{"id":8186,"date":"2023-07-31T17:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T17:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liifund.org\/?page_id=8186"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:10:31","slug":"brighter-futures-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.liifund.org\/strategic-priorities\/lending-tools\/brighter-futures-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighter Futures Fund (BFF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-hero\">\n  \n     \n      <header class=\"bg-blue-deep text-white overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"md:grid md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-12 xl:gap-32 container 3xl:min-h-[75vh]\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-col h-full\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs font-medium py-6 \">\n    <div class=\"hidden sm:block md:hidden lg:block\">\n      <ul><li class='inline ' >\n                <a\n  href=\"https:\/\/www.liifund.org\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button border-2 transition-all inline-flex justify-center items-center font-medium group\n            focus:border-2 focus:border-dashed focus:outline-none\n            group-focus:border-2 group-focus:border-dashed\n            active:border-2 active:border-solid\n            disabled:opacity-40 border-transparent text-white focus:border-white py-1.5 px-2 rounded\">\n\n      <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current transition-all pr-2 w-auto h-3\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M1.27129 9.44262C1.47168 9.64302 1.74477 9.72492 2.02245 9.68771C2.42477 9.62893 2.72187 9.22876 2.71777 8.77481L2.67065 3.55442L11.3506 12.2344C11.6884 12.5722 12.2274 12.5714 12.5536 12.2452C12.8797 11.9191 12.8748 11.3744 12.5427 11.0423L4.07459 2.57417L9.39712 2.62222C9.64679 2.62447 9.88409 2.51313 10.047 2.32737C10.2097 2.13025 10.2757 1.89254 10.2279 1.63111C10.2038 1.47203 10.123 1.32378 10.0028 1.20354C9.81955 1.02032 9.56896 0.915931 9.30231 0.919198L1.59656 0.849637C1.23341 0.846358 0.941004 1.13876 0.949905 1.4963L1.01619 8.83889C1.01824 9.06586 1.11097 9.28231 1.27129 9.44262Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>  \n  <span class=\"group-focus:decoration-current underline underline-offset-2 decoration-transparent transition-all group-hover:decoration-current\">\n    Home\n  <\/span>\n\n  \n  <\/a>\n\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n          <a\n  href=\"https:\/\/www.liifund.org\/strategic-priorities\/lending-tools\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button border-2 transition-all inline-flex justify-center items-center font-medium group\n            focus:border-2 focus:border-dashed focus:outline-none\n            group-focus:border-2 group-focus:border-dashed\n            active:border-2 active:border-solid\n            disabled:opacity-40 border-transparent text-white focus:border-white py-1.5 px-2 rounded sm:hidden md:inline-flex lg:hidden\">\n\n      <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current transition-all pr-2 w-auto h-3\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M1.27129 9.44262C1.47168 9.64302 1.74477 9.72492 2.02245 9.68771C2.42477 9.62893 2.72187 9.22876 2.71777 8.77481L2.67065 3.55442L11.3506 12.2344C11.6884 12.5722 12.2274 12.5714 12.5536 12.2452C12.8797 11.9191 12.8748 11.3744 12.5427 11.0423L4.07459 2.57417L9.39712 2.62222C9.64679 2.62447 9.88409 2.51313 10.047 2.32737C10.2097 2.13025 10.2757 1.89254 10.2279 1.63111C10.2038 1.47203 10.123 1.32378 10.0028 1.20354C9.81955 1.02032 9.56896 0.915931 9.30231 0.919198L1.59656 0.849637C1.23341 0.846358 0.941004 1.13876 0.949905 1.4963L1.01619 8.83889C1.01824 9.06586 1.11097 9.28231 1.27129 9.44262Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>  \n  <span class=\"group-focus:decoration-current underline underline-offset-2 decoration-transparent transition-all group-hover:decoration-current\">\n    Lending Tools\n  <\/span>\n\n  \n  <\/a>\n \n    \n  <\/nav>\n\n            <div class=\"pb-8 lg:py-24 md:mt-auto\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"uppercase font-heading leading-none text-5xl font-weight-450 xl:text-7xl tracking-1 mb-4\">\n                        Brighter Futures Fund (BFF)\n                    <\/h1>\n                                                    <div class=\"font-normal lg:font-light lg:text-lg xl:text-xl leading-normal lg:leading-snug tracking-1 lg:-tracking-1\">\n                        <p>LIIF\u2019s commitment to supporting families and child care providers by driving capital into in economically distressed communities. 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