The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) project grant to the Chehalis Tribal Loan Fund on July 23, 2024. The Chehalis Tribal Loan Fund, a Native Community Development Financial Institution, will use the two-year grant to provide financial empowerment services to support microenterprises and economic development initiatives in Native American communities. The organization's grant-funded activities will focus on offering financial education, lending coaching, technical assistance, and direct financing to foster job creation, business growth, and economic self-determination within underserved rural areas.