Closed · CDFI-2026-BEA · CFDA 21.021 · Discretionary
FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Application
Federal grant opportunity posted by Community Development Financial Institutions, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $10K-$600K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 24, 2026
- Close date
- 180
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Application is a closed discretionary listing from Community Development Financial Institutions that offered $10,000 -- $600,000 across 180 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 62 other opportunities from Community Development Financial Institutions.
- $10K-$600K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 180
- expected awards
- 21.021
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on July 24, 2026. CFDA 21.021 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $10,000 -- $600,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 24, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$40,000,000
Expected Awards
180
Instrument
Grant
Description
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.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · CDFI-2026-BEA
Grants.gov marks FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Applica… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). This eligibility-code string dominates the Community Development Financial Institutions book (62 peers, 98% of 63).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
CDFI Fund Help Desk (202) 653-0421
What to do next
FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Applica… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
- Look up CFDA 21.021 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
- Compare award ranges across federal categories before you pick a single CFDA. All categories
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |