Access Inclusiv & CDFI Fund Grant Program Assistance Webinar

With the January 16 submission deadline coming soon, Inclusiv and the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund held its inaugural 2024 Technical Assistance (TA)/Financial Assistance (FA) program-grants webinar this past week.

For CDFI Program applicants, the deadline for online submission of the SF-424 through Grants.gov for this year’s funding rounds is this coming Tuesday (January 16) at 8:59 p.m. (Pacific). Applicants must have created an Awards Management Information System (AMIS) account and entered their Employer Identification Number (EIN) and DUNS numbers in AMIS by that same date and time.

Activating AMIS, Grants.gov, and SAM.gov accounts is a critical step. If not complete, your credit union will not be allowed to apply for this grant application.

For assistance, view the 2024 TA/FA for NACA Program assistance webinar (Native American CDFI Assistance) recording from January 10 (enter p2vGM$v8 when prompted in Zoom). It includes not only an important overview, but also CDFI Fund experts who clarified critical upcoming deadlines for the 2024 grant round, as well as answers to audience questions.

If you have any questions, please email Inclusiv CDFI Program Director Chriselle Martinez.

Grant Submission Resources and Guidance
Additional resources:

• CDFI Fund FA/TA application webpage.
• gov, where you’ll find CDFI Fund FA/TA and NACA NOFA (Notice of Funds Availability) resources.
• CDFI Fund Financial Assistance (FA) application guidance.
• CDFI Fund Technical Assistance (TA) application guidance.

Steps to Prepare for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding application:

• Complete the Title VI Worksheet requirement.
• Create or update your govaccount.
• Obtain your UEI and EIN Numbers.
• Create and update your govaccount.
• Create and update your AMIS account.

More resources:

• gov entity checklist.
• Setting up a UEI (12 digit) from start to finish (allow no less than 10 days to receive your UEI number).
• gov UEI video.
• How to use Login.gov to access SAM.gov.
• How to register for a Grants.gov account.
• How to create a CDFI Fund AMIS Account (PDF download).