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  • AFI Project Builder

    May 30, 2012

    AFI grantees enter into special partnerships and assemble a diverse set of tools and resources to support their families’ financial progress. This Project Builder outlines the types and uses of these partnerships, tools, and resources to help you design a matched savings program that meets the criteria set forth in the AFI Funding Opportunity Announcement, which can be accessed at www.AFIFundingAnnouncement.com. The Project Builder is a practical, comprehensive reference. The advice and examples presented here come first‐hand from community organizations, key partners, and evaluators engaged in IDAs in recent years. With this information, AFI applicants benefit from the learning of early AFI IDA projects, thereby reducing the time and expense of  building and operating a project from scratch. The Project Builder serves both those new to IDAs who want to prepare a proposal to request an AFI award and those current AFI project staff who are planning a new request for AFI funding.
     

  • AFI Project Builder

    July 20, 2012

    The Project Builder serves both those  new to IDAs who want to prepare a  proposal to request an AFI award and  those current AFI project staff who are  planning a new request for AFI funding. The Project Builder is a practical, comprehensive reference.

  • Apply for an AFI Grant

    May 30, 2012

    AFI provides five-year grants to nonprofit organizations and government agencies that empower low-income families to become economically self-sufficient for the long-term.  Grantees provide financial education training on money management issues, and they assist participants with saving earned income in special matched savings accounts called Individual Development Accounts (IDAs).  Participants use the IDAs to accumulate funds with the goal of acquiring a first home, post-secondary education, or starting up or expanding a small business.  The program is administered by the Federal Office of Community Services, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
     

  • How to Apply for an AFI Grant

    December 17, 2012
    Application Due Dates

    We are accepting applications for funding new AFI projects now! All applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov as paper applications are no longer being accepted.

    Applicants may submit materials at any time throughout the year. OCS will review and fund new grants in two cycles in calendar year 2013. The application receipt dates are as follows. 

    2013

    Spring Cycle -- March 25, 2013 Summer Cycle -- June 7, 2013