California Investment and Innovation Program (Cal IIP) 2027

Purpose: Cal IIP was established to provide grants to enhance the capacity and ability of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to provide programs including technical assistance and access to capital to economically disadvantaged communities throughout California. Description: The Legislature designed Cal IIP to provide grants enhancing the capacity and ability of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to provide programs including technical assistance and access to capital to economically disadvantaged communities throughout California. CDFIs can use the grants to fund services and operations that contribute to the CDFIs overall community development mission and goals. CDFIs can also use the grants to supplement their net assets and increase the capacity to attract additional funding. Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Business The applicant must be a CDFI and have current certification by the Code of Federal Regulations, a minimum net worth of $25,000, and 5 loans in the 12 months prior to application submittal. The CDFI must have an office in CA and officers living in California or a record of lending in California, based on at least 25% of applicant's loan portfolio to CA projects, and provided financial assistance in CA totaling $10 million in the 3 years prior. Eligible Geographies: The CDFI must have a record of lending in California. Important Dates Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. 10/1/26 17:00 Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. February 1, 2027 Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized. 3 years Funding Details Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. $10,000,000 Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Dependent Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Dependent Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent. No Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source. No Funding Source: The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. State Funding Source Notes: Per legislation, 20% of funds available will be for small and emerging CDFIs. This funding will be divided among applicants that are small and emerging CDFIs. The size of the grant awards shall be based on the total amount of loans closed by each applicant in the last fiscal year. Funding shall be awarded on a tier system. The funding amounts per tier may be less than the grant award depending on availability and number of qualified applicants. Funding Method: The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). Advance(s) Funding Method Notes: Checks will be disbursed to awardees after the grant has been approved by the CPCFA Board and the grant agreement has been signed by all parties.

Purpose: Cal IIP was established to provide grants to enhance the capacity and ability of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to provide programs including technical assistance and access to capital to economically disadvantaged communities throughout California. Description: The Legislature designed Cal IIP to provide grants enhancing the capacity and ability of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to provide programs including technical assistance and access to capital to economically disadvantaged communities throughout California. CDFIs can use the grants to fund services and operations that contribute to the CDFIs overall community development mission and goals. CDFIs can also use the grants to supplement their net assets and increase the capacity to attract additional funding. Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Business The applicant must be a CDFI and have current certification by the Code of Federal Regulations, a minimum net worth of $25,000, and 5 loans in the 12 months prior to application submittal. The CDFI must have an office in CA and officers living in California or a record of lending in California, based on at least 25% of applicant's loan portfolio to CA projects, and provided financial assistance in CA totaling $10 million in the 3 years prior. Eligible Geographies: The CDFI must have a record of lending in California.