Forty-three Senators Seek $324M for CDFI Fund
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Forty-three senators sent a letter to Senate appropriators requesting at least $324 million for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund in fiscal year 2026. The CDFI Fund, administered by the Treasury Department, provides financial assistance and technical support to community development lenders, banks, credit unions, and venture capital funds serving underserved communities.
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Forty-three senators sent a letter to Senate appropriators urging funding of at least $324 million for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund for fiscal year 2026. The CDFI Fund is a Treasury program that provides financial assistance, grants, and technical assistance to community development financial institutions serving underserved communities.
Affected parties including banks, credit unions, and community development organizations should monitor Congressional appropriations proceedings, as funding levels directly impact the availability of CDFI program resources. This is an informational development rather than a binding regulatory change.
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Senators seek at least $324M for CDFI Fund
April 15, 2026 Reading Time: 1 min read Forty-three senators are asking their colleagues to set aside at least $324 million for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and require those funds to be released in a timely manner.
The Trump administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 calls on Congress to trim the CDFI Fund’s budget by $204.5 million, or roughly two-thirds of the program’s current budget. In addition, the Office of Management and Budget only recently released the fund’s appropriations for fiscal year 2025. The administration accuses the CDFI Fund of promoting a “partisan” agenda and instead wants its remaining awards directed at rural communities.
In a letter led by the chairs of the Bipartisan Senate CDFI Caucus, the senators request that the Senate Appropriations Committee instead budget at least $324 million for the program, which would maintain its current funding level. They also requested that the legislation include a provision requiring the fund to establish a schedule for publication of applications to make the awards consistent with congressional intent.
“Through its unique public-private partnership model, the CDFI Fund’s award recipients successfully leverage billions in private-sector investment to create jobs, build affordable housing and essential community facilities, and invest in neighborhood revitalization initiatives,” the senators said. “CDFIs turn every public dollar into roughly eight dollars of private investment, using a small federal investment to deliver billions in private capital and affordable financial services to underinvested communities.”
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