Bank Enterprise Award Program
Department Of The Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions
The Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) provides monetary awards to FDIC-insured depository institutions (i.e., banks and thrifts) that demonstrate increased investments and support to certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) or in their lending, investing, or service-related activities in the most economically distressed communities.
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Helps banks invest in their communities and support local financial institutions. Banks receive awards for increasing community development financing.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Monetary awards provided to eligible institutions for successfully demonstrating increased investments and support of CDFIs, and for advancing community development financing and service activities in economically distressed communities. Award amounts align with the increase in Qualified Activities.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: financial services
Region: United States
Other Criteria: FDIC-insured depository institutions (banks and thrifts), Demonstrate an increase in investments in Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) or in own lending, investing, or service activities in economically distressed communities, Engage in 'Qualified Activities' across three categories: CDFI Related Activities, Distressed Community Financing Activities, or Service Activities, Target activities in 'distressed communities', defined as areas where at least 30% of residents have incomes less than the national poverty level and the unemployment rate is at least 1.5 times the national unemployment rate
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Step 1: Application Process
- Step 2: Award Announcement
- Step 3: Closing and Disbursement
- Step 4: Compliance and Reporting
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://amis.cdfifund.gov/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- April 26, 2024FY 2024 Round OpensMay 9, 2024BEA Program General Application Webinar #1May 22, 2024BEA Program General Application Webinar #2May 28, 2024Deadline for Submitting SF-424 Mandatory through Grants.govJune 21, 2024Last day the CDFI Fund will answer questions about the ApplicationJune 25, 2024Last day to contact IT Help Desk regarding AMIS related support and submission of the ApplicationJune 25, 2024Deadline for submitting FY 2024 BEA Program Electronic Application in AMISSeptember 19, 2024BEA Program Award Announcement
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- costs associated with investments in low-income communities
- financial services to underserved populations
- technical assistance to community development financial institutions (CDFIs)
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- costs not directly related to community development
- expenses for non-eligible census tracts
- 📏Expense Caps
- Administrative costs capped at 15%
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- null
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- null
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- null
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- acknowledgment of federal funding
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
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Contact the program administrator for funding details.
The application deadline is June 25, 2024.
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