Comment: Clarifying edits were made to supporting statement during review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2023
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2020
810
0
500
48,450
0
45,000
0
0
0
The CDFI Fund provides financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, equity investments and deposits to community development financial institutions providing capital and financial services to underserved markets.
US Code:
12 USC 4703
Name of Law: Establishment of National Fund for Community Development Banking
US Code:
12 USC 4701
Name of Law: Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994
The CDFI TA Program has been refined to more closely align the TA Program with the CDFI Certification process. Narrative questions in the TA Application have been refined to reflect this desired alignment. The Base-FA Program has not materially changed, and the application itself is substantially similar to what was approved in 2016, for FY 2017-19.
The proposed FY 2020-22 CDFI and NACA Program applications have repurposed a select number of fields to better align data collected with specific policy objectives, including data fields relevant to new programs including Persistent Poverty Counties (PPC) and Opportunity Zones (O-Zones). The application itself is also more streamlined and easier to complete due to enhancements in the online application intake form within the CDFI Fundâs Awards Management Information System (AMIS).
It is anticipated that these changes will neither substantively increase nor decrease the total burden hours per application. Total burden hours requested for this submission is 48,450 (43,450 for FA, plus 5,000 hours for TA).
The estimate for FY 2020-22 is similar to the previous total application burden hours cleared in FY 2016 for the FY 2017-19 application (45,000 hours), and primarily reflects an additional 50 groups applying for FA funding, based on the actual number of applications received by the CDFI Fund in FY 2019.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.