The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, Inc. a $1,156,791 Project Grant under the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP, CFDA #21.033). The April 10, 2023 grant will support Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial's efforts to expand lending, grant making, and investment activity through December 31, 2028 in low- and moderate-income communities...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,400,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund under the Native Initiatives program (CFDA 21.012). The grant was awarded on September 26, 2024 to Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, Inc., a Native American-owned non-profit community development corporation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The funding will enable Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial to expand its delivery of affordable financial...
The Mvskoke Loan Fund received a $324,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund on June 15, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funding will support the Mvskoke Loan Fund's ability to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic through the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA 21.024). The CDFI RRP aims to support Community Development Financial Institutions...
The Lakota Fund, Inc. was awarded a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA 21.024). The grant period runs from June 15, 2021 through December 31, 2023 to support the ability of Community Development Financial Institutions to respond to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the funding will allow Lakota...
The Oweesta Corporation received a $1.8 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program. The June 2021 award provides funding through June 2023 to support Oweesta's ability to assist Community Development Financial Institutions in preparing for and responding to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. As the coronavirus public health...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,265,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund under the Native Initiatives Program (CFDA 21.012). The grant, awarded on September 26, 2024, supports the Mvskoke Loan Fund, a Native Community Development Financial Institution, in delivering affordable financial products, services, and development assistance to underserved rural and urban low-income Native American populations. The...
The federal Project Grant award of $400,000 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund under the Native Initiatives program (CFDA 21.012) supports the MNI Sota Fund, a Native American-owned non-profit organization. The funding enables MNI Sota Fund to provide critical technical assistance, training, and capacity-building services to Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). This helps the Native CDFIs develop sustainable...
MNB Ventures, Inc. was awarded a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA 21.024). The grant period runs from June 15, 2021 through December 31, 2023 to support MNB Ventures' ability to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in its service areas. As a Community Development Financial Institution, MNB Ventures...
The Mvskoke Loan Fund received a $746,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Native Initiatives federal grant program. The grant will support the Mvskoke Loan Fund in delivering financial and technical assistance services to Native Community Development Financial Institutions from February 28, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The Native Initiatives program promotes economic revitalization and community development...
The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded Chi Ishobak Inc. a $975,000 Project Grant under the Native Initiatives program. The three-year award running from February 2023 to December 2026 aims to promote economic revitalization and community development in Native communities through financial and technical assistance to Native Community Development Financial Institutions. Specifically, the funding will build Chi Ishobak Inc.'s organizational...