To promote economic revitalization and community development through technical assistance awards to build the capacity of native community development financial institutions (CDFIS) and emerging…

The Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund awarded Ho-Chunk Community Capital, Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Native Initiatives program (CFDA 21.012) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This Technical Assistance award funds capacity-building activities designed to strengthen Ho-Chunk Community Capital's organizational infrastructure to better serve Native Communities and low-income populations lacking adequate access to affordable financial products and services. Eligible use of funds encompasses personnel compensation and fringe benefits, professional services, travel, training and education, equipment, and supplies.

The technical assistance provided through this award directly supports organizational development for Native CDFIs and emerging CDFIs seeking certification. Ho-Chunk Community Capital, as a certified Native CDFI, must deploy these funds within two years of the award date in accordance with program requirements. The funding enables the organization to enhance its capacity to serve its target market of Native Communities across the nation, ultimately advancing economic revitalization and community development objectives within underserved Native populations and geographies.

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 goals: the goal of the technical assistance is to build certified and emerging native cdfi's organizational capacity to serve eligible markets and/or their target markets, in order to serve low-income people and communities across the nation that lack adequate access to affordable financial products and financial services. Beneficiaries: profit organization, private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), native american organizations (includes indian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations). Subrecipients: there are no subrecipients for this program. Broadband: not applicable. Reason for modification: not applicable.