The CDFI Fund administers the BEA Program, CDFI Program, and NACA Program. In an effort to create uniformity in reporting across the CDFI Fund, the CDFI Fund revised the BEA Program Award Report Form so it may be used by the BEA Program as well as the CDFI Program and NACA Program. The revised form has been renamed the âUses of Award Report Form.â The BEA Program provides incentives to insured depository institutions to increase their support of CDFIs and their activities in economically distressed communities. The CDFI Program uses federal resources to invest in and build the capacity of CDFIs to serve low income people and communities lacking adequate access to affordable financial products and services. The CDFI Fund created the Native Initiatives, which includes the NACA Program, to further support the creation and expansion of Native CDFIs.
US Code:
12 USC 4701
Name of Law: Riegle Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994
US Code:
12 USC 1834a
Name of Law: Assessment Credit for Qualifing Activities Relating to Distressed Communities
There is no significant content change to the form; however, the format was revised to: (1) include a system-generated validation data point to capture Persistent Poverty County investments made by BEA Program Recipients; and (2) display a table that describes and easily identifies which data points are collected for each program (BEA, CDFI, and NACA Programs). The revised form is also consistent with the format of other CDFI Fund compliance reporting forms. There is an increase in the number of respondents due to an adjustment in agency estimates, based on current data.
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.