To provide an alternative to high-cost small dollar loans, as well as help unbanked and underbanked populations build credit, access affordable capital, and allow greater access into the mainstream…

This $135,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund will support People Incorporated Financial Services' small dollar lending program through June 2025. The Small Dollar Loan Program grant enables certified Community Development Financial Institutions to establish loan loss reserve funds and receive technical assistance grants to develop and maintain affordable small dollar loan programs. These programs are intended to increase access to responsible small dollar loans for underbanked populations and help build credit. No subrecipients are involved. The grant aligns with the program's goals of expanding access to the financial mainstream for underserved communities through affordable credit options as an alternative to predatory high-cost loans.

Activities

Through the SDL program, the cdfi fund will provide: grants for loan loss reserves (LLR): the awards will enable a certified community development financial institution (cdfi) to establish a loan loss reserve fund in order to defray the costs of establishing or maintaining a small dollar loan program. Grants for technical assistance (TA): the awards will support technology, staff support, and other eligible activities to enable a certified cdfi to establish and maintain a small dollar loan program. End goal/expected outcomes: expected outcomes are an increase in small dollar lending to help unbanked and underbanked populations build credit, access affordable capital, and allow greater access into the mainstream financial system.

Intended beneficiaries

Nonprofit organizations, for profit organizations and other private institutions/organizations in the form of federally insured depository institutions, or federally-insured credit unions that are certified cdfis.

Subrecipient activities

There are no subrecipients for this program.