Cdfi rapid response program award

The Cani's Center For Community And Economic Development, Inc., doing business as Brightpoint Development Fund, was awarded a $621,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The grant was awarded under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program on June 15, 2021 for a period ending October 31, 2023.

Under the award, Brightpoint Development Fund will utilize the funding to support, prepare for, and respond to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. As a Community Development Financial Institution, Brightpoint provides financial and other services to support community development, and this grant will bolster its ability to address the economic challenges local communities face as a result of COVID-19 through the end of fiscal year 2023.