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.
Minority Enterprise Development Week (September 18-24) is a great opportunity to celebrate the variety of ways that Native CDFIs support minority entrepreneurs and work to reduce the racial wealth gap.
As a reminder for fiscal year (FY) 2022 CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) Applicants, the deadline for online submission of the Application through the CDFI Fund’s Awards Management Information System (AMIS) is September 22, 2022 at 11:59 P.M. ET.
The U.S. GAO has released its report on Indian economic development that includes, among other objectives, the examination of economic development programs available to tribal entities.
Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge provides each award winner funding to rebuild regional economies, promote inclusive and equitable recovery
Island Mountain Community Development Financial Institution, doing business as Montana Native Growth Fund (MNGF) is an emerging Native CDFI, a separate entity with its own Board of Directors, mission and vision. The mission of Montana Native Growth Fund is to create economic opportunity
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is extending the deadline for Tribal Governments to initiate and submit their complete SSBCI Capital Program application to October 31, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
The NeighborWorks Achieving Excellence Program, conducted in collaboration with Harvard University, is now accepting applications through September 16, 2022 for the 11th cohort, starting in early 2023. Fifty high-performing CEOs and senior leaders of community-serving organizations across the country will have the opportunity to transform their organization for greater impact and address their top organizational challenge or opportunity….