Mel Willie, Director of Native Partnerships and Strategy, with NeighborWorks America joined “NCN Live” on June 22 for a conversation sharing an overview of NeighborWorks America and the spectrum of services and supports they provide to expand the development of Native housing and homeownership across the country.
The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing approval of the first 15 Tribal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) awards for tribal governments funded by the American Rescue Plan, providing $73 million to 39 Tribal Governments to support Tribal enterprises and small business owners, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
On Tuesday, June 13, Native CDFI Network’s CEO Pete Upton attended a Senate subcommittee meeting on the ‘State of Native American Housing’.
From June 15-16, 2023 NCN’s Pete Upton participated on panels at the Financial Innovation Roundtable and the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs – Unapologetically Building Black Equity Conference.
From June 6 to 8, 2023, Native CDFI Network’s CEO, Pete Upton, attended South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition’s 10th Annual Convening, site visit, and Lender Symposium in Fort Thompson, South Dakota.
Join NCN on July 11, 2023, for the OFN & NCN Joint Midwest Regional Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
The 2023 NCN Institute kicked off in May with a sold-out crowd! The virtual training series began with a two-part workshop held on May 3 and 17 focused on Capitalization Planning. This popular workshop was facilitated by Caleb Selby, of Selby Consulting, who has provided a variety of consultative services to Native CDFIs for nearly a decade.
On May 10, 2023, a meeting was held by the U.S. Treasury on climate-focused community finance. Pete Upton, the CEO of the Native CDFI Network, attended the meeting along with various government officials and experts in the field.
On Friday, May 12, the Native CDFI Network (NCN) submitted formal comment letters to federal agencies sharing and advancing the consensus priorities of Native CDFIs and key national partners on two key policy and funding issues: (1) the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance (TA) Applications, and (2) the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).
On May 2nd at 2 p.m. ET, NCN hosts Treasury’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Economic Development (OCED) Noel Andrés Poyo and Lisa Wagner of Bluestem Consulting. Part I: Noel Poyo will share information about Treasury’s work related to Native CDFIs and Native communities. He will then remain on the webinar to listen to a…