# FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Application

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cdfi-2026-bea-fy-2026-bank-enterprise-award-program-application/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362985

> Community Development Financial Institutions offered grants of up to $600,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 180 awards worth $40.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 24, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CDFI-2026-BEA |
| Agency | Community Development Financial Institutions |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 24, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $600,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | 180 |
| Total funding | $40.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 21.021 |

## Who can apply

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

Applicants must be FDIC-Insured Depository Institutions (banks and thrifts).

## What the grant funds

Through the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) supports FDIC-insured financial institutions around the country that are dedicated to financing and supporting community and economic development activities. The BEA Program complements the community development activities of insured depository institutions (i.e., banks and thrifts) by providing monetary awards for increasing investments in CDFIs and for increasing qualified lending, investment, and service activities within economically distressed communities. Providing BEA Program awards for increasing community development activities leverages the CDFI Fund’s dollars and puts more capital to work in distressed communities throughout the nation.

## Questions people ask

### Is CDFI-2026-BEA still open?

No. It closed on July 24, 2026.

### Who can apply for FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Application?

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 FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Application?

Closed July 24, 2026. 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 $600,000 each. About $40.0 million in total across about 180 awards.

### Who has won Bank Enterprise Award Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas National Bank, Concordia Bank & Trust Company, Citizens Progressive Bank. The program made 512 awards worth $136 million in that time.