PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To encourage insured depository institutions to increase their level of community development activities in the form of loans, investments, services and technical assistance within distressed communities and to provide assistance to community development financial institution's through grants, stock purchases, loans, deposits and other forms of financial and technical assistance. The program rewards participating insured depository institutions for increasing their activities in economically distressed communities and investing in community development financial institutions.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE;
- Economic Development;
2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
- Planning and Research;
- Construction, Renewal and Operations;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Profit organization;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;
- Other private institution/organization;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- Profit organization;
- Other private institutions/organizations;