A Conversation with the CDFI Fund
Tuesday, March 16 at 1:15 PM ET
Inclusiv invites you to participate in a discussion with Amy Kuchar-Bell, Program Manager of the CDFI Fund. Learn more about the funding opportunities recently announced by the CDFI Fund:
- FY 2021 CDFI Program and NACA round, through which the CDFI Fund will be awarding $205.5 million in awards
- The CDFI Rapid Response Program, through which the CDFI Fund will be awarding $1.25 billion in grants to financial institutions that were certified as of February 25, 2021
Amber will also be addressing specific questions and concerns. Please send all questions in advance to Jules Epstein-Hebert, Director of Membership, at jhebert@inclusiv.org before Monday, March 15 at 5PM ET.
Our team will provide an overview of the tools, resources, information and guidance that Inclusiv is making available to member credit unions, particularly MDI designated and small credit unions to facilitate their participation in these historic initiatives.
Featured Speaker
Amber Kuchar-Bell is the CDFI Program and NACA Program Manager at the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. Prior to joining the CDFI Fund, Amber was an investment officer for the Calvert Foundation, a CDFI, where she managed a $68 million investment portfolio of CDFIs including Native CDFIs, CDEs, and social enterprise organizations. Before joining Calvert Foundation, Amber worked at NCB Capital Impact, also a CDFI, as a commercial loan underwriter where she underwrote loans for healthcare centers, affordable housing cooperatives, and charter schools. Early in her career, Amber was an Export and Marketing Associate for a coffee cooperative in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, and Sr. Consumer Lending Loan Officer at Bay Federal Credit Union. She has a Master of Public Policy from Duke University located in Durham, North Carolina and a Bachelor of Science in International Development from the University of California Los Angeles.
To register for this webinar, click the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D3qAUg5gQv-ZOcWAzpy1bA