Community Development Financial Institutions Program

Region: United States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico

Other Criteria: Must be a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) for Financial Assistance awards., Certified and Emerging CDFIs are eligible for Technical Assistance awards., Emerging CDFIs must demonstrate the ability to become a Certified CDFI within three years of receiving a Technical Assistance grant., To be a Certified CDFI: Must be a legal entity, have a primary mission of promoting community development, be a financing entity, primarily serve one or more target markets, provide development services in conjunction with financing activities, maintain accountability to its target market, and be a non-government entity (Tribal governments excluded)., For Healthy Food Financing Initiative: Must be a CDFI interested in expanding healthy food financing activities., For Housing Production-Financial Assistance: Must be interested in financing the production of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families.