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Test the New Version of the CDFI Information Mapping System and Share Your Feedback

As the CDFI Fund prepares for the October 6, 2025, launch of the new version of the CDFI Information Mapping System (CIMS5), users are now invited to explore a test version of the system and preview its updated …

Are you the Authorized Representative of either a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) or an organization that has received a Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Award and/or Allocation? If so, to ensure compliance with your Award, Assistance and/or …

The CDFI Fund’s quarterly Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) webinars, which are intended to serve as a forum for Certified CDFIs and other ACR stakeholders to ask questions and discuss the ACR and its submission process, are scheduled for calendar year 2025. The webinars are open …

The CDFI Fund’s monthly Transaction Level Report (TLR) webinars, which are intended to serve as a forum for Certified and non-Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to ask questions and discuss the TLR and its submission process, are scheduled for calendar year 2025. The …

As a reminder, Certified CDFIs in Window 2 of the CDFI Certification General Reapplication Submission Windows must act now to submit their CDFI Certification Applications to avoid delays or loss of their Certified status. This applies to all CDFIs with a reapplication submission deadline of …

Reminder: Next CDFI Certification Webinar is September 4th

The CDFI Fund’s monthly Certification webinars, which are intended to serve as a forum for potential CDFI Certification Applicants, Certified CDFIs, and other CDFI Certification stakeholders to ask questions and discuss CDFI Certification …

Last week, the Community Development Financial Institution Fund’s (CDFI Fund) Office of Certification Policy and Evaluation (OCPE) hosted a webinar focused Target Market Requirements on August 21st. The webinar recordings and presentation slides are now available on the CDFI Fund’s website.

The …

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will resume acceptance of new applications for Certification as a Community Development Entity (CDE) effective September 9, 2025.

The temporary “blackout” period, originally announced on May 5, 2025, …

In June 2024, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released the General Reapplication Submission Deadlines for the CDFI Certification Application for all Certified CDFIs. The second reapplication submission window, Window 2, closes on September 30, 2025. To avoid delays …

Reminder: Next CDFI Certification Webinar is August 21st

The CDFI Fund’s monthly Certification webinars, which are intended to serve as a forum for potential CDFI Certification Applicants, Certified CDFIs, and other CDFI Certification stakeholders to ask questions and discuss CDFI Certification and …