TACOMA, Wash.–For the first time since September 2025, the CDFI Fund has posted information about the FY 2025 FA and TA Awards, according to CU Strategic Planning, which calling the move a “hopeful sign.”
The notice stated that the deadline for FY 2025 application updates is now April 10, 2026.
“The Fund previously published amendments to the FY 2025 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on Sept. 25, explaining that the changes were intended to ‘promote consistency with recent court decisions regarding race-based preferences and reflect the current Administration’s priorities, as reflected in the President’s executive orders’,” CU Strategic Planning announced. “This was about six months after the original FY 2025 FA and TA application deadline.”
Process ‘Cut Short’
CU Strategic Planning said applicants that had reached step 4 in the scoring and evaluation process were given the opportunity to update their applications by Oct. 27.
“However, the process was cut short by the fall government shutdown, and applicants have not been able to submit updates since that time,” the company said. “This update from the Fund is a positive sign that award operations are beginning to move forward again, as well as a hopeful sign that the NOFA for the FY 2026 FA and TA round will be coming soon.”
CU Strategic Planning said it has has submitted requests to update its clients’ 2025 FA applications in AMIS, the Fund’s awards management system, and has updated files ready to submit.
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