# CDFI Coalition > A coalition of mission-driven lenders ## Posts - [New Jersey Community Capital Searching for CFO](https://cdfi.org/2025/12/09/new-jersey-community-capital-searching-for-cfo/): CDFI Coalition member New Jersey Community Capital is searching for qualified applicants to fill their position of Chief Financial Officer. See below for the Job description and learn more about New Jersey Community Capital by visiting their website.  Inquiries and Resumes can be sent to LaNice West at Lanice.West@prmconsulting.com. View Job Description and Requirements - [CDFI Fund Announces First Awards for 2025 | 56 Organizations Across U.S. Will Nearly Receive $8.8 Million](https://cdfi.org/2025/09/30/cdfi-fund-announces-first-awards-for-2025-56-organizations-across-u-s-will-nearly-receive-8-8-million/): 56 Organizations Across U.S. Will Nearly Receive $8.8 Million - [Bipartisan Letter to OMB Urging Release of CDFI Fund Allocations and Applications](https://cdfi.org/2025/08/05/bipartisan-letter-to-omb-urging-release-of-cdfi-fund-allocations-and-applications/): U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, today led a bipartisan group of senators in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought - [2025 CDFI Institute Recap](https://cdfi.org/2025/03/26/2025-cdfi-institute-recap/): On the Eve of the Executive Order on the CDFI Fund, CDFIs Met with Congressional Supporters from Both Parties - [Bipartisan Letter to Treasury Emphasizes Impact of CDFI Fund, CDFIs](https://cdfi.org/2025/03/20/bipartisan-letter-to-treasury-emphasizes-impact-of-cdfi-fund-cdfis/): Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, led a letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent signed by 23 senators emphasizing the bipartisan support for the CDFI Fund, - [The Latest on the Effort to Support the CDFI Fund](https://cdfi.org/2025/03/19/the-latest-on-the-effort-to-support-the-cdfi-fund/): As we stated Monday, the CDFI Coalition continues to be concerned about the March 14th Executive Order (EO) regarding the CDFI Fund. However, there have been several important developments since the EO. - [CDFI Coalition Statement on the March 14th Executive Order](https://cdfi.org/2025/03/17/cdfi-coalition-statement-on-the-executive-order/): The CDFI Coalition is deeply concerned that the CDFI Fund was targeted by a March 14, 2025, Executive Order limiting several federal agencies to their core statutory functions. - [426 Organizations Write in Support of CDFI Fund Appropriations](https://cdfi.org/2025/02/12/426-organizations-write-in-support-of-cdfi-fund-appropriations/): 426 CDFIs, investors, businesses, organizations and other community development stakeholders wrote Congress urging appropriators to support $354 million in FY25 CDFI Fund Appropriations. - [Upgrades to the CDFI Coalition Website](https://cdfi.org/2025/02/11/upgrades-to-the-cdfi-coalition-website/): We've added a story database (1,250 stories and counting), pages for every member of the House, and data on CDFI branches and locations, all organized by state and Congressional District. - [Treasury Guarantees $498 million in Bond Funding for Projects in Low-Income Communities, Marking Largest Bond Issuance in Program History](https://cdfi.org/2024/10/11/treasury-guarantees-498-million-in-bond-funding-for-projects-in-low-income-communities-marking-largest-bond-issuance-in-program-history/): Friday, October 11, 2024 Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced an agreement to issue three guarantees worth $498 million under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, the largest issuance in the program’s history. The CDFI Bond Guarantee program provides long-term, fixed-rate capital for projects in low-income urban, rural, and Native communities, and the guarantees will be issued on behalf of 10 Eligible CDFIs under the fiscal year (FY) 2024 program round. Nearly $3 billion has been guaranteed since the program began in 2010. “Community Development Financial Institutions play an essential […] - [CDFI Fund Announces FY 2024 CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance Awards](https://cdfi.org/2024/09/26/cdfi-fund-announces-fy-2024-cdfi-program-and-naca-program-financial-assistance-awards/): Thursday, September 26, 2024 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today awarded 357 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) with $408.2 million in Financial Assistance (FA) awards to provide financial services and products for low-income and underserved individuals and communities across America. The awards were made through the fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding round of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program), which consists of funding provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328), as well as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Pub. […] - [Pathway Lending's Hank Helton Elected Chair of CDFI Coalition](https://cdfi.org/2024/04/08/pathway-lendings-hank-helton-elected-chair-of-cdfi-coalition/): Hank Helton, EVP and Chief Stakeholder Officer of Pathway Lending, Tennessee’s largest non-depository Community Development Financial Institution headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., was elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the CDFI Coalition during its March 15th meeting in Washington, DC. - [Registration Opens for the 2024 CDFI Coalition Institute](https://cdfi.org/2024/01/19/registration-opens-for-the-2024-cdfi-coalition-institute/): We are thrilled to announce the opening of registration for the 2024 CDFI Coalition Institute, taking place on Thursday, March 14th, and Friday, March 15th in Washington, DC at the Madison Hotel. - [CDFI Coalition Endorsed Bipartisan Bill to Support CDFIs Reintroduced in Senate](https://cdfi.org/2023/05/16/cdfi-coalition-endorsed-bipartisan-bill-to-support-cdfis-reintroduced-in-senate/): On Wednesday, May 4, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) reintroduced the Scaling Community Lenders Act (S. 1442). This legislation, which supports CDFIs and is endorsed by the CDFI Coalition, is identical to a bill introduced by the Senators in the last Congress. - [Sign-on in Support of CDFI Fund Appropriations](https://cdfi.org/2023/04/11/sign-on-in-support-of-cdfi-fund-appropriations/): The CDFI Coalition is circulating a sign-on letter in support of CDFI Fund appropriations. Sign your organization on today! - [2023 CDFI Institute Wrap-up](https://cdfi.org/2023/03/21/2023-cdfi-institute-wrap-up/): Thank you to everyone who attended the SOLD-OUT 2023 CDFI Institute. We enjoyed seeing everyone in-person again for the first time since our last in-person Institute, which took place days before lockdowns in March of 2020. As part of the event, more than 100 CDFI advocates went to Capitol Hill to advocate for CDFI Appropriations. Thank you to our keynote speakers Photo Gallery - [Senate Letter on Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations](https://cdfi.org/2023/03/20/senate-letter-on-fiscal-year-2024-appropriations/): Today, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) released a draft letter to the Appropriations Committee in support of CDFI Fund Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) Appropriations. Sen. Menendez, a long-time supporter, is inviting other Senators to sign his letter. The letter endorses the administration budget request of $341 million for the CDFI Fund. The closing date for the letter is March 29. The letter is attached along with the CDFI Coalition appropriations fact sheet and the FY 23 letter to Senate appropriations. Please contact your Senator to urge him or her to sign on to the Menendez letter. Background docs: - [Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Hits the Streets](https://cdfi.org/2022/12/21/fiscal-year-2023-omnibus-hits-the-streets/): Omnibus Deal Reached -- For the CDFI Fund, the trend continues upward, although at a slightly lower level than the budget request and the level recommended by the House. The total available for FY 23 is $324 million, an increase of $29 million above FY 22 and $7 million below the budget request. - [CDFI Coalition submits comments on Certification and Target Market Assessment Methods](https://cdfi.org/2022/12/20/cdfi-coalition-submits-comments-on-certification-and-target-market-assessment-methods/): CDFI Coalition provides feedback to CDFI Fund on certification. - [Appropriations Update](https://cdfi.org/2022/09/20/appropriations-update/): A Senate Appropriations update for fiscal year 2023. - [CDFI Membership](https://cdfi.org/2022/09/20/cdfi-membership/): Learn why CDFIs should join the CDFI Coalition. - [CDFI Coalition Submits CRA Comment Letter in Response to Joint Agency Proposed Rulemaking](https://cdfi.org/2022/08/10/cdfi-coalition-submits-cra-comment-letter-in-response-to-joint-agency-proposed-rulemaking/): What we like about the CRA proposal and what we think needs improvement. - [Warner & Crapo Unveil New Bipartisan Caucus to Fuel Investment in Rural & Low-Income Communities](https://cdfi.org/2022/08/01/warner-crapo-unveil-new-bipartisan-caucus-to-fuel-investment-in-rural-low-income-communities/): 14-member caucus will support CDFIs and MDIs in their missions to support rural and low-income communities - [Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Tax Credit for CDFIs](https://cdfi.org/2022/06/17/bipartisan-group-of-senators-introduce-tax-credit-for-cdfis/): On June 16, Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the Community Development Investment Tax Credit Act of 2022. The purpose of the credit is to encourage long-term private sector investments in CDFI.  In general, the bill provides a tax credit for investments and equity-like investments in CDFIs as defined in the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702), as well as a partnership or investment vehicle managed or controlled by a CDFI or CDFIs.  The total credit available would be capped, starting at $1 billion for […] - [House Approps' Draft FY23 FSGG Bill Provides $336.4M for CDFI Fund](https://cdfi.org/2022/06/15/house-approps-draft-fy23-fsgg-bill-provides-336-4m-for-cdfi-fund/): The amount is $41 million higher than Fiscal Year 2022 and approximately $5 million above the budget request.  - [New CDFI Coalition Fact Sheets](https://cdfi.org/2022/04/13/new-cdfi-coalition-fact-sheets/): We’ve created updated versions of our CDFI Fact Sheet and our FY 2023 Appropriations Request document. Find them here: - [CDFI Coalition testifies at Senate Banking Subcommittee Hearing](https://cdfi.org/2022/01/19/cdfi-coalition-testifies-senate-banking-subcommittee-hearing/): On January 5, 2022, CDFI Coalition Chair John Holdsclaw, IV was invited to testify before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs public hearing for its Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee. The topic of the day: “Exploring How Community Development Financial Institutions Support Underserved Communities.” Chair Holdsclaw was joined in testifying with Frank Altman, Founder and CEO, Community Reinvestment Fund, USA, of Minneapolis, MN, and Lakota Vogel, Executive Director of the Four Bands Community Fund, of Eagle Butte, SD. Mr. John Holdsclaw IVPresidentCDFI Coalition, Washington, DC   DOWNLOAD TESTIMONY Mr. Frank AltmanFounder And CEOCommunity Reinvestment Fund, USA, Minneapolis, […] - [CDFI Fund Announces 2021 CDFI Program FA Awards](https://cdfi.org/2021/12/09/cdfi-fund-announces-2021-cdfi-program-fa-awards/): Today, the CDFI Fund awarded 265 CDFIs $180.3 million in Financial Assistance (FA) awards. - ["I Am Thankful"](https://cdfi.org/2021/11/23/holdsclaw-thankful/): – A Thanksgiving Message from Board Chairman John Holdsclaw, IV – As I begin my final months as Board Chair of the CDFI Coalition, I am filled with a range of emotions and gratitude. Being Board Chair and working with my fellow Directors and the Rapoza staff has been one of the highest honors of my professional career. During this unprecedented time in history, community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have answered the call of marginalized communities and small businesses through participation in the paycheck protection program (PPP) and delivering innovative financial products and programs to provide loans, and investments; capacity […] - [House Budget Committee Build Back Better Text Updated](https://cdfi.org/2021/11/05/house-budget-committee/): The House Rules Committee is met yesterday afternoon on President Biden’s social spending package. In advance, the panel released updated legislative text of H.R. 5376, the BUILD BACK BETTER ACT, although the final text will not come for some time. Here are a few quick takeaways, relative to community development and CDFI eligible initiatives.  The plan would create several new competitive grants in which CDFIs would be eligible, including programs for land trusts, new affordable housing, first-time homebuyer down payment assistance, and the new Housing Investment Fund at the CDFI Fund.  To read the White House overview and information regarding the […] - [PeopleFund Launches BIPOC Business Accelerator](https://cdfi.org/2021/10/13/peoplefund-launches-bipoc-business-accelerator/): Earlier this month, PeopleFund announced the creation of a new accelerator program supporting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in Austin and Dallas. Below is a press release from PeopleFund: PeopleFund proudly announces launching our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Small Business Accelerator. October 7, 2021 Our new signature initiative strategically aims to meet diverse community needs that have been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted small businesses and people of color. We are thrilled to launch our first cohorts in Austin and Dallas with the goal of taking this program to underserved communities across […] - [White House Budget Released](https://cdfi.org/2021/05/28/white-house-budget-released/): The White House proposed $330 million for the CDFI Fund, a $60 million increase from the FY 2021 level of $270 million. - [New CDFI Coalition Member: ICA](https://cdfi.org/2021/05/05/new-cdfi-coalition-member-ica/): ICA's Accelerator program is a great example of how CDFIs offer more than financial resources - they provide programmatic assistance through business incubators, technical assistance programs, training, mentorship, and education tailored to the unique needs of the markets they serve. - [Small Business Week](https://cdfi.org/2021/05/03/small-business-week/): This small business week, we're highlighting some stories of CDFIs supporting small businesses. - [Vice President Harris visits CDFI-financed business in Oakland](https://cdfi.org/2021/04/08/vice-president-harris-visits-cdfi-financed-business-in-oakland/): Earlier this week, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Oakland to visit an infrastructure project and tour Red Door Catering, a business financed by Opportunity Fund's CDFI. - [Working with CDFIs to Close the Opportunity Gap and Make Capital More Accessible](https://cdfi.org/2021/03/16/working-with-cdfis-to-close-the-opportunity-gap-and-make-capital-more-accessible/): CNote profiles partner CDFIs and their successful borrowers like Linda Newman (pictured) owner of Points Unknown, an off-the-grid homestead and sled dog-based adventure company in northern Minnesota. She got a loan from The Entrepreneur Fund, a CNote partner CDFI.  Blog post by CDFI Coalition Member Stacy Zielinski of CNote As a former loan officer for two Milwaukee-based CDFIs — The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation and Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation — I got the chance to work hand-in-hand with clients, provide technical assistance, and witness job opportunities being created in my community on a daily basis. For those who keep […] - [Combating the Fragility of Hope](https://cdfi.org/2021/01/18/combating-the-fragility-of-hope/): Guest blog post authored by John Holdsclaw IV, Chair of the CDFI Coalition. Across the country today, we observe the national holiday celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The King Center’s (located in Atlanta) theme and call to action for this year’s observance is “The Urgency of Creating the Beloved Community!” While the pandemic has impacted what would have been a usual day of community service, I hope that as we spend time either at home or work today that we imagine what that Beloved Community would look like and serve in our own ways. Recent events […] - [CDFIs Among PPP Lenders that Get First Call in PPP Re-Opening; SBA Issue New Guidance](https://cdfi.org/2021/01/08/cdfis-among-ppp-lenders-that-get-first-call-in-ppp-re-opening-sba-issue-new-guidance/): As reported yesterday, the SBA will reopen the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) next week. As a part of a call they held with trade leaders this morning, SBA and Treasury staff indicated that Community Financial Institutions (CFIs), which includes CDFIs, will be provided a brief head start for submitting loan applications, including First Draw PPP Loans on Monday, January 11, and Second Draw PPP Loans on Wednesday, January 13. SBA will accept loan applications only from CFIs for at least the first two days when the PPP loan portal re-open.  Another change that was highlighted is that there will be […] - [CDFI Fund Looks to Implementation of COVID Response Programming](https://cdfi.org/2020/12/30/cdfi-fund-looks-to-implementation-of-covid-response-programming/): The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021Consolidated Appropriation Act included $900 billion for assistance to people and communities coping with the economic and social consequences of the pandemic. As we reported earlier, $12 billion was made available to the Treasury Department and the CDFI Fund, including $9 billion for capital investments to Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs), and $3 billion for grants to CDFIs. This a substantial increase in resources for the CDFI Fund and CDFIs.  A message from CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris outlined the tasks and challenges ahead and first step in implementing the COVID resources.  Of the $3 billion for CDFIs, […] - [Congressional Action Needed to Assist Small Business](https://cdfi.org/2020/10/24/congressional-action-needed-to-assist-small-business/): The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy and Research found, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis: “African-American businesses were hit especially hard experiencing a 41 percent drop. Latinx business owners fell by 32 percent, and Asian business owners dropped by 26 percent. Simulations indicate that industry compositions partly placed these groups at a higher risk of losses. Immigrant business owners experienced substantial losses of 36 percent. Female-owned businesses were also disproportionately hit by 25 percent. These findings of early-stage losses to small businesses have important policy implications and may portend longer-term ramifications for job losses and economic inequality.  The revised […] - [CDFIs Create Access to Food During Times of Distress](https://cdfi.org/2020/06/14/cdfis-create-access-to-food-during-times-of-distress/): Access to affordable, healthy foods is a challenge in many low-income communities, from large urban neighborhoods, to suburban and rural areas, as well as in communities of color. CDFIs have been working to create access to healthy foods and address food insecurity for decades. With the coronavirus pandemic impacting many families’ and individuals’ resources, businesses closing, and supply shortages, CDFIs can and are making a difference.  The impact of COVID-19 and food security is especially burdensome for families with young children. In a May 6th Brookings’ post, the author notes, “By the end of April, more than one in five […] - [CDFIs and FQHCs Support Communities Most Affected by COVID-19](https://cdfi.org/2020/06/13/cdfis-and-fqhcs-support-communities-most-affected-by-covid-19/): Blog post by CDFI Coalition Board Member Anne Dyjak The COVID-19 health crisis has impacted nearly every household and business in this country. The pandemic has particularly highlighted the health disparities prevalent in low-income communities, which have historically suffered from significantly higher rates of chronic disease and behavioral health issues. These same communities are now experiencing the highest incidence of COVID-19 infection. In the midst of this pandemic, community-based healthcare providers, such as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), have been essential to the response in these low-income communities. These small businesses are currently working tirelessly to support their patients, testing for and […] - [Our Souls are Rested](https://cdfi.org/2020/06/12/our-souls-are-rested/): Blog post by CDFI Coalition Board Chair John Holdsclaw, IV Since I became the Board Chair of the Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI Coalition), I have intended to write a blog post, but as they say, “sometimes life gets in the way.”  As I have watched the civil unrest and cries of social justice over the past two weeks, I received texts, emails, and calls from many of my work colleagues and friends who have reached out to check on me. While I am thankful for their concern, in many cases I have replied with “thank you” and nothing […] - [Mission-Driven Support for Small Business in Maine](https://cdfi.org/2020/06/11/mission-driven-support-for-small-business-in-maine/): Blog post by CDFI Coalition member Keith Bisson Small businesses are the core of Maine’s economy. In 2019, businesses defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as “small” (with fewer than 500 employees) made up 99 percent of all Maine Business and employed over half of the State’s workforce. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced many small businesses to close their doors in response to health concerns and state guidelines, the impact was felt immediately.  As Maine’s largest CDFI, Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) shifted overnight to address the urgent challenges faced by our business advice and loan clients.  Within days of the […] - [CDFIs Helping Communities with Natural Disasters, the Pandemic, Sometimes Both](https://cdfi.org/2020/06/09/cdfis-helping-communities-with-natural-disasters-the-pandemic-sometimes-both/): Blog post by CDFI Coalition member Marshall E. Crawford Less than a week before devastating tornadoes struck Tennessee, Ms. Natasha Lane had a conversation with her daughter about needing to renew her homeowner’s insurance. Then on March 3rd, 10 tornadoes touched down across the state, causing extensive damage to homes and businesses throughout the Nashville metropolis. Ms. Lane’s home was one of the properties damaged by the storms. In 1994, Ms. Lane’s late husband had purchased the house for her as their family home, where they resided for nearly 27 years. The unexpected tornado caused internal and external structural damage […] - [Congress and COVID-19 Appropriations for CDFIs](https://cdfi.org/2020/06/08/congress-and-covid-19-appropriations-for-cdfis/): Blog post author Bob Rapoza, CDFI Coalition Spokesperson We’ve all seen the devastating impact the coronavirus has had on the economy and small businesses nationwide, but particularly in low-income and minority communities. The average small business only has enough cash to survive 27 days and this is impacting employees and communities that depend on these businesses for services. Congress has been working diligently to pass legislation to ease this burden and assist people and communities impacted by the pandemic. However, federal relief is not making it to small firms without the relationships or resources to compete with larger businesses in […] - [Kicking off the #CDFI Week of Action!](https://cdfi.org/2020/06/08/kicking-off-the-cdfi-week-of-action/): Join the CDFI Coalition and CDFI community this week from June 8-14, in our effort to increase resources for CDFIs in COVID-19 related federal legislation. The House-passed Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions, or HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), proposes $1 billion in funding for the CDFI Fund, which is expected to be taken up by the Senate in mid- to late-June. We are calling on the community to help raise awareness on the important role CDFIs can and do play in economic revitalization and why providing $1 billion in funding is a smart federal investment. The Coalition will be sharing […] - [37 Senators Call for $1B in CDFI Fund Appropriations](https://cdfi.org/2020/05/12/37-senators-call-for-1b-in-cdfi-fund-appropriations/): Today, 37 Senators from both parties called for $1 billion in CDFI Fund appropriations. The text of their letter is below along with the full list of Senators who signed the letter. Senators Reed (D-RI) and Collins (R-ME) took the lead on the letter. List of signers: Senator Feinstein (CA) Senator Harris (CA) Senator Carper (DE) Senator Hirono (HI) Senator Schatz (HI) Senator Duckworth (IL) Senator Durbin (IL) Senator Markey (MA) Senator Warren (MA) Senator Cardin (MD) Senator Van Hollen (MD) Senator Collins (ME) Senator King (ME) Senator Peters (MI) Senator Stabenow (MI) Senator Klobuchar (MN) Senator Smith (MN) Senator […] - [Multitude of Organizations Urge Congress to Support $1 Billion in Funding to Assist Communities That Need it Most](https://cdfi.org/2020/05/05/multitude-of-organizations-urge-congress-to-support-1-billion-in-funding-to-assist-communities-that-need-it-most/): More Than 500 Mission-Driven Lenders Call on Congress to Support $1 Billion for the CDFI Fund - [CDFI Coalition Letter to SBA and Treasury on PPP](https://cdfi.org/2020/04/26/cdfi-coalition-letter-to-sba-and-treasury-on-ppp/) - [CDFIs Assisting Businesses During the COVID Crisis](https://cdfi.org/2020/04/24/cdfis-assisting-businesses-during-the-covid-crisis/): There are over 1,000 CDFIs across the country with extensive experience providing patient capital to meet the needs of businesses and families in economically distressed communities. CDFIs also provide technical assistance and support to triage distressed businesses. This experience makes them uniquely suited to tackle the challenges facing businesses over the coming months. Learn how four CDFIs are responding to the COVID Crisis: - [Support Small Businesses in Hard Hit Communities Through the CDFI Fund](https://cdfi.org/2020/04/24/support-small-businesses-in-hard-hit-communities-through-the-cdfi-fund/): Congress should provide $1 billion in emergency appropriations to the CDFI Fund - [Deal on PPP extension](https://cdfi.org/2020/04/22/deal-on-ppp-extension/): This afternoon, Senate leaders announced a deal on a nearly $500 billion relief package that includes a set-aside for Community Financial Institutions, including CDFIs. The legislation would provide an additional $10 billion for the Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Grants, $50 billion for the SBA Disaster Loans Program, and $321 billion in additional aid for small businesses through the PPP program. The additional PPP funds include several new set-asides: $30 billion for loans made by Community Financial Institutions, Small Insured Depository Institutions, and Credit Unions with assets less than $10 billion; and $30 billion for loans made by Insured Depository Institutions […] - [Message from CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris](https://cdfi.org/2020/04/01/message-from-cdfi-fund-director-jodie-harris/): The CDFI Fund put out an announcement from Director Jodie Harris today providing more information on the Fund’s plan moving forward during the Coronavirus crisis. The Fund has not yet decided whether to extend deadlines for the upcoming CDFI Program round. Harris encouraged award recipients with questions about compliance, issues with reporting, or other short-term needs to submit a Service Request through AMIS. Her full message is below. Update from CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris I sincerely hope you, your family, and your colleagues are keeping safe during these challenging times. We have heard from many of you about your […] - [2020 CDFI Coalition Institute Wrap-Up](https://cdfi.org/2020/03/04/2020-cdfi-coalition-institute-wrap-up/): The CDFI Coalition, representing the nation’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), held its 2020 Annual CDFI Institute on February 27 and 28 in Washington, D.C. This year’s event drew one of the event’s largest audiences, with nearly 200 people attending over the two days. Members of Congress, congressional staff, federal agency officials and key staff, as well as experts from the CDFI community spoke and participated in panels on policy and resources related to the work of CDFIs. It was a packed agenda. Highlights of the event included keynotes from Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting, CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris, and […] - [OCC and FDIC Release CRA Modernization Proposal](https://cdfi.org/2019/12/13/cra-modernization/): The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are soliciting comment on a new proposal to modernize Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The proposal will have far-reaching implications for CDFIs and community development as a whole. Financial institutions often look to CDFIs when they seek to meet the requirements of the CRA. Nationwide, CDFIs have forged strong partnerships with banks and thrifts, working to establish CDFIs as an integral part of the financial services and community development delivery system. Banks help capitalize CDFIs with grants and equity as shareholders and provide them […] - [From an Idea to a Movement, The CDFI Fund is Federal Government Success Story](https://cdfi.org/2019/09/26/from-an-idea-to-a-movement-the-cdfi-fund-is-federal-government-success-story/): Post by Bob Rapoza, founder and president of Rapoza Associates in Washington, D.C., and spokesperson for the CDFI Coalition. While campaigning for President in late summer 1992, then-Governor Bill Clinton made a campaign stop at South Shore Bank in Chicago, Illinois. It was here, at the nation’s first community development bank, that Clinton shared his vision for increasing investment in neglected neighborhoods. He pledged that if elected, he would establish a program to create 100 community development banks modeled on South Shore Bank, as well as 1,000 microenterprise lenders. Early in the Clinton Administration, a small group of organizations, representing hundreds […] - [My Racial Equity Journey and the CDFI Industry...](https://cdfi.org/2019/09/25/my-racial-equity-journey-and-the-cdfi-industry/): Guest post by John Holdsclaw IV, CDFI Coalition Vice Chair and SVP, Corporate Affairs at National Cooperative Bank. “Racism still occupies the throne of our nation.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The social impact news and events group Genorocity defines racial equity as “fairness and justice in policy practice and opportunity consciously designed to address the impacts of historic racial discrimination and inequity, with an eye to equitable outcomes.” Since its inception, the CDFI Fund’s mission has been to “expand economic opportunity for underserved people and communities by supporting the growth and capacity of a national network of community development […] - [Reflections on 25 Years of CDFI Practice](https://cdfi.org/2019/09/24/reflections-on-25-years-of-cdfi-practice/): Guest post by Michael Swack, Professor and Director, Center for Impact Finance, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire. As I reflect on the CDFI field, I realize what great success this field has achieved over the past 35 years – and in the 25 years since the creation of the CDFI Fund by the anniversary the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994.  Assets held by all CDFIs now exceed $150 billion.  Over 1,000 CDFIs operate throughout the United States – in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto […] - [CDFI Fund: 25 Years Revitalizing Communities and Providing Access to Opportunity Where It’s Needed Most](https://cdfi.org/2019/09/23/cdfi-fund-25-years-revitalizing-communities-and-providing-access-to-opportunity-where-its-needed-most/): Twenty-five years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 into law, establishing the CDFI Fund. The legislation, proposed by President Clinton and championed in Congress by Senator Don Riegle (D-MI), sought to increase access to capital for small businesses, affordable housing, the availability of commercial real estate, and human development for low-income people and communities. During the bill’s signing ceremony held at the White House on September 23, 1994, the President opened his remarks by saying he “…had dreamed of this day for a long time, the possibility to sign this […] - [CDFI Coalition Celebrates 25 Years of the CDFI Fund at the 2019 Institute](https://cdfi.org/2019/03/18/cdfi-coalition-celebrates-25-years-of-the-cdfi-fund-at-the-2019-institute/): The CDFI Coalition, representing the nation’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), held its 25th Annual Institute on March 13 and 14 in Washington, D.C. This year’s event drew one of audiences, with some 170 people in attendance. Members of Congress, federal agency officials, and key staff spoke and participated in panels on policy and resource information related to the work of CDFIs over the course of the two day event. A significant highlight of the 2019 CDFI Coalition Institute was the release of a new report, showcasing 67 CDFIs’ work in revitalizing rural and urban areas across the country and […] - [Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions Releases 2019 Report](https://cdfi.org/2019/03/13/coalition-of-community-development-financial-institutions-releases-2019-report/): CONTACT: Ayrianne Parks, ayrianne@rapoza.org, 202-579-7445 Showcases Investing and Revitalizing Underserved Communities, Populations Nationwide Washington, DC (March 13, 2019) —The CDFI Coalition, representing the nation’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), released a new report at a gathering of lawmakers, industry leaders and stakeholders today in Washington, DC. The report showcases 67 CDFIs’ work in revitalizing rural and urban areas across the country and their success in creating economic opportunity, jobs, and services. This is the second report of its kind from the CDFI Coalition–the first was released in 2014, which marked the 20th anniversary of the first CDFI Coalition Institute and […] - [CDFI Coalition Letter on CRA Modernization](https://cdfi.org/2018/11/09/cdfi-coalition-letter-on-cra-modernization/): Below find the CDFI Coalition’s 2018 letter to OCC on CRA modernization - [World Food Day: Highlighting CDFIs Invested in Improving Healthy Food Access](https://cdfi.org/2018/10/16/world-food-day-highlighting-cdfis-invested-in-improving-healthy-food-access/): Today, October 16th, is World Food Day. The day is organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and commemorates its founding in 1945. The theme this year is #ZeroHunger, which highlights the goal to end world hunger by 2030. Zero hunger means working together to ensure everyone, everywhere, has access to the safe, healthy and nutritious food they need. To achieve it, we must adopt a more sustainable lifestyle, work with others, share our knowledge and be willing to help change the world – for the better. This is a topic that hits close to home for many low-income people […] - [Urge House Appropriators to Restore Funding for FY 19 CDFI Fund Appropriations](https://cdfi.org/2018/06/01/urge-house-appropriators-to-restore-funding-for-fy-19-cdfi-fund-appropriations/) - [Take Action on the CDFI Fund BEA and CMF Rescissions](https://cdfi.org/2018/05/10/take-action-on-the-cdfi-fund-bea-and-cmf-rescissions/) - [2018 CDFI Coalition Institute is a Great Success](https://cdfi.org/2018/03/07/2018-cdfi-coalition-institute-is-a-great-success/): CDFI Institute attendees participate in a discussion on fostering racial equity in the CDFI field. The panel, which was sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, was moderated by John Holdsclaw of National Cooperative Bank. Panelists included Rachelle Arizmendi of PACE, Saurabh Narain of NCIF, Michelle Mapp of SC Community Loan Fund, and Tanya Fiddler of Native CDFI Network. The 2018 CDFI Coalition Institute took place on February 28 and March 1 at the Renaissance Hotel, located at 999 9th Street NW in Washington, D.C.  As in the past, the Institute drew a diverse range of CDFIs from across the country […] - [PathStone's Long History Serving Puerto Rico](https://cdfi.org/2017/10/06/pathstones-long-history-serving-puerto-rico/): PathStone Corporation (PathStone) began full-time operations in Puerto Rico soon after Hurricane Georges came ashore in 1998. PathStone’s entry into Puerto Rico was a long wished for dream on the part of the Board of Directors which for many years wanted the organization to offer assistance to farmworkers on the Island. PathStone’s board had, from the beginning of the organization’s founding in 1966, included significant number of members from Puerto Rico and, in the early 70s, the organization had entered into contracts with the Commonwealth’s Department of Labor to serve Puerto Rican worker in the United States. Now, PathStone staff […] - [2017 CDFI Fund Program Awards Announced](https://cdfi.org/2017/09/19/2017-cdfi-fund-program-awards-announced/): Today the CDFI Fund announced $208.7 in CDFI Fund Program Awards, including: $171.1 million in Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance to 265 organizations in 46 states and the District of Columbia; $22 million to 13 CDFIs through the Healthy Food Financing Initiative Financial Assistance awards (HFFI-FA); and $15.6 million in FY 2017 NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance to 38 organizations in 21 states. Download the awards spreadsheet FY 2017 Awards Mapped:   Below is the press release from the Department of Treasury. U.S. Treasury Awards $208 Million for Investment Nationwide in Low-Income Communities Funds Support Community Development and […] - [Dakotas America Hosts Rural Finance Gathering](https://cdfi.org/2017/04/18/dakotas-america-hosts-rural-finance-gathering/): Federal community development funding, as measured as a share of GDP, has declined by 75 percent over the least 40 years. Federal policy has increasing relied on private-sector resources to fill the gap. Through the NMTC and CDFI programs, community development organizations are filling the yawning credit gap encountered in many communities, creating jobs improving housing and community facilities and creating economic opportunity. This is especially true in rural America where opportunity to access the capital necessary to build businesses and community services is limited. On April 11, 2017, Dakotas America hosted the Upper Great Plains Rural Finance Gathering in […] - [The President’s Budget Delivers a Devastating Blow to Economic Development](https://cdfi.org/2017/03/16/the-presidents-budget-delivers-a-devastating-blow-to-economic-development/): President Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget today entitled, “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again.” The plan, as was reported a few weeks ago, makes deep cuts or eliminates many programs serving economically distressed rural communities and urban neighborhoods.  The proposal would all but eliminate Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, cutting $210 million and eliminating support for CDFIs, leaving our country’s most distressed communities without the tools needed to grow businesses, create jobs and sustain a thriving local economy. “The communities that receive financial assistance through the CDFI Fund are precisely the […] - [Has your organization signed the CDFI Fund Appropriations letter?](https://cdfi.org/2017/03/14/has-your-organization-signed-the-cdfi-fund-appropriations-letter/): As you know, the CDFI Fund appropriations are in need of strong congressional support for both Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 and 2018. Reports on the Trump Administration’s “skinny budget” would “all, but eliminate” the CDFI Fund. While nothing is confirmed, the CDFI Coalition is working to demonstrate the importance of these programs to communities nationwide. With that in mind, we are asking organizations, businesses and local officials to show their support for funding the CDFI Fund programs in FY 17 and FY 18 at the level passed by the House in its FY 17 Financial Services/General Government Bill. Please sign […] - [2017 CDFI Institute Wrap-Up and Appropriations Update](https://cdfi.org/2017/03/06/2017-cdfi-institute-wrap-up-and-appropriations-update/): Last week, the 23rd Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Institute was held in our nation’s capital. The event, hosted by the CDFI Coalition, drew nearly 200 attendees, including community development stakeholders from around the nation. Congressman French Hill (R-AR), CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan, Senior Treasury Department staff and panels of CDFI experts participated in the Institute. CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan gave remarks at the opening breakfast, followed by an informative panel featuring top staff from the Fund. Senior staff from other federal agencies that provide resources for CDFIs also presented at the conference, sharing information on their programs […] - [Community Development Organizations Express Concern about Reported Elimination of Treasury's CDFI Fund](https://cdfi.org/2017/02/28/community-development-organizations-express-concern-about-reported-elimination-of-treasurys-cdfi-fund/): The CDFI Coalition, a broad group of more than one-hundred community development lenders and investors serving America’s low-income communities, expressed concern today about the soon to be released “skinny” budget from President Trump. The New York Times reported that the President’s plans would “all but eliminate” the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. “We were disappointed to read these press reports, and we hope they are premature,” said James R. Klein, President of the CDFI Coalition. “The communities that receive financial assistance through the CDFI Fund are precisely the communities President Trump seeks to help, including hollowed out inner-city neighborhoods and […] - [Congratulations to the 12 CDFI COALITION MEMBERS who won $41,650,000!](https://cdfi.org/2016/09/29/congratulations-to-the-12-cdfi-coalition-members-who-won-41650000/): Post authored by Linda Davenport. On September 21, The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced its award of $91.5 million in Capital Magnet Fund grants to 32 organizations for the development of affordable housing and other community service facilities. A total of 23 CDFIs and 9 nonprofit housing organizations were given awards. Of the 23 CDFI awardees, 12 are members of the CDFI Coalition. CDFIS & NONPROFIT HOUSING APPLICANTS This is the first round of the program that has been funded by profits from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as contemplated under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. […] - [Connecting with Local CDFIs: Coalition Chair Visits Native CDFIs](https://cdfi.org/2016/08/10/connecting-with-local-cdfis-coalition-chair-visits-native-cdfis/): By James R. Klein, CDFI Coalition Chair “Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.” ― Emily Dickinson Dickinson’s quote points out a fairly well known principle that is oft forgotten, or at least overlooked. We miss a lot of good things by not attempting to do them. As Chair of the CDFI Coalition Board, I’ve taken this little life lesson to heart and applied it to my limited time in office. My opportunity to connect with local CDFIs, which are the basic element of the CDFI concept, is not something I’m willing to overlook. My first […] - [Urban Waters National Training Workshop](https://cdfi.org/2016/06/06/urban-waters-national-training-workshop/): The EPA is holding a workshop on its Urban Waters Small Grants Program, which may be of interest to CDFIs interested in helping underserved communities improve their urban waters in ways that create a community and economic benefit. Eligible applicants include States, local governments, Indian Tribes, public and private universities and colleges, public or private nonprofit institutions/organizations, intertribal consortia, and interstate agencies. The event will take place July 26-27 in Arlington, VA. More details on the program and the event are included below. The other ways to approach the Match.com Customer Service Team is via live online chat service match […] - [Chairman's Letter to the Membership](https://cdfi.org/2016/04/08/chairmans-letter-to-the-membership/): As we begin to stretch into 2016, I have recovered from its newness and have begun to process and project where we’ve been and where we can go. I was pleased and encouraged by this year’s CDFI Institute’s focus on “Planning the Future of CDFIs”.  The sessions were a great conversation on the past and future of the industry and presented pragmatic insight that challenged us to open the next chapter in the CDFI narrative.  It was my honor to be elected to the position of Chair of the CDFI Coalition Board of Directors at the annual meeting at the […] - [2016 CDFI Institute: Planning the Future of the Community Development Financial Institutions](https://cdfi.org/2016/03/17/2016-cdfi-institute-planning-the-future-of-the-community-development-financial-institutions/): At the 2016 CDFI Institute, attendees discussed where the industry started, its current state and plans for the future of CDFIs Last week, the 22nd Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Institute was held in our nation’s capital. The event, hosted by the CDFI Coalition, drew over 150 community development stakeholders from around the nation. Prominent Members of Congress, Senior Treasury Department staff and panels of CDFI experts participated in the Institute. A highlight of the two-day event included a panel on the future of the CDFI Industry. The panel took place during lunch on the first day of the Institute, […] - [CDFI Fund Opens FY 2016 Funding Round for CDFI Program and NACA Program](https://cdfi.org/2016/02/17/cdfi-fund-opens-fy-2016-funding-round-for-cdfi-program-and-naca-program/): The NOFAs for the CDFI Fund and NACA Programs were posted on the federal registry this morning and the Fund released the applications this afternoon, opening the FY 2016 Funding Round for both programs. In the spending deal reached in December, Congress appropriated the CDFI Fund $190.5 million in FY 2016 in Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance (TA) awards to be divided as follows: $153 million for CDFI Program awards; $22 million for Healthy Food Financing Initiative Financial Assistance (HFFI-FA) awards; and $15.5 million for NACA Program awards. Odin is a software for efficacy designed and produced implicitly by […] - [Board Member News: Mary-Childs Mayer Joins CEI 7(a)](https://cdfi.org/2016/02/17/board-member-news-mary-childs-mayer-joins-cei-7a/): Mary J. Childs-Mayer, a CDFI Coalition Board Member, was recently appointed to the position of Senior Vice President of Origination and Relationship Management of CEI 7(a) Financing LLC (C7a). C7a is a wholly owned subsidiary of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. headquartered in Brunswick, ME.  She brings more than 22 years of relationship experience, lending and finance to C7a with specialization in business development and small business lending finance. She is looking to assist CDCs and CDFIs with access to long-term, reasonably priced capital to healthy and expanding small businesses across the country.  Most recently she held the positions of Government Relations Manager […] - [Treasury Guarantees $327 Million in Bond Funding for Projects in Low-Income Communities](https://cdfi.org/2015/09/29/treasury-guarantees-327-million-in-bond-funding-for-projects-in-low-income-communities/): CDFI Fund announced today that an additional nine bond loans, totaling $327 million, were guaranteed in fiscal year (FY) 2015, bringing the total guaranteed to date to $852 million. All of the bond proceeds, provided through the Community Development Financial Institutions Bond Guarantee Program (CDFI Bond Guarantee Program), will provide long-term, fixed rate capital for projects in low-income and underserved communities. “I am very pleased to recognize the CDFIs that are creating new partnerships and innovative ways to fully utilize the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program,” said CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan. “The program is reaching diverse organizations and communities across the […] - [CDFI Fund Announces $18 Million in Bank Enterprise Awards for Investment in Low-Income Communities](https://cdfi.org/2015/09/21/cdfi-fund-announces-18-million-in-bank-enterprise-awards-for-investment-in-low-income-communities/): PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CDFI FUND, September 21, 2015: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $18.1 million in grant awards to 83 FDIC-insured financial institutions for serving economically distressed communities across the nation. These funds are awarded under the fiscal year (FY) 2015 round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), and they will support economic development in census tract areas where at least 30 percent of the population lives at or below the national poverty level and where the unemployment rate is at least 1.5 times the national average. […] - [CDFI Fund Announces FY 2015 CDFI Program Awards](https://cdfi.org/2015/09/10/cdfi-fund-announces-fy-2015-cdfi-program-awards/): U.S. Treasury Awards More Than $200 Million to CDFIs to Spur Economic Growth in Low-Income Urban, Rural, and Native Communities Awards through the CDFI Program and NACA Program support CDFI lending and investment nationwide September 10, 2015 Washington – The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 195 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) $202 million in grants and loans today through the latest rounds of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program). This announcement caps the 20th anniversary celebration of the creation of the CDFI Fund and […] - [CDFI Fund to Hold National Listening Tour](https://cdfi.org/2015/06/25/cdfi-fund-to-hold-national-listening-tour/): The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced a national listening tour to solicit public opinion regarding a new strategic framework for the CDFI Fund. Intended to foster discussion and engagement among local community development leaders and practitioners, the listening tour will be co-hosted by CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan alongside the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City-Denver Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. “I’m excited for the opportunity to hear from communities about what we’re […] - [CDFI Fund Opens Application Period for FY 2015 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program](https://cdfi.org/2015/04/09/cdfi-fund-opens-application-period-for-fy-2015-cdfi-bond-guarantee-program/): CDFI Fund Opens Application Period for FY 2015 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program   Up to $750 Million in Bond Guarantee Authority Available The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today opened the fiscal year (FY) 2015 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. Application materials are available on the CDFI Fund’s website in anticipation of the publication of the Notice of Guarantee Authority (NOGA) in the Federal Register later this week.  The NOGA makes up to $750 million in bond guarantee authority available to eligible Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in FY 2015. Through the CDFI […] - [Action Needed on FY 2016 CDFI Fund Appropriations](https://cdfi.org/2015/03/06/action-needed-on-fy-2016-cdfi-fund-appropriations/): ACTION NEEDED ON FY 2016 APPROPRIATIONS As part of the annual budget and appropriations process, Members of Congress are given an opportunity to submit requests to the Appropriations Committee on behalf of specific federal program(s) or agency they support and would like to see funded at a specific level in the next fiscal year. Members of Congress submit their federal funding requests in writing to the appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the federal agency or program in question. For example, funding requests for the CDFI Fund are submitted to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee with jurisdiction over […] - [CDFI 20th Anniversary Report](https://cdfi.org/2014/03/05/cdfi-20th-anniversary-report/): 20th Anniversary Report highlights CDFI Coalition’s Record of Achievement CDFIs Provided Financing to Over 6,500 businesses and Created 35,000 Jobs in 2013 Washington, D.C.— 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the first Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Institute, which will be held in our nation’s capital today and tomorrow. The event, hosted by the CDFI Coalition, will draw community development stakeholders from across the country. It is also the 20th Anniversary of the enactment of the law establishing the CDFI Fund at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In celebration, the coalition released a report today, titled “20th Anniversary Report: […] - [Appropriations Cardinals Urge Budget Conference to Provide Topline for the Completion of Funding Bills](https://cdfi.org/2013/11/20/appropriations-cardinals-urge-budget-conference-to-provide-topline-for-the-completion-of-funding-bills/): House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers, along with all 12 Chairs of the Appropriations Subcommittees, sent a letter today to the leaders of the Budget Conference Committee, urging them to come to viva video app download an agreement quickly on topline spending levels for annual funding bills. Read the letter - [CDFI Fund Announces Opening of FY 2014 Round of FA and TA Programs](https://cdfi.org/2013/10/28/cdfi-fund-announces-opening-of-fy-2014-round-of-fa-and-ta-programs/): The CDFI Fund today announced the opening of its FY 2014 funding round for Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance Awards. While Congress has not yet finalized work on the FY 2014 budget including appropriations for the CDFI Fund, the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) released today is based on the President’s FY 2014 Budget which requested $191 million for FA and TA to be awarded by the CDFI Fund as follows: $144 million for CDFI Program awards, including old school body hacks review FA, TA and awards to Small and Emerging CDFIs (SECA) ; $35 million for Healthy Food Financing […] - [Senate Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Marks-Up FY 2014 Bill with $230 Million for CDFI Fund](https://cdfi.org/2013/07/23/senate-financial-services-general-government-appropriations-subcommittee-marks-up-fy-2014-bill-with-230-million-for-cdfi-fund/): The Senate’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government met this morning to mark-up the FY 2014 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill. The bill approved by the Subcommittee includes $230 million for the CDFI Fund, which is $5.4 million more than requested by the President and $9.4 million above the CDFI Fund’s FY 2013 pre-sequester funding level. Of the $230 million provided for the CDFI Fund, the Subcommittee sets aside $15 million for CDFI Native Initiatives, $18 million for Bank Enterprise Awards, $25 million for Healthy Foods Financing, $23.6 million for administrative expenses, and provides $148.4 million […] - [Strong Senate Support for the President’s FY ‘14 CDFI Fund Budget Request](https://cdfi.org/2013/04/26/strong-senate-support-for-the-presidents-fy-14-cdfi-fund-budget-request/): Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and eighteen of his Senate colleagues signed a letter to the Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Committee today asking that $224.9 be provided for the CDFI Fund in the Fiscal 2014 Appropriations bill. The letter was submitted to the Appropriations Committee today with the following Senators signed on: Menendez (D-NJ); Gillibrand (D-NY); Schumer (D-NY); King (I-ME); Sanders (I-VT); Hagan (D-NC); Johnson (D-SD); Stabenow (D-MI); Wyden (D-OR); Tester (D-MT); Baucus (D-MT); Landrieu (D-LA); Franken (D-MN); Klobuchar (D-MN); Durbin (D-IL); Schatz (D-HI); Reed (D-RI); Boxer (D-CA); Merkley (D-OR). Read the letter One account. All of Google. […] ## Pages - [CDFI Progress Report Submissions](https://cdfi.org/cdfi-progress-report-submissions/): The CDFI Coalition's first annual report on CDFIs and their work - [Bipartisan Senate CDFI Caucus](https://cdfi.org/senate-cdfi-caucus/): The Senate Community Development Finance Caucus will be the platform where policymakers can coordinate and expand on public and private-sector efforts in support of the missions of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs). - [Temp](https://cdfi.org/temp-2/) - [Map](https://cdfi.org/map/): Note: Map may take a few moments to load. - [Reports](https://cdfi.org/reports/) - [Sign-on Letter](https://cdfi.org/sign-on-letter/): Sign-on to our letter expressing concern about the status of FY 2025 CDFI Fund programs. - [2025 Campaign](https://cdfi.org/2025-campaign/): 2025 CDFI Advocacy Campaign     The CDFI Coalition will be hosting a Hybrid Fly-in on Thursday, January 8th. This push for advocacy is needed before the CR expires on January 30th and Appropriations FSGG Subcommittees are working on a final number for appropriated funds in the FSGG bill.  The Fly-in is completely free and open to all, you do not need to be a member of the Coalition to register.  Registration is now open and can be found below, please select the package for the mode you plan to attend (in-person or online). We will host a morning briefing/informational session […] - [Congress](https://cdfi.org/congress/): CDFI Stories and Data by District Reset - [2025 CDFI Coalition Institute](https://cdfi.org/2025-cdfi-coalition-institute/): 2025 CDFI Coalition Institute March 13 and 14th Agenda with Speaker Bios The CDFI Coalition’s Annual Institute is a key event bringing together CDFIs, investors, policymakers, and industry professionals in Washington, DC to advance the mission of community development. The 2025 Institute is particularly timely as it occurs just after a significant election and ahead of a new presidential administration taking office. With a new Congress and administration on the horizon, the Institute offers a unique opportunity to engage in timely discussions and advocacy about the future of CDFIs, including the preservation of critical funding and resources. This is your […] - [CDFI Fund 30th Anniversary Report](https://cdfi.org/30th-anniversary-report/): CDFI Fund 30th Anniversary Report Download the Report Press Release Introduction Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Riegle Act Thirty years ago, the landmark Riegle Community Development Banking Act of 1994 created the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, a new agency tasked with supporting a burgeoning movement of mission-driven lenders. Since that time, CDFIs have become a beacon of hope, driving economic growth, fostering financial inclusion, and uplifting low-income and underserved communities through innovative financial solutions. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the CDFI Fund, the CDFI Coalition, the unified voice of CDFIs, surveyed its membership […] - [Temp](https://cdfi.org/temp/) - [2023 CDFI Coalition Institute](https://cdfi.org/2023-cdfi-coalition-institute/): 2023 CDFI Coalition Institute March 15-16, Washington, DC Jump to… Agenda Materials Reception Sponsors Agenda Wednesday, March 15th All events in Federal AB, Capital Hilton 8:00 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Welcome Ceyl Prinster, Chair, CDFI Coalition and President & CEO, Colorado Enterprise Fund Michael Rhodes, Executive Director of Community Development Banking, JPMorgan Chase 8:40 AM Keynote Video Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) Co-chair, Senate Community Development Finance Caucus [Bio] 8:45 AM Federal Agency Panel Moderator: Eileen Fitzgerald Sarah Brundage, Senior Advisor for Housing Supply and Infrastructure, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Jimmy Dahman, Chief of […] - [](https://cdfi.org/17079-2/) - [](https://cdfi.org/17046-2/) - [Board of Directors](https://cdfi.org/board-of-directors/): Our Leadership 2025 Executive Committee Hank Helton, Chair – Pathway Lending, Nashville, TN Katey Forth, Vice Chair, Cinnaire, Lansing, MI John Holdsclaw IV, Treasurer, Rochdale Capital, Arlington, VA Jeannine Jacokes, Secretary, CDBA, Washington, DC Dafina Williams, At-Large Executive Committee, Opportunity Finance Network, Washington, DC Board of Directors James Bason, TruFund Financial Services, New York, NY Amanda Blondeau,  Northern Initiatives, Marquette, MI Janie Bright,  Local Government Federal Credit Union, Raleigh, NC Natalie Madeira Cofield, Association for Enterprise Opportunity, Washington, DC Amber Cordoba, Arizona CDFI Network, AZ Allison Kelly, ICA Fund, Oakland, CA Erin Kilmer Neel, Beneficial State Foundation, Oakland, CA Matthew Lewis, […] - [2023 CDFI Institute](https://cdfi.org/2022-cdfi-institute/): March 15 & 16, 2023      The CDFI Coalition’s 2023 Annual Institute will take place on March 15 & 16, 2023. The CDFI Coalition’s first in-person conference since 2020. The conference will bring together staff from Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), community development investors, and administration and Congressional policymakers who are engaged within the CDFI industry.  Keynote speakers will include multiple members of Congress and senior federal agency officials.  Online registration will be available shortly.  - [2022 CDFI Coalition Institute](https://cdfi.org/cdfi-events/): Mark Your Calendars! The CDFI Coalition 2022 Institute is scheduled for March 8, 2022. It will be a virtual event. As in past years, the Institute will feature panels from Treasury Department and CDFI Fund leadership and staff, Small Business and Community Economic Development officials, Members of Congress and their key staff, private financial institutions, CDFI innovations and increasing diversity and opportunity in the CDFI industry. Stay tuned for information on registration and a detailed Institute agenda. Interested in being a sponsor for 2022? Please contact Bridget Maniaci at bridget@rapoza.org to discuss these opportunities.  - [2021 CDFI Coalition Institute](https://cdfi.org/2021-cdfi-coalition-institute/): The 2021 CDFI Coalition Institute took place virtually on March 9th, 2021. The CDFI Coalition and hundreds of CDFIs and stakeholders from across the country came together for discussions on new federal resources, presentations by private financial institutions and a continued conversation from our past events on the role of CDFIs in fostering racial equity in financial services. The CDFI Coalition is a national membership organization, which has supported the work of CDFIs to bring access to credit, capital and financial services to low- and moderate-income communities throughout the country since 1992. Each year, the Coalition’s CDFI Institute brings a diverse range […] - [2020 CDFI Coalition Institute](https://cdfi.org/2020-cdfi-coalition-institute/): There’s Still Time to Register for the 2020 CDFI Institute! Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting, CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris, and Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY); Mike Quigley, House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman; and Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protections & Financial Institutions  are confirmed as keynote speakers for the 2020 CDFI Coalition Institute. The two-day event will take place on February 27-28, 2020, in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Plaza Hotel. We expect this year’s event draw around 200 leading CDFIs and organization that support CDFIs from across the […] - [CRA Comment Letters](https://cdfi.org/cra-comment-letters/): October 2020: CDFI Coalition’s response to the OCC’s final proposed CRA rule in 2020: October 2018: CDFI Coalition’s comments on OCC’s overhaul of CRA: November 2014: CDFI Coalition’s response to a request for comments on proposed changes to the CRA Q&A. - [Find CDFIs](https://cdfi.org/about-cdfis/cdfi-map/): CDFI Fund Database Use the CDFI Fund’s Searchable Award Database to find organizations in your state that have received awards from the CDFI Fund’s various award programs, including the Bank Enterprise Award, Capital Magnet Fund, CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, CDFI Program, FEC Pilot Program, Native Initiatives, and New Markets Tax Credit Program. Use the map search to display all awardees and impact data information for a certain state, or the advanced search function to find awardees based upon other criteria.   Please note that awards in the U.S. Territories can be found using the search function. – Updated by the CDFI […] - [About CDFIs](https://cdfi.org/about-cdfis/): While the term “community development financial institutions" or “CDFI” is relatively new, the concept itself is part of a rich history of self-help credit. From the immigrant guilds of New York City's Lower East Side and the Prairie Populists of the late 1800s, to African-American communities forming the first community development credit unions in the 1930s, communities have sought self-help credit solutions because traditional financial institutions have ignored or abandoned them. - [Current Policy and Advocacy](https://cdfi.org/current-policy-and-advocacy/): FY25 CDFI Fund Appropriations FY25 CDFI Fund Appropriations FY 2025 CDFI Fund Fact Sheet State Fact Sheets FY 2025 APPROPRIATIONS The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), established within the U.S. Department of Treasury in 1994, promotes community and economic development in distressed urban and rural communities by investing in and growing CDFIs across the country. The agency administers a range of innovative and effective programs that enable Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to address the needs of underserved markets. CDFI Fund grant programs include: Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance awards to small and emerging CDFIs as well as […] - [Other Reports](https://cdfi.org/other-reports/) - [Reports and Publications](https://cdfi.org/reports-and-publications/): CDFI Coalition Reports 25th Anniversary Report 20th Anniversary Report - [Publications](https://cdfi.org/publications/) - [Sign-on to Support $1 Billion for the CDFI Fund](https://cdfi.org/sign-on-to-support-1-billion-for-the-cdfi-fund/) - [2019 Report](https://cdfi.org/2019-report/): The CDFI Coalition, representing the nation’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), released a report in 2019, honoring the 25th Anniversary of the enactment of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994. The report was featured at the annual CDFI Coalition Institute, a gathering of lawmakers, industry leaders and stakeholders that takes place each year in Washington, DC. The report showcases 67 CDFIs’ work in revitalizing rural and urban areas across the country and their success in creating economic opportunity, jobs, and services. This is the second report of its kind from the CDFI Coalition–the first was released […] - [Hawaii Fact Sheet and Stories](https://cdfi.org/hawaii/): Fact Sheet Videos - [New Hampshire Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/new-hampshire/): Fact Sheet Download PDF - [New Jersey Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/new-jersey/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [New Mexico Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/new-mexico/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF CDFI Profiles - [New York Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/new-york/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [North Dakota Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/north-dakota/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [North Carolina Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/north-carolina/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Ohio Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/ohio/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Oregon Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/oregon/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Oklahoma Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/oklahoma/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF CDFI Profiles - [Pennsylvania Fact Sheet and Stories](https://cdfi.org/pennsylvania/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF CDFI Profiles - [Puerto Rico Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/puerto-rico/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF Puerto Rican Fund for Growth Supports Puerto Rican Agribusiness The Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA) is pleased to announce that the Puerto Rico Fund for Growth, L.P. has invested $4 million in Semillero Investment Fund I, LLC (“Semillero”), an agribusiness, private equity fund based on the island. Semillero will focus on investing in sustainable food and agriculture businesses with a view to substitute food imports with local production in Puerto Rico. We are excited about this because, even before the hurricane, 85% of food and beverage consumed in Puerto Rico was imported. The opportunity […] - [Rhode Island Fact Sheet and Stories](https://cdfi.org/rhode-island/): Download PDF - [South Carolina Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/south-carolina/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [South Dakota Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/south-dakota/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos CDFI Profile - [Tennessee Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/tennessee/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Texas Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/texas/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Utah Fact Sheet and Stories](https://cdfi.org/utah/): Download PDF - [Vermont Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/vermont/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Virginia Fact Sheet and Stories](https://cdfi.org/virginia/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos CDFI Profile - [Washington Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/washington/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos CDFI Profiles - [West Virginia Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/west-virginia/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Wisconsin Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/wisconsin/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Wyoming Fact Sheet and Stories](https://cdfi.org/wyoming/): Download PDF - [DC Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/dc/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF Note: most of the organizations below work across the country. - [Indiana Fact Sheet](https://cdfi.org/indiana/): Download PDF - [Illinois Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/illinois/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Iowa Fact Sheet and Stories](https://cdfi.org/iowa/): Download PDF - [Kansas Fact Sheet and Stories](https://cdfi.org/kansas/): Fact Sheet Videos - [Kentucky Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/kentucky/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Louisiana Fact Sheet](https://cdfi.org/louisiana/): Download PDF - [Maine Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/maine/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Maryland Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/maryland/): Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Massachusetts Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/massachusetts/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Michigan Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/michigan/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Michigan CDFIs Cinnaire Invest Detroit Michigan Community Capital - [Minnesota Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/minnesota/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Mississippi Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/mississippi/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Missouri Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/missouri/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Montana Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/montana/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos CDFI Profile - [Nevada Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/nevada/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Nebraska Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/nebraska/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF CDFI Profiles - [Idaho Fact Sheet](https://cdfi.org/idaho/): Download PDF CDFI Profile (2019) - [Arizona Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/arizona/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Arkansas Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/arkansas/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [California Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/california/): Videos Fact Sheet     - [Colorado](https://cdfi.org/colorado/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Connecticut Facts & Stories](https://cdfi.org/connecticut/): Fact Sheet Download PDF     - [Delaware Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/delaware/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos - [Florida Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/florida/): Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF CDFIs from across Florida finance affordable housing, community facilities, and businesses, and provide valuable financial services to Florida’s underserved communities and families. Florida CDFI Profiles BBIF Florida Community Loan Fund Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida - [Georgia](https://cdfi.org/georgia/): Fact Sheet Download PDF Videos CDFI Profiles (2019) - [Alaska Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/alaska/): Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Alabama Facts and Stories](https://cdfi.org/alabama/): Quick links: Videos Fact Sheet Download PDF - [Rescission](https://cdfi.org/rescission/): White House Rescission Would Devastate Economic Revitalization in Distressed Rural and Urban Communities H.R. 3 rescinds funding for community development programs that have a long history of bipartisan support. The rescission proposal would claw back  $22,787,358 from Fiscal Year 2017 for Bank Enterprise Awards (BEA), and $141,716,839 from Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) authorized  by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-289) for FY 2018.  The funds on hand at CMF and proposed for rescission are not federal funds.  HERA authorized transfers from Government Sponsored Entities (GSEs) to CMF. Read the CDFI Coalition’s Letter to Congress: […] - [Blog](https://cdfi.org/blog/) - [](https://cdfi.org/): Register Now for our January Fly-inThe CDFI Coalition will be hosting a Hybrid Fly-in on Thursday, January 8th. This push for advocacy is needed before the CR expires on January 30th and Appropriations FSGG Subcommittees are working on a final number for appropriated funds in the FSGG bill. The Fly-in is completely free and open to all, you do not need to be a member of the Coalition to register. Register NowCDFI Coalition Board Nominations OpenNominations are open until January 16th at 5pm ET. Nominees must be an active member of the Coalition. For more information and requirements, please view […] - [Sample Page](https://cdfi.org/sample-page/): This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I’m a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by night, and this is my website. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like piña coladas. (And gettin’ caught in the rain.) …or something like this: The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, […] - [CDFIs: On the Front Lines of Disaster Recovery Efforts](https://cdfi.org/disaster-relief/): Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are uniquely positioned to meet the lending needs of recovering communities. Disasters hit vulnerable communities the hardest, and many CDFIs have decades of experience providing economically disadvantaged individuals with the tools they need to become self-sufficient stakeholders in their own future. CDFI Coalition Proposal: CDFI Disaster Recovery Fund (Oct. 2024) Download Proposal Proposed Legislation: Emergency Support for CDFIs and Communities for Disaster Assistance (a) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal 2025 for the Community Development Financial institutions fund program account, emergency support to carry out this section, […] - [Make the Case to Congress](https://cdfi.org/make-the-case-to-congress/): The CDFI Fund depends on Congressional appropriations. Contact Congress and urge them to support the CDFI Fund. Find out more in our Advocacy Toolkit. - [2017 CDFI Institute Key Hill Meeting](https://cdfi.org/2017-cdfi-institute-key-hill-meeting/): If you are attending the CDFI Coalition Institute, we urge you to schedule meetings with your Senators and Representatives or their staff while in town. We have reserved the afternoon on Feb. 28th (2:00 pm-5:30 pm) for Capitol Hill visits. This will be immediately followed by a reception at 5:30 pm in room G11 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Coalition staff are working to arrange meetings with the key Members of Congress, specifically those on the Appropriations Committees. If you are a constituent or have a project in the state or district of a Member of Congress on this list and […] - [State Maps](https://cdfi.org/state-maps/): Below find maps of CDFI loans and investments from select states between 2003 and 2013. Alabama Alaska Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Iowa Idaho Illinois Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico Nevada North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin - [Members Only](https://cdfi.org/members/): This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below. Password: - [CDFI Success Stories](https://cdfi.org/success-stories/): Our database of 2,100 CDFI borrower success stories that you can filter by state, Congressional district, topic, or CDFI - [Submit a Case Study](https://cdfi.org/submit-a-case-study/): Do you have a video, project profile, or handout that illustrates the importance of CDFIs? Use the form below to send us your success stories, or email info@cdfi.org directly. A Coalition staff member will follow up and your story will be added to our video library or our case study collection. - [Video](https://cdfi.org/video/): For over 20 years, CDFIs have been making financial services accessible to underserved communities and populations across the country. Among their many achievements, CDFIs have financed improved access to affordable housing, critical community facilities, and schools. They have financed small and growing businesses. Through their efforts, millions of dollars have been leveraged for investment in communities often left out of the economic mainstream, creating jobs and opportunities. Below are some of their stories. - [20th Anniversary Report](https://cdfi.org/20th-anniversary-report/): 20th Anniversary Report highlights CDFI Coalition’s Record of Achievement CDFIs Provided Financing to Over 6,500 businesses and Created 35,000 Jobs in 2013 Washington, D.C.— 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the first Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Institute, which will be held in our nation’s capital today and tomorrow. The event, hosted by the CDFI Coalition, will draw community development stakeholders from across the country. It is also the 20th Anniversary of the enactment of the law establishing the CDFI Fund at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In celebration, the coalition released a report today, titled “20th Anniversary Report: […] - [CDFI Statute and History](https://cdfi.org/about-cdfis/cdfi-statute/): Program Origins On November 21, 1992, Cliff Rosenthal of the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions and Martin Paul Trimble of the then-named National Association of Community Development Loan Funds (now OFN convened a meeting in Washington, DC to form The CDFI Coalition Starting from a paper Rosenthal had written in the mid-1980s proposing a National Community Bank modeled on the National Coop Bank and a concept paper Trimble wrote at the request of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, that founding group produced Principles of Community Development Lending & Proposal for Key Federal Support. The new Coalition group […] - [What are CDFIs?](https://cdfi.org/what-are-cdfis/): While the term “community development financial institutions” or “CDFI” is relatively new, the concept itself is part of a rich history of self-help credit.  From the immigrant guilds of New York City’s Lower East Side and the Prairie Populists of the late 1800s, to African-American communities forming the first community development credit unions in the 1930s, communities have sought self-help credit solutions because traditional financial institutions have ignored or abandoned them. The current CDFI industry began taking shape in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Some of the first organizations dedicated to community development were created out of governmental efforts […] - [CDFI Coalition Members](https://cdfi.org/about-cdfi-coalition/cdfi-coalition-members/): With more than 180 organizations, members of the CDFI Coalition encompass a broad range of sizes and structures, including community development banks, research institutes, and trade associations representing different sectors in the field— including community development loan funds, community development venture capital organizations, microenterprise organizations, community development corporations and community development credit unions. Please see our available membership information if you would like to join our Coalition.   - [CDFI Coalition: History and Mission](https://cdfi.org/about/history-and-mission/): The CDFI Coalition is the unified national voice of community development financial institutions. Our mission is to encourage fair access to financial resources for America’s underserved people and communities. – Formed in 1992 as an ad-hoc policy development and advocacy initiative, the Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI Coalition) is the lead national organization in the United States promoting the work of community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Through its member organizations, the Coalition represents CDFIs working in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This national network of CDFIs includes community development loan funds, community development banks, community development […] - [Policy and Advocacy](https://cdfi.org/advocacy/): FY 2016 Advocacy Materials (NEW) Organizations Call for Congress to Support FY 16 Appropriations House letter Senate letter General CDFI Fact Sheet State Fact Sheets FY 16 CDFI Fund Approps Request Document CDFI Coalition 20th Anniversary Report Draft constituent invite to CDFI Coalition Reception Tips and Script Requesting a Mtg in DC Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committee Members – 114th Congress Senate and House Appropriations Committees- 114th Congress House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees – 114th Congress Past materials (by fiscal year): [wptabs type=”1″][wptabtitle]2015[/wptabtitle][wptabcontent] FY 2015 Advocacy Materials  General CDFI Fact Sheet State Fact Sheets FY […] - [About](https://cdfi.org/about/) - [test](https://cdfi.org/test/): [tabs slidertype=”left tabs”] [tabcontainer] [tabtext]Invite your Senators and Representatives to visit a project. [/tabtext] [tabtext]Meet One-on-One with you Representatives[/tabtext] [tabtext]Host a Town Hall Meeting[/tabtext] [/tabcontainer] [tabcontent] [tab]Having a politician make an on-site visit to a project business that has received financing or technical assistance from a CDFI is one of the most powerful ways to build a relationship and advocate for CDFI funding. By showing your Senators and Representatives first-hand the work that you do, how you serve your community, and how this federal programs supports your efforts, you can make a lasting impression. This is your opportunity to shine. […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)