[Federal Register: September 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 172)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Funding Opportunity Title: Change of Notice of Funds Availability
(NOFA) inviting applications for the FY 2007 Funding Round of the
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program.
Announcement Type: Change of certain dates and application
submission information in the announcement of funding opportunity
published on August 28, 2006.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.020.
Change of Application Deadlines: On August 28, 2006, the Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund (the Fund) published the NOFA
for the FY 2007 funding round of the CDFI Program (71 FR 50983). This
notice announces the correction of two dates set forth in the NOFA:
(i) Section II.E (Matching Funds), subsection 2(b) of the NOFA (71
FR 50987) states: ``A Category II/Core Applicant must demonstrate that
it has eligible matching funds equal to no less than 100 percent of the
amount of the FA award requested in-hand or firmly committed, on or
after January 5, 2006 and on or before the application deadline.'' The
correct date is January 1, 2005, not January 5, 2006.
(ii) Section II.E (Matching Funds), subsection 5 of the NOFA (71 FR
50988) states: ``In the case of item (i) of this paragraph, the
Applicant must demonstrate that it has eligible matching funds equal to
no less than 25 percent of the amount of the FA award requested in-hand
or firmly committed, on or after January 1, 2006 and on or before the
application deadline.'' The correct date is January 1, 2005, not
January 1, 2006.
Change in Application and Submission Information: Section IV
(Application and Submission Information), subsections A and B of the
NOFA are incorrect. This notice replaces said subsections with the
following language:
A. Form of Application Submission: Applicants may submit
applications under this NOFA either (i) Through Grants.gov or (ii) in
paper form. Applications sent by facsimile or other form will not be
accepted.
B. Grants.gov: In compliance with Public Law 106-107 and Section
5(a) of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act,
the Fund is required to accept applications submitted through the
Grants.gov electronic system. The Fund has posted to its Web site, at
http://www.cdfifund.gov, instructions for accessing and submitting an
application through Grants.gov. Applicants are encouraged to start the
registration process now at http://www.Grants.gov as the process may
take several weeks to fully complete. See the following link for
information on getting started on Grants.gov: http://grants.gov/assets/GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf
.
All other information and requirements set forth in the August 28,
2006 NOFA for the FY 2007 Fund Round of the CDFI Program shall remain
effective, as published.
Agency Contacts: The Fund will respond to questions and provide
support concerning the NOFA and the funding application between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, starting the date of the publication of
the NOFA through November 10, 2006. The Fund will not respond to
questions or provide support concerning the application that are
received after 5 p.m. ET on said dates, until after the respective
funding application deadline. Applications and other information
regarding the Fund and its programs may be obtained from the Fund's Web
site at http://www.cdfifund.gov. The Fund will post on its Web site
responses to questions of general applicability regarding the CDFI
Program.
A. Information Technology Support: Technical support can be
obtained by calling (202) 622-2455 or by e-mail at
ithelpdesk@cdfi.treas.gov. People who have visual or mobility
impairments that prevent them from creating an Investment Area map
using the Fund's Web site should call (202) 622-2455 for assistance.
These are not toll free numbers.
B. Programmatic Support: If you have any questions about the
programmatic requirements of the NOFA, contact the Fund's Program
office by e-mail at cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov, by telephone at (202) 622-
6355, by facsimile at (202) 622-7754, or by mail at CDFI Fund, 601 13th
Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005. These are not toll-
free numbers.
C. Grants Management Support: If you have any questions regarding
the administrative requirements of the NOFA, including questions
regarding submission requirements, contact the Fund's Grants Manager by
e-mail at grantsmanagement@cdfi.treas.gov, by telephone at (202) 622-
8226, by facsimile at (202) 622-6453, or by mail at CDFI Fund, 601 13th
Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005. These are not toll
free numbers.
D. Compliance and Monitoring Support: If you have any questions
regarding the compliance requirements of the NOFA, including questions
regarding performance on prior awards, contact the Fund's Compliance
Manager by e-mail at cme@cdfi.treas.gov, by telephone at (202) 622-
8226, by facsimile at (202) 622-6453, or by mail at CDFI Fund, 601 13th
Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005. These are not toll
free numbers.
E. Legal Counsel Support: If you have any questions or matters that
you believe require response by the Fund's Office of Legal Counsel,
please refer to the document titled ``How to Request a Legal Review,''
found on the Fund's Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov. Further, if
you wish to review the Assistance Agreement form document from a prior
funding round, you may find it posted on the Fund's Web site (please
note that there may be revisions to the Assistance Agreement that will
be used for Awardees under the NOFA and thus the sample document on the
Fund's Web site is provided for illustrative purposes only and should
not be relied on for purposes of the NOFA).
Information Sessions and Outreach: The Fund may conduct Information
Sessions to disseminate information to organizations contemplating
applying to, and other organizations interested in learning about, the
Fund's programs. For further information on the Fund's Information
Sessions, dates and locations, or to register to attend an Information
Session, please visit the Fund's Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov or
call the Fund at (202) 622-9046.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703, 4703 note, 4704, 4706, 4707, 4717; 12
CFR part 1805.
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Dated: August 31, 2006.
Arthur A. Garcia,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
[FR Doc. 06-7474 Filed 8-31-06; 4:12 pm]
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