NCN Invites Native CDFIs and Partners to Sign on to Joint Letter Supporting the Scaling Community Lenders Act of 2023 and The Community Development Investment Tax Credit Act of 2023

The Native CDFI Network (NCN) invites your organization to join its letter to Congressional leadership and the U.S. Senate Community Development Finance Caucus. The intent of this letter to Congress is to show support for the Scaling Community Lenders Act of 2023 (S. 1442) and the Community Development Investment Tax Credit Act of 2023 (S. 2963).

Treasurer Chief Malerba Joined Native CDFI Network Policy and Capacity Building Summit to Discuss Expanding Economic Opportunity in Tribal Communities

U.S. Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba delivered remarks and participated in a panel discussion at the 2023 Native CDFI Network Policy and Capacity Building Summit on expanding economic opportunity in Tribal communities.

CDFI Fund Opens FY 2024 CDFI Program and NACA Program Application Round

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program).

Congressional Appropriations Action Alert: NCN Calls on All Native CDFIs to Advocate This Week for Increases – Not Cuts! – to the CDFI Fund for FY 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives is slated to vote this week on its Financial Services and General Government spending bill for FY 2024, which contains steep cuts to several programs, including a $46 million decrease in funding for the CDFI Fund (a nearly 15% cut from its enacted FY 2023 level of $324 million).