The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to Northern Great Lakes Initiatives through the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA 21.024). The two-year award ending December 2023 will support the organization's ability to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in its service area. As the name suggests, the CDFI RRP program aims to bolster Community Development Financial Institutions' coronavirus response efforts. Northern Great Lakes Initiatives will utilize the funding to deliver programs and services that prepare for and address the pandemic's economic effects in the communities it serves.