Federal Register #2026-20040

CDFI Fund Seeks Comments on Annual Reporting Form Revisions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund is seeking public feedback on proposed changes to its annual reporting forms. - Government office: Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund); forms are submitted through the Awards Management Information System (AMIS). - The notice concerns revisions to the Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) and abbreviated Transaction Level Report (TLR); it is not a procurement request and identifies no vendors or OEMs. - Proposed changes include removing certain race- and ethnicity-based Other Targeted Population categories and selected demographic and climate-financing fields from the abbreviated TLR. - Proposed ACR changes add questions about administrative proceedings and federal award compliance and revise how accountability is assessed. The Fund also requests feedback on possible reporting requirements and certification thresholds. - Estimated annual reporting populations are 1,277 ACR respondents and 849 abbreviated TLR respondents; each form is estimated to take 20 hours per respondent.

Description

The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund is requesting public comment on the Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) and the abbreviated Transaction Level Report (TLR). CDFI Certification Applicants and Certified CDFIs submit these reports through the CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS). Proposed revisions include changes to eligible Target Market types, removal of certain data fields, and additional ACR questions concerning administrative proceedings and compliance in other federal award programs. Written comments are due by November 30, 2026.

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