; and (B) $2,500,000,000 shall be for loans of less than $75,000 made by community development financial institutions or minority depository institutions under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) ). (3) Commitment level Section 1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended by striking $659,000,000,000 and inserting $669,000,000,000 . (c) Technical assistance (1) Grant program The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a grant program to provide management and technical assistance to community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions making loans under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) ) for which the average loan amount is less than $50,000. (2) Direct appropriations There is appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, to remain available until expended, $100,000,000 to provide grants under paragraph (1). (d) Certified CDFIs as lenders under the paycheck protection program Section 7(a)(36)(F) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(F) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (vi) Certified CDFIs as lenders (I) Definition In this clause, the term certified community development financial institution means an entity that is certified as a community development financial institution by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund established under section 104(a) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 ( 12 U.S.C. 4703(a) ). (II) Lenders under program A certified community development financial institution shall have the authority to make and approve covered loans. . 2. Amendments to paycheck protection program and loan forgiveness (a) Covered loan period Section 7(a)(36)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)(iii) ) is amended by striking June 30, 2020 and inserting December 31, 2020 . (b) Covered period for loan