[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 8671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3224]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund


Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for the 
Community Development Financial Institutions Program--Technical 
Assistance Component: New Application Deadline

AGENCY: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department 
of the Treasury.

ACTION: New application deadline.

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SUMMARY: On December 3, 2004, the Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund (the ``Fund'') announced in a Notice of Funds 
Availability (``NOFA'') for the Technical Assistance Component of the 
CDFI Program (69 FR 70307) that the deadline for applications for 
Technical Assistance grants for the FY 2005 funding round of the 
Technical Assistance Component was 5 p.m. ET on January 25, 2005.
    This notice is to announce that the Fund has established a new 
application deadline for the FY 2005 funding round of the Technical 
Assistance Component of the CDFI Program: Technical Assistance 
Component applications may be submitted up to 5 p.m. ET on March 7, 
2005.
    Interested parties should review the December 3, 2004 NOFA for 
details on the FY 2005 funding round of the Technical Assistance 
Component and the application process. The December 3, 2004 NOFA, the 
Technical Assistance Component application, and other related documents 
may be found on the Fund's Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov. 
Interested parties also must note the following information that is 
specific to applications that are submitted in response to this NOFA 
amendment:
    Any entity that submitted a Technical Assistance Component 
application in response to the December 3, 2004 NOFA may not submit 
another application in response to this notice unless the application 
was rejected by the Fund for reason of incompleteness or lateness. If 
the Fund rejected the application due to incompleteness or lateness, it 
may be submitted in response to this notice and will be reviewed for 
funding so long as it meets the Fund's requirements as set forth in the 
December 3, 2004 NOFA.
    The Fund will review applications in accordance with the policies, 
procedures and requirements set forth in the December 3, 2004 NOFA. 
Applications that were submitted in response to the December 3, 2004 
NOFA will be reviewed first. Applications submitted in response to this 
notice will be reviewed after applications submitted in response to the 
December 3, 2004 NOFA are reviewed. The Fund will make its funding 
decisions for applications submitted in response to this notice after 
funding decisions are made regarding applications made in response to 
the December 3, 2004 NOFA, subject to funding availability.
    If an applicant under this notice is required to submit a 
``Certification of Material Change Form,'' it must do so by February 
28, 2005. Refer to the December 3, 2004 NOFA for further information.
    All other information and requirements set forth in the December 3, 
2004 NOFA for the FY 2005 funding round of the Technical Assistance 
Component shall remain effective, as published.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Fund will respond to applicants' 
reporting, compliance or disbursement phone calls or e-mail inquiries 
that are received on or before 5 p.m. ET on March 2, 2005 (2 business 
days before the new application deadline). The Fund will not respond to 
reporting or compliance telephone calls or e-mail inquiries that are 
received after 5 p.m. ET on March 2, 2005 until after the funding 
application deadline of March 7, 2005.
    1. Information technology support: Technical support can be 
obtained by calling (202) 622-2455 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. People who have visual or mobility 
impairments that prevent them from creating maps using the Fund's Web 
site should call (202) 622-2455 for assistance. These are not toll free 
numbers.
    2. Programmatic support: If you have any questions about the 
programmatic requirements, contact a member of the program staff by e-
mail at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 622-6355, by 
facsimile at (202) 622-7754, or by mail at CDFI Fund, 601 13th Street, 
NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005. These are not toll-free 
numbers.
    3. Administrative support: If you have any questions regarding 
administrative requirements, contact the Fund's Grants Manager by e-
mail at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 622-8226, by 
facsimile at (202) 622-9625, or by mail at CDFI Fund, 601 13th Street, 
NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005. These are not toll free 
numbers.
    4. Compliance support: If you have any questions regarding 
compliance issues, contact the Fund's Compliance Manager by e-mail at 
[email protected], by telephone at (202) 622-8226, by facsimile at 
(202) 622-9625, or by mail at CDFI Fund, 601 13th Street, NW., Suite 
200 South, Washington, DC 20005. These are not toll free numbers.
    5. Legal counsel support: If you have any questions or matters that 
you believe require response by the Fund's Office of Legal Counsel, 
please refer to the document titled ``How to Request a Legal Review,'' 
found on the Fund's Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov.

    Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703; Chapter X, Pub. L. 104-19, 109 Stat. 
237.

    Dated: February 14, 2005.
Arthur A. Garcia,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
[FR Doc. 05-3224 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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