Methods of Accountability Reference Sheet
The following questions about board member accountability must be answered in AMIS. Please provide the responses in column I of the Board Analysis Worksheet for each type of accountability for each board member.
More information on the method of accountability options for OTP (i.e. OTP-AA.1: Self Report, etc.) can be found in the CDFI Fund's Pre-Approved Target Market Assessment Methodologies document.
LOW-INCOME TARGETED POPULATION
Low-Income Individual
Applicant attests that the board member is Low-Income (Yes/No)
Staff member of a non-Affiliated, third-party, community development mission-driven organization that primarily provides services to Low-Income people.
Provide the following information in text form:
Name of non-Affiliated third party entity
Mission statement of non-Affiliated third party entity
Description of how the board member’s place of employment allows them to primarily serve Low-Income people
INVESTMENT AREA - PREQUALIFED AND CUSTOMIZED
Primary residence in a qualified census tract in the Investment Area geography
Provide the FIPS code for the census tract in which the board member resides
Staff member of a non-Affiliated third party, community development mission-driven entity that primarily serves residents of a qualified census tract(s) in the IA geography
Provide the following information in text form:
Name of non-Affiliated third party entity
Mission statement of non-Affiliated third party entity
Description of how the board member's employment allows them to primarily serve residents of qualified census tract(s) in the IA geography
Owner of a small business primarily located in a qualified census tract
Answer the following questions:
Percentage of the small business owned by the board member
Legal name of the small business owned by the board member (from the business organizing documents or used in tax forms)
Are at least 51% of all the locations for the owned small business in a qualified census tract(s) in the Investment Area geography? (Yes/No)
(If no, owner of small business primarily located in a qualified census tract(s) in the IA geography cannot be used.)
If yes, map in CIMS that identifies the census tract for each of location of the owned small business and provide the Map Name in text form
Owner of a small business that principally provides goods or services to residents of a qualified census tract
Answer the following questions:
Percentage of the small business owned by the board member
Legal name of the small business owned by the board member (from the business organizing documents or used in tax forms)
Create a map(s) in CIMS of the overall geography(ies) served by the owned small business and provide the Map Name in text form
Description of how the small business demonstrates that it principally provides good or services to residents of a qualified census tract(s) in the Investment Area geography
Owner of a small business that principally employs residents of a qualified census tract in the IA geography
Answer the following questions:
Percentage of the small business owned by the board member
Legal name of the small business owned by the board member (from the business organizing documents or used in tax forms)
Description of how the small business demonstrates that it principally employs residents of a qualified census tract(s) in the Investment Area geography
Elected official that primarily represents residents of a qualified census tract(s) in the IA geography
Create a map(s) in CIMS of the of the geography served by the elected official and provide the Map Name in text form
Enrollment in a Federally recognized tribe (for Applicants serving IA(s) in a Native Community geography(ies) only)
Name of the Federally recognized tribe
OTHER TARGETED POPULATION - AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, PACIFIC ISLANDER, FILIPINO, AND/OR VIETNAMESE
Member of the OTP
Choose the appropriate Self-Report verification method (OTP-AA.1: Self Report, OTP-Hispanic.1: Self Report, OTP-Pacific Islander.1: Self Report, OTP-Filipino.1: Self Report, OTP-Vietnamese.1: Self Report
OTHER TARGETED POPULATION - NATIVE AMERICAN, NATIVE ALASKAN, OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN
Member of the OTP
Choose between the following dropdowns:
OTP-Native American.1: Self Report/OTP-Native Alaskan.1: Self Report/OTP-Native Hawaiian.1: Self Report
OTP-Native American. 2: Tribal Identification Verification/OTP-Native Alaskan. 2: Tribal Identification Verification/OTP-Native Hawaiian.2: Origins Identification Verification
OTHER TARGETED POPULATION - PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Member of the OTP
Choose between the following dropdowns:
• OTP-PWD.1: Self-Report
• OTP-PWD.2: Visual & ID
• OTP-PWD.3: Technology/Accessibility (dropdown choice)
Staff member of non-Affiliated third party, community development mission-driven entity that primarily serves people with disabilities in the U.S. or its territories
Provide the following information in text form:
Name of non-Affiliated third party entity
Mission statement of non-Affiliated third party entity
Description of how the board member’s place of employment allows him/her to primarily serve people with disabilities
Family member of a person with a disability that lives/is employed in the U.S. or its territories
Relationship of the board member to the person with a disability. Choose from the following dropdowns:
Spouse
Parent
Child
Sibling
Aunt or Uncle
Grandparent
Stepparent
Stepchild
Stepsibling
In-law Parent
In-law Sibling
OTHER TARGETED POPULATION - CERTIFIED CDFI
Staff member of a certified CDFI
Provide the name of the certified CDFI