CUNA supports Senate FSGG bill w/ full CDFI funding
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on financial services and general government (FSGG) passed its fiscal year 2019 bill Tuesday, which contains CUNA-supported full funding for the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. CUNA has strongly supported full CDFI funding and successfully secured full funding during last year’s appropriations negotiations.
Certified CDFIs are able to use grants and awards from the CDFI Fund to build capacity, empowering them to grow, achieve organizational sustainability and drive community revitalization.
“We thank the Senate financial services and general government subcommittee for moving their legislation along with full funding for the Treasury’s CDFI Fund,” said CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle. “Certified CDFIs, including credit unions, are able to turn the awards and grants from the fund to leverage significant amounts of private and non-federal dollars in support of vital community investments. CUNA will continue our advocacy to ensure these important funds remain available.”
As of April 30, credit unions are 283 of the 1,079 certified CDFIs nationwide.
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