Don't let this opportunity pass you by. Submit your comments to inform future policy regarding the CDFI Fund's Native Initiatives.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Treasury is inviting comments from the public on issues regarding the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, including the CDFI financial and technical assistance awards, the Native Initiatives, and the Bank Enterprise Awards (BEA). In particular, the CDFI Fund is interested in comments from the public related to an array of statutory requirements, in the interest of determining whether the CDFI Fund should seek technical corrections or substantive revisions to the authorizing statute. All materials submitted will be available for public inspection and copying.
DATES: All comments and submissions must be received by May 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent by mail to: Scott Berman, Acting Chief Operating Officer, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 601 13th Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005; by e-mail to cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov; or by facsimile at (202) 622–7754. Please note this is not a toll free number.
NATIVE INITIATIVES: The CDFI Fund welcomes comments on issues relating to the Native Initiatives, particularly with respect to the following questions:
(a) Should the CDFI Fund seek statutory authority to make the NACA awards permanent?
(b) What other services should the CDFI Fund provide to Native Communities?
(c) What improvements could be made to Native Initiatives and, in particular, to NACA awards?
(d) Should there be a limit on the number of technical assistance grants an applicant can receive?
(e) Should the CDFI Fund provide ‘‘seed funding’’ financial assistance grants to non-certified, emerging Native CDFIs for the purpose of increasing lending in Native Communities?
(f) Many Native CDFIs have grown and expanded their reach in recent years. Is there a point where a Native CDFI should be seen as having ‘‘graduated’’ from NACA financial assistance and be required to compete for a CDFI financial and technical assistance award? Is so, what should be the criteria?
Download the complete Request for Public Comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the CDFI Fund may be downloaded from the CDFI Fund’s Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov.