# Fiscal Year 2021 Rapid Response Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdfi-2021-rrp-fiscal-year-2021-rapid-response-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331699

> Community Development Financial Institutions offered grants of up to $5.0 million (at least $200,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 1,050 awards worth $1.3 billion in total. Applications closed on March 22, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDFI-2021-RRP |
| Agency | Community Development Financial Institutions |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 22, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | $200,000 |
| Expected awards | 1,050 |
| Total funding | $1.3 billion |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 21.024 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Applicants must be Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) by the date the applicable Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) is published in the Federal Register and meet the other criteria listed in the NOFA.

## What the grant funds

Through the CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will provide Certified CDFIs with grants to “support, prepare for, and respond to the economic impact” of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Questions people ask

### Is CDFI-2021-RRP still open?

No. It closed on March 22, 2021.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year 2021 Rapid Response Program?

Community Development Financial Institutions accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year 2021 Rapid Response Program?

Closed March 22, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $5.0 million each. About $1.3 billion in total across about 1,050 awards.

### Who has won Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Copiah Bank, Neighborhood Development Center Inc, Culleywood Capital LLC. The program made 863 awards worth $1.2 billion in that time.