CDFI Fund Revises Deadlines Amid Court and White House Shifts
Published Date: 9/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The CDFI Fund is updating its application rules for financial help to better match recent court decisions and the President’s priorities. If you already applied, don’t worry—you don’t have to start over, but some applicants moving to the final review step can update their applications. This change keeps things fair and clear, with no impact on earlier scoring steps or deadlines.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No Need to Reapply
If you applied for Financial Assistance (FA) or Technical Assistance (TA) under the NOFA published January 17, 2025, you do not need to withdraw your application or submit a new one because of these amendments.
Step 4 Applicants May Update
If your application advanced to step 4 in the CDFI Fund's scoring/evaluation process, the Fund will notify you and give you a chance to update your application based on the amendments in this notice.
NOFA Aligned With Court Decisions
The CDFI Fund amended the NOFA to promote consistency with recent court decisions about race-based preferences and to reflect the President's executive orders and priorities.
Early Scoring Steps Unchanged
The amendments do not affect steps 1 through 3 of the CDFI Fund's scoring and evaluation process as described in the NOFA.
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