Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) established the Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Finance in memory of former board member and Federal Reserve Board Governor, Ned Gramlich. The spirit of the award is to celebrate people of distinction who have produced a body of work that sets them apart within the CDFI industry.
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is requiring all award applicants complete a Title VI Compliance Worksheet once annually with their applications, as well as their prospective sub-recipients that are not direct beneficiaries of federal financial assistance.
On Thursday, August 24, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET, the FDIC will host a webinar to provide an overview of the FDIC 2021 Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Roger Glendenning announced that USDA is launching two pilot programs to increase affordable homeownership opportunities for people on Tribal lands.
The purpose of the USDA Rural Energy for America Technical Assistance Grant Program (REAP) is to enable applicants to provide technical assistance to Agricultural Producers and Rural Small Businesses applying to REAP, with priority for Applicants assisting distressed or disadvantaged communities and for Applicants pursuing projects using underutilized technologies or seeking grants under $20,000.
In the Equitable Greenhouse Gas Reduction Webinar Series, presenters will address why and how to “green” community facilities and commercial real estate to deliver equitable greenhouse gas reduction and meaningful co-benefits in and for low-income and disadvantaged communities.
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced it will host a Listening Session for Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) on Friday, August 18, 2023 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Native CDFI housing lenders, we want to make sure you saw the notice of corrections to the USDA 502 Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI) Relending Demonstration Program FY 2023.
The meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) originally scheduled for July 7, 2023, has been rescheduled for Monday, July 31, 2023, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET. This meeting will be conducted virtually.
The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing approval of the first 15 Tribal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) awards for tribal governments funded by the American Rescue Plan, providing $73 million to 39 Tribal Governments to support Tribal enterprises and small business owners, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.