Assistance Listing 21.020
Community Development Financial Institutions Program
TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE · Community Development Financial Institutions
Assistance Listing 21.020, “Community Development Financial Institutions Program,” is a federal program administered by TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $69.8M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
To promote economic revitalization and community development through investment in and assistance to certified and emerging Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 21.020
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- For-Profit Organization
Only certified CDFIs are eligible to apply for Financial Assistance awards. Certified CDFIs and entities seeking to become certified CDFIs may apply for Technical Assistance awards. No awards may be issued to federal government agencies, departments or instrumentalities, state governments, local governments or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
Intended beneficiaries: For-Profit Organization.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Funds for the FY 2024 Funding Round are a combination of appropriations from FY 2023 and FY 2024. Therefore, no funds were awarded in in FY 2023. In FY2024, there were only Financial Assistance awards obligated and no Technical Assistance awards were obligated. FY 2024 Funding Round Technical Assistance awards will be obligated in FY 2025. The range of Financial Assistance (FA) awards for FY 2024 was from $125,000 to $2,735,000, not including HFFI Awards. For FY 2024 the average Financial Assistance awards (Base-FA) for Category I: Small and/or Emerging CDFI Assistance (SECA) was $497,045, and the average Financial Assistance Awards (Base-FA) for Category II/Core was $838,983, which does not include Persistent Poverty Counties-FA (PPC-FA), Disability Funds-FA (DF-FA), or Healthy Food Financing Initiative-FA (HFFI-FA) awards. The range of PPC-FA awards for FY 2024 were from $100,000 to $485,000. The FY 2024 average PPC-FA award was $296,331. For FY 2024, the range of DF-FA awards was from $450,000 to $1,000,000. The average DF-FA award for FY 2024 was $925,000. The range of HFFI-FA awards for FY 2024 was from $750,000 to $6,000,000. The average HFFI-FA award for FY 2024 was $3,200,000.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 21.020. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 21.020?
21.020 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Community Development Financial Institutions Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 21.020?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: For-Profit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 21.020 provide?
The agency reported $69,802,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.