Today, the Native CDFI Network (NCN), Oweesta Corporation, and 84 co-signatory Native CDFIs and Indian Country partners sent a joint letter to top Treasury officials and key members of Congress expressing their shared concern regarding the Executive Order “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy” issued by President Trump last Friday and its potentially grave implications for the CDFI Fund.
To read the joint sign-on letter, click here.
Individual Template Letters for Native CDFIs and Tribal Nations/Native Organizations
NCN and Oweesta encourage Native CDFIs, Tribal Nations, and Native organizations to also submit individual letters expressing their concern about the executive order to the Treasury Department and Congress. To support you in that process, NCN has prepared two individual template letters for you to customize to your CDFI, Tribal Nation, or Native organization:
Individual template letter for Native CDFIs
Individual template letter for Tribal Nations/Native Organizations
You are also encouraged to view and use similar materials prepared by Oweesta, which can be found here.
If you need assistance with preparing your individual letters, please contact NCN Policy Consultant Ian Record at [email protected].
Stay tuned this week for additional updates from NCN about this Executive Order and its outcome.