To promote economic revitalization and community development through technical assistance to native community development financial institutions (CDFIS) and emerging CDFIS.

The Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded $150,000 under the Native Initiatives federal grant program (CFDA 21.012) to Niijii Capital Partners Inc. for the period of September 16, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The Project Grant funding will support technical assistance to build the organizational capacity of certified and emerging Native Community Development Financial Institutions. Technical assistance activities may include personal and professional services, travel, training, equipment and supplies. The goal is to increase access to affordable financial products and services for underserved rural and urban communities across the United States that lack adequate access. Intended beneficiaries include for-profit organizations and private non-profit institutions.

Activities

Technical assistance must be used for the following eligible activities subject to the applicable provisions of the uniform requirements: compensation ? Personal services, compensation ? Fringe benefits, professional service costs, travel costs, training and education costs, equipment, supplies, and incorporation costs (sponsoring entities only). End goal/expected outcomes: the goal of the technical assistance is to build certified and emerging cdfi?S organizational capacity to serve eligible markets and/or their target markets, in order to serve rural and urban low-income people, and communities across the nation that lack adequate access to affordable financial products and financial services.

Intended beneficiaries

Profit organization, private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), native american organizations (includes indian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations).

Subrecipient activities

Only in the case where a cdfi depository institution holding company applicant intends to carry out the activities of an award through its subsidiary cdfi insured depository institution, as identified in its assistance agreement with the cdfi fund.