 

AMIS@cdfi.treas.gov. 

Last day to submit Title VI Compliance Worksheet (all 

Applicants) 1.

March 21, 2025 .......... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to submit NACA Program Application for Financial Assistance (FA) or Technical Assistance (TA).March 21, 2025 .......... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to submit Excel Housing Production FA (HP– 

FA) Application.

April 4, 2025 ............... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. Service Request via AMIS. 

Executive Summary: Through the 

NACA Program, the Community 

Development Financial Institutions 

(CDFI) Fund provides (i) FA awards to 

Certified Community Development 

Financial Institutions (CDFIs) serving 

Native American, Alaska Native, or 

Native Hawaiian populations or Native 

American areas defined as federallydesignated reservations, Hawaiian 

homelands, Alaska Native Villages and 

U.S. Census Bureau-designated Tribal 

Statistical Areas (collectively, ‘‘Native 

Communities’’) to build their financial 

capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/ 

or their Target Markets, and (ii) TA 

awards to build Certified, and Emerging 

CDFIs’ organizational capacity to serve 

Eligible Markets and/or their Target 

Markets, and Sponsoring Entities’ 

ability to create Certified CDFIs that 

serve Native Communities. All awards 

provided through this NOFA are subject 

to funding availability. 

I. Program Description 

A. History: The CDFI Fund was 

established by the Riegle Community 

Development Banking and Financial 

Institutions Act of 1994 to promote 

economic revitalization and community 

development through investment in and 

assistance to CDFIs. The Native 

American CDFI Assistance (NACA) 

Program made its first awards in 2002, 

after the CDFI Program began making 

awards in 1996. 

B. Priorities: Through the NACA 

Program’s FA and TA awards, the CDFI 

Fund invests in and builds the capacity 

of for-profit and non-profit communitybased lending organizations known as 

CDFIs. These organizations, Certified as 

CDFIs by the CDFI Fund, serve Native 

Communities. 

C. Authorizing Statutes and 

Regulations: The CDFI Program is 

authorized by the Riegle Community 

Development Banking and Financial 

Institutions Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103– 

325, 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) (Authorizing 

Statute). The regulations governing the 

NACA Program are found at 12 CFR 

parts 1805 and 1815 (the Regulations) 

and are used by the CDFI Fund to 

govern, in general, the NACA Program, 

setting forth evaluation criteria and 

other program requirements. The CDFI 

Fund encourages Applicants to review 

the Regulations; this NOFA; the NACA 

Program Application for Financial 

Assistance or Technical Assistance (the 

Application); all related materials and 

guidance documents found on the CDFI 

Fund’s website (Application materials); 

and the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(2 CFR part 1000), which is the 

Department of the Treasury’s 

codification of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

government-wide framework for Federal 

financial assistance management at 2 

CFR part 200 Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(Uniform Administrative Requirements) 

for a complete understanding of the 

NACA Program. Capitalized terms in 

this NOFA are defined in the 

Authorizing Statute, the Regulations, 

this NOFA, the Application, 

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