CDFI Coalition Blog

The CDFI Coalition has reviewed the FY2025 CDFI Program Financial Assistance Agreement and compared it with the FY2024 agreement to identify key changes affecting CDFIs. The FY2025 Financial Assistance Agreement incorporates a number of updates, including changes intended to align the agreement with the amended Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) released in September 2025 and […]

The CDFI Coalition has been notified by the CDFI Fund that FY 2025 award notifications are beginning to be released. Coalition members have confirmed that award announcements were shared directly with individual grantees today. In response to questions from CDFIs and other stakeholders, the Coalition has also confirmed with the CDFI Fund that Housing Finance […]

The CDFI Coalition is pleased to share some long-awaited good news for the CDFI industry. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced awards for multiple CDFI Fund programs, including FY 2025 awards under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program), Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program, and Small Dollar Loan (SDL) Program. This announcement […]

CDFIs regularly identify strong projects that align with their missions but may require financing beyond an institution’s lending capacity or existing loan offerings. For Coalition members encountering these situations, partnering with another CDFI may provide an additional option for moving a transaction forward. Clearinghouse CDFI, a CDFI Coalition member, is interested in exploring opportunities to […]

The CDFI Coalition invites members to join us for an upcoming webinar exploring the Community Infrastructure Center (CIC), the Community Power Accelerator (CPA), and the opportunities these resources may provide for CDFIs and the communities they serve. The Community Infrastructure Center is a platform designed to help scale capital deployment and advance community-led infrastructure projects […]