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"Fiscal Year 2025 CDFI Program" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Fiscal Year 2025 CDFI Program is sponsored by Community Development Financial Institutions. Offers grants to Certified and Emerging CDFIs to build organizational capacity and financial capacity.
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## 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.
_ ### 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. _
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Certified and Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 - $1,000,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was March 20, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Fiscal Year 2025 CDFI Program is funded by Community Development Financial Institutions. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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