(A) The department shall establish and implement criteria for grants and loans to community development corporations and community development financial institutions. The criteria must require that the applicant demonstrate a capacity to engage in community development projects and sufficient organizational structure to ensure proper management. However, if the applicant is created after the effective date of this section, the applicant must present a strategic plan for community development projects and show evidence of developing an organizational structure which ensures proper management.

(B) The total amount of grants and loans administered pursuant to this chapter may not exceed in the aggregate five million dollars for all recipients and all tax years and one million dollars for all recipients in one tax year.

(C) A single community development corporation or community development financial institution may not receive more than ten percent of the total amount of grants and loans funds administered pursuant to this chapter in any one tax year.

(D) The department may receive funds from, among other sources, state appropriations and private contributions.

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 314, Section 1, eff May 30, 2000.

Editor's Note

2015 Act No. 46, Section 1, provides:

"SECTION 1. Section 4 of Act 314 of 2000, as last amended by Act 248 of 2010, is further amended to read:

"SECTION 4. Unless reauthorized by the General Assembly, the provisions of this act shall terminate on June 30, 2020, and this act and all other laws and regulations governing, authorizing, and otherwise dealing with community development corporations and community development financial institutions are deemed repealed on that date."

2019 Act No. 77, Section 3, provides as follows:

"SECTION 3. Section 4 of Act 314 of 2000, as last amended by Act 46 of 2015, is further amended to read:

"SECTION 4. Unless reauthorized by the General Assembly, the provisions of this act shall terminate on June 30, 2023, and this act and all other laws and regulations governing, authorizing, and otherwise dealing with community development corporations and community development financial institutions are deemed repealed on that date."