Generally Useful Documents
Below are some useful links to fundraising resources and advice, both government agencies and nonprofits. These can help you to write a fundraising proposal, give you ideas of how to successfully plan and finance a project, and link you to general information on state and federal housing plans, programs, and policies.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Search Federal Register Notices of Funding Availability (EZ/EC Community Toolbox)
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)
DHCR Virtual Library
Regional Office Contact Information
New York State Consolidated Plan
DHCR Current NOFA List
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD SuperNOFA
HUDClips NOFA Updates
HUD Community Connections
HUDUser Housing Publications
HUD Field Office Contact Information
NYS Department of Family Assistance
Office of Community Services, Department of Health and Human Services
The New York State Housing Finance Agency Offices
Directory of Private Foundations and Grantmakers
E-Base: A Free Interactive Database for Nonprofits to Manage Fundraising Information and More
Register Your Nonprofit with Guidestar to Attract Donors
Enterprise Foundation MoneyNet
Fundraising Links and Resources
Enterprise Foundation Best Practices Database
Enterprise Foundation Developer Support System
John J. Gunther Blue Ribbon Practices in Community Development
C.R.A.
CRA requires that banks and savings institutions take affirmative steps to help meet the credit needs of the entire community they are chartered to serve, including low and moderate income areas. Banks that fail to do so can be denied permission by federal regulators to buy other banks, engage in interstate banking, and open or close branches. CRA does not direct banks to make specific loans. Instead, it gives them a broad, affirmative obligation to serve the needs of the community in which they're located. It's up to the bank to figure out how it can best do this. CRA has encouraged lenders to invest in Low Income Housing Tax Credit developments, make loans on affordable multifamily housing development, offer small business lending, and support community development corporations.
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, 202-628-8866