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cdfifund. gov/programs-training/programs/cdfi-program/apply-step) * STEP 3 | Award Announcement * STEP 4 | Closing and Disbursement * STEP 5 | Compliance and Reporting ## Step 2: Application Process The Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA), instructions, and supplemental materials for the FY 2025 round of the CDFI Program are below. These materials are intended to help you understand how to apply for a CDFI Program Award.
**FY 2025 Round Getting Ready to Apply Steps** Organizations interested in applying for an FY 2025 CDFI Program Award are encouraged to review important information about getting ready to apply for an Award, which is available in the CDFI Fund's Impact Blog.
Please direct questions about the application process for Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance, and supplemental Awards to the CDFI Program Help Desk at (202) 653-0421, option 1, orcdfihelp@cdfi. treas. gov. **Note:**The Application materials listed on this page and the requirements set forth in the NOFA are subject to change for future funding rounds.
### FY 2025 APPLICATION TIMELINE ### FY 2025 APPLICATION WEBINARS The CDFI Fund is conducting four targeted live webinars to provide a forum to answer applicant questions about the FY 2025 CDFI Program Application. All webinars will take place on Zoom. Access the webinars by clicking the below links five minutes before the webinars begin.
### HOUSING PRODUCTION-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (HP-FA) AWARD OPPORTUNITY As part of the FY 2025 Application process, the CDFI Fund is inviting Applicants to compete for approximately $100 million in HP-FA funding. Awards are available for Applicants interested in financing the production of affordable housing for low-and moderate-income families.
Interested Applicants may apply for an HP-FA Award **either** as a supplemental Award to a Base-Financial Assistance (FA) Award or by itself **without** a Base-FA Award request. The CDFI Fund encourages Applicants interested in HP-FA funding to carefully review the FY 2025 CDFI Program and NACA Program NOFAs and the FA Application Guidance for more information about how to apply for an HP-FA Award.
Applicants interested in only an HP-FA Award, with no Base-FA Award request, should note that they will still need to submit a Base-FA Application per the special instructions in the FA Application Guidance to apply for an Award. In addition to submitting the Base-FA Application and all other required application components, all HP-FA Applicants must submit a separate HP-FA Application component.
The CDFI Fund will release the HP-FA Application, which will be an Excel spreadsheet, at a forthcoming date. ### FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION MATERIALS _The application materials for the FY 2025 Financial Assistance Application are below. Applicants should continue to check this site for any updates.
_ FY 2025 CDFI Program NOFA Amendment to the FY 2025 CDFI Program NOFA Amendment #2 to the FY 2025 CDFI Program NOFA (Deadline Extension for Qualified FA Applicants) FY 2025 CDFI & NACA Program Application Overview FY 2025 CDFI & NACA Program Financial Assistance (FA) Application Guidance FY 2025 CDFI Program & NACA Program Frequently Asked Questions FY 2025 CDFI & NACA Program Base-FA Evaluation Process FY 2025 CDFI & NACA Program DF-FA Application Guidance FY 2025 CDFI & NACA Program HFFI-FA Application Guidance Application Financial Data Inputs Workbook - FOR REFERENCE ONLY Forms, Assurances, and Certifications High Poverty Areas (2016-2020 ACS and Island Areas Decennial Census) Persistent Poverty Counties (PPCs) (2016-2020 ACS and Island Areas Decennial Census) FY 2025 CDFI Program Matching Funds Guidance FY 2025 CDFI Program Matching Funds Fact Sheet Retained Earnings Calculator FY 2025 AMIS Training Manual for CDFI Program and NACA Program: Financial Assistance (FA) Applicants FY 2025 Housing Production-Financial Assistance (HP-FA) Guidance FY 2025 Excel HP-FA Application ### TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION MATERIALS _The application materials for the FY 2025 Technical Assistance Application are below.
Applicants should continue to check this site for any updates.
_ FY 2025 CDFI Program NOFA FY 2025 CDFI & NACA Program Application Overview FY 2025 CDFI & NACA Program Technical Assistance (TA) Application Guidance FY 2025 CDFI & NACA Program TA Evaluation Process Application Financial Data Inputs Workbook - FOR REFERENCE ONLY Forms, Assurances, and Certifications FY 2025 AMIS Training Manual for CDFI Program and NACA Program: Technical Assistance (TA) Applicants ### Are you an individual or business seeking a loan?
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.