Updates and Reminders for FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Round Applicants

The CDFI Fund has released additional application instructions and reference materials for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) applicants. All application materials for the FY 2026 funding round are available on the BEA Program page on the CDFI Fund's website. New application materials as of July 2, 2026 include:

• FY 2026 BEA Program Application - Frequently Asked Questions
• FY 2026 BEA Program Application - Certification of ETAs or New Branches
• FY 2026 BEA Program Application - Integral Involvement Form for CDFI Support Activity
• FY 2026 BEA Program Application CIMS Instructions

Applicants are strongly encouraged to closely review all application materials on the BEA Program page on the CDFI Fund's website.

Deadlines Reminder

Please reference the FY 2026 BEA Program NOFA and BEA Program Application Instructions for detailed information regarding all relevant deadlines for the FY 2026 BEA Program funding round. As a highlight:

• Applicants must submit their SF-424 electronically via Grants.gov and create an AMIS account by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on July 24, 2026.
  • BEA Program Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: CDFI-2026-BEA
• The complete BEA Program Application must be submitted electronically through AMIS by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 31, 2026.
• The CDFI Fund strongly encourages all Applicants to upload their transactions at least 3 business days prior to the application deadline of 11:59 p.m. ET on July 31, 2026, to ensure adequate time to address potential data validation or geocoding issues in AMIS.

Questions

The CDFI Fund will answer questions about the FY 2026 BEA Program application until 5:00 p.m. ET on July 29, 2026. Contact the BEA Program by submitting a Service Request through your AMIS account; by e-mail to [email protected]; or by phone to (202) 653-0421 (please note this is not a toll-free number).

The CDFI Fund's IT Support (AMIS) will be providing technical support for AMIS questions about the FY 2026 BEA Program application until 5:00 p.m. ET on July 31, 2026. Contact IT Support (AMIS) by submitting a Service Request through your AMIS account; by e-mail to [email protected]; or by phone to (202) 653-0422 (please note this is not a toll-free number).

To learn more about the CDFI Fund and its programs, please visit https://www.cdfifund.gov.