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Community Investment Fund is a program offered by Foundation For Louisiana providing bridge loans of up to $20,000 to support socially-conscious Louisiana ventures, including emerging organizations and small businesses. The fund is designed to help mission-aligned organizations access capital during critical growth or transition periods. Eligible applicants are Louisiana-based socially-conscious ventures.
There is a $500 application fee. The program is part of Foundation For Louisiana's broader mission to support equity-focused community organizations and social enterprises working toward economic justice across the state.
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These mission-driven organizations are encouraged to apply for CDFI Certification and participate in CDFI Fund programs that inject new sources of capital into neighborhoods that lack access to financing. Each business financed, each job created, and each home built represents a critical step in the transformation of a life, a family, and a community. This is real change.
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Bank Enterprise Award Program › The BEA Program provides awards to FDIC-insured institutions for eligible investments. CDFI Bond Guarantee Program › The CDFI Bond Guarantee Program is a source of long-term, patient capital for CDFIs. CDFI Equitable Recovery Program › The CDFI ERP provides grants to CDFIs to respond to disproportionate economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDFI Program › The CDFI Program provides Financial and Technical Assistance awards to CDFIs. CDFI Rapid Response Program › The CDFI Rapid Response Program is designed to quickly deploy COVID-19 relief capital to Certified CDFIs. Capacity Building Initiative › The Capacity Building Initiative is a source of training and technical assistance for CDFIs.
Capital Magnet Fund › The Capital Magnet Fund encourages the development of affordable housing in low-income communities. Native Initiatives › The Native Initiatives provides awards, training, and technical assistance to CDFIs serving Native Communities. New Markets Tax Credit Program › The New Markets Tax Credit encourages economic and community development in low-income communities.
Small Dollar Loan Program › The Small Dollar Loan Program was created to help Certified CDFIs provide alternatives to high cost small dollar loans. ## Impact We Make Slideshow The vision of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the CDFI Fund) is to economically empower America’s underserved and distressed communities.
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View the Small Dollar Loan Program The amount lent to date by CDFIs participating in the Small Dollar Loan Program Apr 08, 2026 : **Updates** Reminder: April 2026 CDFI Certification Webinar **Reminder: Next CDFI Certification webinar is April 16th** Mar 18, 2026 : **Updates** Reminder: March 2026 TLR Quarterly Webinar **Next TLR webinar is March 25th** Mar 17, 2026 : **Updates** Reminder: March 2026 Annual Compliance, Certification and Reporting Obligations Are you the Authorized Representative of either a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) or an organization that has received a Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Award and/or Allocation?
If so, to ensure compliance with your Award, Assistance and/or Allocation Agreement(s), you must complete and submit the annual report(s) specified in these agreement(s). Additionally, to maintain your organization’s CDFI Certification status all Certified CDFIs still must submit an Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR).
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Socially-conscious Louisiana ventures, including emerging organizations and small businesses. There is a $500 application fee. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $20,000 (bridge loans) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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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.