Funding

The CFE Fund is now accepting applications for Youth Banking Connect Academy, our entry point for the Youth Banking Connect (YBC) initiative, formerly known as Summer Jobs Connect. YBC Academy participants will receive no-cost, robust technical assistance to learn how to integrate banking access into their youth workforce programs, build partnerships with financial institutions, deliver financial education, and leverage data to improve program performance. Academy participants will join the national Youth Banking Connect learning community. They also will receive support to attend an in-person YBC Academy convening, access to our robust resource library, and more. We are also excited to continue to offer expanded eligibility for YBC: any youth program that provides a paid work opportunity to youth ages 14-24 and has a government connection can now apply to YBC Academy. 

Before applying, we encourage interested partners to join us for an informational webinar on July 22 or August 13. Applications will be accepted through August 28 and must be submitted through our online portal.  Please reach out to Matt Trombley ([email protected]) with any questions. 

The CFE Fund is accepting applications for the next cohort of Bank On Academy. This technical assistance opportunity will guide partners through the Bank On Logic Model as a foundation for launching or strengthening a Bank On coalition. The five-month engagement will be structured in three phases. Phase one introduces participants to the Bank On movement through weekly group learning sessions; phase two shifts focus to the Bank On logic model and the practical considerations for operating a coalition; and phase three is customized to provide each partner with the targeted technical assistance they need to launch or strengthen a local Bank On coalition. 

This technical assistance opportunity does not include grant funding; however, participants who complete all requirements will be invited to join an in-person convening with the Bank On team in New York City. 

Applications will be accepted through July 17 and must be submitted through our online portal.  Please reach out to Whitney Visker ([email protected]) with any questions. 

The CFE Fund is accepting applications for the next cohort of our CityStart initiative. In this wealth equity-focused iteration of CityStart, the CFE Fund will work with cities and counties to identify financial stability supports for residents in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods, prioritizing individual and systemic efforts that foster wealth accumulation and mitigate wealth extraction CityStart helps local governments develop a municipal financial empowerment blueprint based on stakeholder and community engagement; check out past CityStart blueprints from the City of Cincinnati and the City of Newark.

Grantees will receive funding of $100,000, and significant technical assistance to develop an actionable blueprint outlining financial empowerment strategies (such as financial education and counseling; asset building; access to banking; and consumer protection) and opportunities for broader systems investments to further equitable financial stability.