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No less than once every three months, AFI grantees must match each participant’s earned income deposits with project funds (equal contributions of federal and non-federal funds) at a rate ranging from a minimum of $1 to a maximum of $8 for each dollar saved by a participant. Section 410 of the AFI Act requires that these matching contributions be actually deposited into either the participant’s IDA or a parallel account. The AFI Act does not allow grantees to retain the matching contributions in their Reserve Fund.

In the 90 days following the end of an AFI grant project period, the grantee must complete closeout activities for that grant. This page provides a summary of closeout activities for AFI grants and answers to some common questions about grant closeout.

Returning Unused Federal AFI Grant Funds

By the end of the 90-day closeout period following the end of the grant project period, grantees must return any unspent federal AFI grant funds.

The Office of Community Services (OCS) provides annual interim reports to Congress on the Assets for Independence (AFI) program, as required by Section 414(d)(1) of the AFI Act. The 16th Annual AFI Report to Congress presents the status of the AFI program as of the end of federal fiscal year (FY) 2015.

Statutory Eligibility Requirements

Grantees are required to determine whether prospective participants meet the federal eligibility requirements for participation in the AFI project prior to enrollment in the project. Section 408 of the AFI Act limits eligibility for participation in AFI-funded projects as follows.

This 2017 webinar features AFI grantees sharing how they have used participant success stories and evaluation data to make the case to stakeholders—including non-federal funders, boards, and organizational leadership. This webinar is part of the AFI Peer Learning Virtual Coffee Series, which is a series of webinars that feature guest speakers and presenters from peer grantees or community partners of grantees.

This brief shares lessons and strategies from three community action agencies (CAAs) that are integrating financial capability services into social service programs.

This brief shares lessons learned from four multi-service organizations, specifically four Catholic Charities affiliates, integrating financial capability services into their work using Building Financial Capability: A Planning Guide for Integrated Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Your Money, Your Goals .

This brief summarizes lessons learned from three Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs integrating financial capability services into their tax season efforts.

In this 2017 webinar, AFI grantees discuss how they handle credit and credit building. This webinar is part of the AFI Peer Learning Virtual Coffee Series, which is a series of webinars that feature guest speakers and presenters from peer grantees or community partners of grantees.