Interested in applying for a Capital Magnet Fund Award? You may find the following information helpful in getting started. The CDFI Fund is tentatively planning to open the fiscal year (FY) 2023 application round in early 2023.
If you are new to the Capital Magnet Fund or simply need a refresher, the Capital Magnet Fund team will hold a pre-application webinar for potential applicants on December 5, 2022. The webinar will provide an overview of the Capital Magnet Fund program and explain how applicants can prep for the round in advance by setting up the essential System for Award Management (SAM), Grants.gov, and Awards Management Information System (AMIS) accounts. View how to access the webinar and additional useful information below.
Pre-Application Webinar
The Capital Magnet Fund Pre-Application Webinar will take place on Zoom on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsf-6qrTwsG1ayUvasrMknoi8hU0NPjao
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
First Steps to “Get Ready to Apply”
The below information has been previously released. As always, the CDFI Fund encourages you to thoroughly review the information provided on SAM.gov and Grants.gov in advance, as the CDFI Fund is not responsible for maintaining those systems and processes may change.
To successfully submit a Capital Magnet Fund funding application, your organization will need to have account access for several different federal government websites. You can act now to speed things up for your organization when the application period opens.
Completing the following will ensure that you will be able to access required forms and information in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and AMIS. Please note that while the CDFI Fund has done its best to compile useful links to help you, the CDFI Fund is not responsible for maintaining links or the accuracy of the information on other organizations’ websites.