June 15, 2021 (Arlington, VA) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that Capital Impact Partners was awarded $1,826,265 as part of $1.25 billion in awards to 863 Community Development Financial institutions (CDFIs) to respond to economic challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The awards were announced today by Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. The grants will be made through Treasury’s CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP).
“CDFIs lift our whole economy up. We know that for every dollar injected into a CDFI, it catalyzes eight more dollars in private-sector investment, meaning that today’s announcement might lead to an additional $10 billion in investment,” said Secretary Janet Yellen.
“We will utilize the RRP award to expand our work and uplift community members, partners, and borrowers,” said Ellis Carr, president and CEO of Capital Impact Partners and CEO of CDC Small Business Finance.
The CDFI RRP grant funds will be used to support eligible activities such as financial products, financial services, development services, and certain operational activities, and to enable CDFIs to build capital reserves and loan-loss reserves. The CDFI Fund designed the program to disburse the funds rapidly in light of the nationwide economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDFI RRP was authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
“These awards provide CDFIs with an unprecedented level of flexible capital to help communities across the country take meaningful steps towards recovering from the debilitating economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris. “CDFI RRP awards will enable CDFIs to help businesses keep their doors open, help families make ends meet, and help maintain important community facilities during this difficult time.”
Since 1982, Capital Impact Partners has invested more than $2.5 billion nationwide to serve more than 6 million people and to create nearly 40,000 jobs while expanding access to affordable housing, health care, healthy food, education and small business funding.
In April 2021, Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance aligned operations in a new joint enterprise designed to transform how capital and investments flow into communities.
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to work as a counterforce to help communities address the now-amplified needs of individuals, families, and businesses. We implemented several initiatives and funds to support the needs of our communities, including:
- CPCA COVID Response Loan Fund: a $25 million fund launched to provide flexible financing for California community health centers and clinics;
- DMV Good Food Fund Innovative Response Fund: launched to provide $100,000 in awards to key partners in order to allow local good food enterprises to reposition and pivot in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the regional food economy;
- 2020 Co-op Innovation Award: provided $100,000 in grants to cooperative organizations expanding knowledge of and opportunities for wealth building and sovereignty through the co-op model, particularly in the face of COVID-19;
- Stay Midtown: made additional rental and relocation assistance available to renters in partnership with Midtown Detroit, Inc through the Stay Midtown program.
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About Capital Impact Partners
Capital Impact Partners, part of the Momentus Capital branded family of organizations, is transforming how capital and investments flow into communities to provide people with access to the capital and opportunities they deserve. As one of the nation’s leading mission-driven Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), we help build strong communities and create generational wealth by deploying mission-driven financing, capacity-building programs, and impact investing opportunities.
Capital Impact Partners offers flexible financing for catalytic mission-aligned projects in four primary sectors: increasing access to health care, education, affordable housing, and healthy food.
In addition, we manage several multi-year initiatives in key regions to support emerging developers, small business owners, cooperatives, and community health enterprises through training, professional networks, access to experts and mentors, and pathways to grants and loan capital.
Capital Impact Partners has disbursed more than $3 billion since 1982 to create access to critical social services, grow entrepreneurs, and create quality jobs. Capital Impact Partners’ leadership in delivering financial and social impact has resulted in the organization being rated by S&P Global and Fitch Ratings and recognized by Aeris for its performance.
The Momentus Capital branded family of organizations refers to the combined operations of Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance, as well as their affiliates, Momentus Direct Capital and Momentus Securities (an SEC-registered broker-dealer, MSRB-registered, FINRA/SIPC member). While each organization under the Momentus Capital brand still operates as a separate entity, their clients will now have access to more resources and products.
With headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and San Diego, California, Momentus Capital operates nationally with a focus on larger urban areas and cities in Arizona, California, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Texas, and the Washington D.C. metro area.
Learn more at capitalimpact.org and momentuscap.org.
