Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment...
Notice of information collection; request for public comment.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance (TA) Applications (hereafter, the Application or Applications). The FA Application includes optional questions that addresses Persistent Poverty Counties—Financial Assistance (PPC-FA), Disability Funds—Financial Assistance (DF-FA), and Healthy Food Financing Initiative—Financial Assistance (HFFI-FA). Changes were made to ensure that the Applications are aligned with the Administration's Executive Orders and efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse within federal programs.
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DATES:
Written comments must be received on or before December 29, 2026, to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES:
The Applications will be available for review and public comment on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov,
under Docket Number CDFI-2026-0232. Follow the instructions on the
Regulations.gov
website to submit comments. All comments submitted through
Regulations.gov
—including any personal information you provide—will be posted publicly on the site. Comments, including attachments and other supporting materials, become part of the public record. Do not submit any information you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.
Do not submit comments by email. All comments must be submitted through
Regulations.gov. Commenters with visual, auditory, or mobility impairments that prevent them from using
Regulations.gov, or who require reasonable accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, should contact
504support@cdfi.treas.gov
or (202) 653-0326 (not a toll-free number) for assistance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information should be directed to Pooja Patel, Program Manager, CDFI Program and Native Initiatives, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220, (202) 653-0423 (not a toll-free number). Other information regarding the CDFI Fund and its programs may be obtained on the CDFI Fund website at
www.cdfifund.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title:
CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications.
OMB Control Number:
1559-0021.
Abstract:
The CDFI Program and NACA Program provide (i) FA awards to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to build their financial capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets, and (ii) TA awards to Certified and Emerging CDFIs to build their organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or their Target Markets. CDFI Program and NACA Program award Recipients will be selected after the CDFI Fund's careful review of their applications. The Applications presented for public comment request the required information collection for the CDFI Fund to evaluate Applicants and select award Recipients.
Current Actions:
Renewal of Existing Information Collection with no material or substantive changes to a currently approved collection.
Type of Review:
Regular.
Affected Public:
Businesses or other for-profit institutions, non-profit entities, and State, local and Tribal entities participating in CDFI Fund programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
795.
Frequency of Responses:
Annually.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses for FA Application:
495.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses for TA Application:
300.
Estimated Annual Time per Respondent for FA Application including optional questions:
140.
Estimated Annual Time per Respondent for TA Application:
90.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for FA Application:
69,300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for FA Application:
27,000.
Requests for Comments:
The CDFI Fund is requesting comments on CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of technology; and (e) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collections. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Potential commenters can review the proposed CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications on the CDFI Fund website at
www.cdfifund.gov/requests-for-comments.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 68599
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“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications,” thefederalregister.org (October 30, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22241/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-cdfi-program-and-naca-program-financial-ass.
www.regulations.gov
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12 U.S.C. 4703
12 CFR part 1805