CDVCA Policy Committee

The CDVCA Policy Committee works with CDVCA staff to advocate with government for increased access to capital and related resources for the CDVC field.

Membership on the Policy Committee gives you the following opportunities:

On conference calls and through other activities, learn about government programs that may be useful to you and information about the status of various legislative and regulatory initiatives relevant to you;
Provide feedback to CDVCA about positions you believe CDVCA should adopt and policy initiatives we should undertake;
Learn about opportunities to have an effect on the policy environment you work in, through such activities as writing letters and meeting with your representatives; and
Join Working Groups of the Policy Committee, which focus more directly on certain government programs or pieces of legislation, so that you can get more extensively involved in activities related to them.

The Policy Committee will provide the following to CDVCA:
Tap our members’ expertise on specific policy matters;
Leverage staff capacity and support enhanced advocacy activities;
Provide opportunities for increased member involvement and input; and
More effectively advocate for specific legislative and regulatory outcomes.

The purview of the Policy Committee includes the following public programs:

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund—Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance, Bank Enterprise Act
Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP)
New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program
New Markets Venture Capital (NMVC) program
Community Reinvestment Act
State tax credit and other incentive programs
Other programs as identified by the Committee CDVCA provides staff to the Committee, scheduling conference calls, preparing and sending out relevant materials in preparation for calls, leading the calls, keeping minutes for each call, and carrying out other responsibilities requested by the Committee.

Minutes from Policy Committee Meetings