WASHINGTON– Credit unions interested in applying for funds from the FY 2021 CDFI Rapid Response Program, CDFI Program, and NACA Program have until March 22 to file their applications.
Organizations applying for funds under multiple programs must submit an SF-424 for each program by the deadline. Applicants must also have created an Awards Management Information System (AMIS) account and entered their EIN and DUNS numbers by March 22, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET, the Treasury Department reminded.
Applicants should carefully review the NOFA for each program as well as the detailed application information on the CDFI Fund’s website to learn more, Treasury added.
Please see below for additional reminders and updates for each program.
FY 2021 CDFI Rapid Response Program Application Round
In addition to submitting their SF-424 for the program by March 22, 2021, FY 2021 CDFI RRP Applicants must also submit the remainder of the CDFI RRP Application through AMIS by 11:59 PM ET on March 25, Treasury said.
The CDFI Fund held two webinars about the CDFI RRP Application on March 3 and March 10, 2021. Recordings of the webinars can be found on the CDFI Fund’s website.
In addition, Treasury noted the following materials have been added or updated on the CDFI Fund’s website since the application round opened on Feb. 25, 2021:
- FY 2021 CDFI RRP AMIS Application Training Manual – Updated March 01, 2021
- FY 2021 CDFI RRP Frequently Asked Questions – Updated March 10, 2021
Questions About CDFI RRP
The last day the CDFI Fund will answer questions about the Application is March 23, 2021, by 5:00 PM ET. Contact the CDFI Fund’s Help Desk by submitting a Service Request through your AMIS account; by e-mail to cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov; or by phone to (202) 653-0421 (option 1). Technical support for AMIS will not be available after 5:00 PM ET on March 25, 2021.
In addition to being the SF-424 submission deadline, March 22 at 11:59 PM ET is also the deadline for applicants that meet the SECA requirements, but wish to apply for a Core-FA award of $700,000 or greater, to request the creation of a Core-FA Application via an AMIS service request.
The deadline for online submission of the rest of the application materials through the CDFI Fund’s Awards Management is March 25.