Small Dollar Loan Program
Department Of The Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions
Through the Small Dollar Loan Program, the CDFI Fund provides (1) grants to enable a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) or any partnership between a certified CDFI and federally insured depository institution, with a primary mission to serve targeted Investment Areas, to establish a loan-loss reserve fund to cover the losses on small dollar loans from a new small dollar program or an existing small dollar loan program; and (2) grants for Technical Assistance to a certi
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Helps community development financial institutions (CDFIs) provide affordable loans to small businesses. Offers grants for loan loss reserves and support to build credit access.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN) and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- Register and/or update accounts in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and AMIS
- Submit the Standard Form-424 (SF-424) through Grants.gov
- Submit the SDL Program Application through AMIS
- Submit the Title VI Compliance Worksheet in AMIS
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.cdfifund.gov/programs-training/programs/sdlp/apply-step
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- October 20, 2023FY 2024 Round OpeningNovember 20, 2023Deadline for Creating an AMIS AccountNovember 20, 2023Deadline to enter EIN and UEI numbers in AMISNovember 20, 2023Deadline for Submitting SF-424 through Grants.govDecember 20, 2023Last Day to Submit Title VI Compliance WorksheetDecember 20, 2023Deadline for Submitting SDL Program Application through AMISSpring 2024FY 2024 SDL Program 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
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- costs associated with investments in eligible Low-Income Communities (LICs)
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- costs associated with ineligible census tracts
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- Yes
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Can combine with other government funding
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of cash or in-kind contributions
📊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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