To promote economic revitalization and community development through investment in and assistance to community development financial institutions (CDFIS) and emerging CDFIS.

The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CFDA 21.020) to Florida Coop, doing business as Cooperativa Ahorro Y Credito Florida. The grant will support technical assistance activities from September 16, 2021 through December 31, 2023 to build the organizational capacity of the certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) to serve eligible low-income communities and individuals in the United States who lack adequate access to affordable financial products and services. Eligible technical assistance activities include compensation for personal and professional services, travel, training, equipment, supplies, and incorporation costs. The goal is to promote economic revitalization and community development through strengthening this CDFI's ability to provide financial services and products to underserved markets consistent with program objectives. No subrecipient activities were indicated.

Activities

Technical assistance must be used for the following eligible activities subject to the applicable provisions of the uniform requirements: compensation ? Personal services, compensation ? Fringe benefits, professional service costs, travel costs, training and education costs, equipment, supplies, and incorporation costs (sponsoring entities only). End goal/expected outcomes: the goal of the technical assistance is to build certified and emerging cdfi?S organizational capacity to serve eligible markets and/or their target markets, in order to serve rural and urban low-income people, and communities across the nation that lack adequate access to affordable financial products and financial services.

Intended beneficiaries

Profit organization, private nonprofit institution/organization, other private institution/organization investment areas and targeted populations, as defined in 12 C.F.R. 1805.

Subrecipient activities

Only in the case where a cdfi depository institution holding company applicant intends to carry out the activities of an award through its subsidiary cdfi insured depository institution, as identified in its assistance agreement with the cdfi fund.