Community Development Financial Institutions Program Loan
Department Of The Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions
To promote economic revitalization and community development through investment in and assistance to certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
Jargon-free version
Helps certified Community Development Financial Institutions provide affordable loans and services to underserved communities. These institutions can receive funding to expand their offerings and support local economic growth.
Quick Facts
Preview our US grants database — free Excel sample
Real Excel sample. Just your email.
You'll also get our weekly grants digest. Unsubscribe anytime.
Free Excel sample of the US Grants Database, contextually offered on the Community Development Financial Institutions Program Loan program page.
What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Chat with Grant experts
Browse our directory of vetted grant professionals who can help with your application.
Browse Partner Directory🏆 Detailed Application Guide
📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Certification
- Apply
- Award Announcement
- Closing and Disbursement
- Compliance and Reporting
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.cdfifund.gov/programs-training/programs/cdfi-program/apply-step
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- January 16, 2025Opening DateFebruary 18, 2025 by 11:59 PM ETDeadline for Creating an AMIS AccountFebruary 18, 2025 by 11:59 PM ETDeadline to enter EIN and UEI in AMISFebruary 18, 2025 by 11:59 PM ETDeadline for Submitting SF-424 through Grants.govMarch 19, 2025 by 5:00 PM ETLast Day the CDFI Fund Will Answer Questions About the ApplicationMarch 21, 2025 by 5:00 PM ETDeadline to Receive AMIS Support From the IT Help DeskMarch 21, 2025 by 11:59 PM ETDeadline to submit Title VI Compliance Worksheet in AMISMarch 21, 2025 by 11:59 PM ETDeadline for Submitting FA/TA Application through AMISApril 4, 2025 by 11:59 PM ETLast day to submit Excel Housing Production FA ApplicationSeptember 30, 2025CDFI Program Technical Assistance Awards Announced
- 🔄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
- Title VI Compliance Worksheet
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
Still searching one grant at a time?
See this grant and hundreds more like this in the database instantly.
💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- lending capital
- loan loss reserves
- capital reserves
- operations
- development services
- purchase equipment
- hire consulting or contracting services
- pay salaries and benefits
- train staff or board members
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 1:1
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- non-federal funds
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes, CDFIs can leverage their awards by partnering with other funders.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of non-federal funding sources is required to prove matching funds.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- 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 is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
How Do I Apply?
Know a grant consultant who should be listed here? Refer them.
More Programs Like This
Tanker Security Program
Department Of Transportation, Maritime Administration
The Tanker Security Program (TSP) will ensure that a core fleet of U.S.-based product tankers can operate competitively ...
MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs
Millennium Challenge Corporation
To provide United States assistance for global development through the Millennium Challenge Corporation; to provide such...
National Driver Register
Department Of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The NDR maintains the computerized database known as the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) which contains information...
FAQFrequently Asked Questions
Visit the program page for detailed eligibility requirements.
This program offers funding up to $5,200,000 (minimum $5,146,814).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
Choose your tier
One-time purchase, instant .xlsx download. USD.
Promo codes can be entered at checkout.
Basic
5 columns per program
Quick reference, simple lookups, sales prospecting
- Program title and CFDA number
- Issuing organization + URL
- Short program description
- 2,812 active US federal assistance listings
- .xlsx workbook (README + All Grants tabs)
Pro
24 columns per program
Grant consultants, nonprofit grant writers, proposal teams
- Everything in Basic, plus 23 more columns
- Funding range (min / max) and application deadline
- Eligibility: business sizes, industries, geographic restrictions
- Primary program contact (email, phone)
- Audience + activity tags for filtering (Nonprofits, Universities, etc.)
- Application intake type, submission method, matching required
- "For Nonprofits" tab — 1,500+ programs in one curated view
- Aggregation tabs: By Organization, By Theme, By Audience, Deadlines
Intelligence
49 columns per program
Data teams, AI builders, large grant operations, due-diligence research
- Everything in Pro, plus 25 more deep-extracted columns
- Long-form description + ideal-applicant summary + success tips
- Application steps, required documents, NOFO URLs, key dates
- Eligible / ineligible expenses, expense caps, payment model
- Matching ratios, eligible sources, stacking rules
- Reporting frequency, requirements, single-audit thresholds
- Plain-English 1-2 sentence rewrite of every program
- Contact Directory tab — outreach-ready contact list
A detailed invoice will be emailed to you after purchase. Use it for company reimbursement.