Join Enterprise’s Tribal Nations and Rural team for this valuable inventory of available resources. This webinar will include an approach to partnership, updates on current opportunities with Enterprise, and federal policy updates.
Native Community Development Entities (CDEs), Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), sponsors of Native-owned projects, and other tribal entities are invited to attend the second New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Technical Workshop as part of the CDFI Fund’s NMTC Native Initiative.
The U.S. Treasury Department is extending the deadline to submit comments in response to its solicitation for public feedback on revisions to the Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR), and abbreviated Transaction Level Report (TLR). The new deadline to submit comments is now January 27, 2023.
On August 31, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the FHLBank System at 100: Focusing on the Future initiative. The initiative looks to ensure that as the Federal Home Loan Bank System approaches its centennial, it continues to be well positioned to meet the needs of our members and the communities they serve.
Small business incubator Native FORGE has launched its first cohort in partnership with the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona. An initiative of the University of Arizona, Native FORGE focuses on serving the specific needs of Native entrepreneurs in the state. For each year-long cohort, the incubator will target its efforts to entrepreneurs from a single tribe.
Baltimore, MD – Treasurer of the United States Chief Lynn Malerba, joined by U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume, and Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Director Jodie Harris, today announced more than $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards nationwide.
The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) FINPACK+ Training application deadline is approaching! The training will take place November 15-17 in St. Paul, MN.
The CDFI Fund announced that 218 organizations received $27.57 million in Technical Assistance awards to build their capacity to provide services to low-income and underserved people and communities across America. NCN has been awarded $150,000 from the NACA Program for Technical Assistance.
Chrystel Cornelius, President and CEO of Oweesta Corporation, received the Heinz Award for the Economy for her work addressing centuries of disenfranchisement that have led to profound socioeconomic disparities for Native communities.
Help us learn more about the successes and challenges Native business owners faced this past year by filling out the Federal Reserve’s 2022 Small Business Credit Survey.