Statement from NCN CEO Pete Upton: Action Needed to Preserve/Boost Funding Increase for NACA Program in FY 2025 Appropriations Bills

Thanks to the relentless advocacy of the Native CDFI Network and the Native CDFIs you lead, the current Congressional Appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 feature a 25 percent increase in funding for the Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program administered by the CDFI Fund.

Native CDFI Network Awarded Historic $400 Million Clean Communities Investment Accelerator Allocation

Today, August 16, on the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the allocation of $27 billion in grants through three competitions as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda. EPA’s historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund has been made possible by President Biden and Vice President Harris’ Inflation Reduction Act, which is the largest climate investment in history.