Native American

CDFI Fund: FY 2025 Housing Production-Financial Assistance (HP-FA) Application Now Available

As part of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Application round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) that opened on January 16, 2025, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is inviting Applicants to compete for approximately $100 million in Housing Production-Financial Assistance (HP-FA) Awards. …

CDFI Fund: Important Reminders for FY 2025 CDFI Program and NACA Program Round Applicants

As a reminder for fiscal year (FY) 2025 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Applicants, the deadline for online submission of the SF-424 through Grants.gov for this year’s CDFI Program and NACA Program funding rounds is February 18, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applicants must also have created…

CDFI Fund: Important Reminders for FY 2025 CDFI Program and NACA Program Round Applicants

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will host the following webinars for fiscal year (FY) 2025 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Round Applicants: Additionally, a Matching Funds Webinar Workshop for CDFI Program Financial Assistance Applicants will be held on February 27, 2025. The CDFI Fund will…

CDFI Fund: Electronic Application Now Available for FY 2025 CDFI Program and NACA Program Applicants

The electronic Application for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 round of the Community Development Financial Institution Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) is now available in the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund’s) Awards Management Information System (AMIS). Reference copies of the NOFAs and all Application materials can be found…

FEMA: Cherokee Nation and FEMA Sign Historic Agreement that Will Help Disaster Survivors

Leaders of FEMA and the Cherokee Nation signed an agreement on Jan. 15 that will enable the Tribal Nation to deploy in support of FEMA’s operations during disasters, the first such agreement ever signed. The Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) is a formal, binding contract. Under the agreement, FEMA’s Supplemental Response Team (SRT) program is able…

CDFI Fund: FY 2025 CDFI Program and NACA Program Application Round Opens

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2025 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) today. The Awards from these programs will support Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that provide affordable financing…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Native Village of Kwigillingok

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Native Village of Kwigillingok to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from Aug. 15-18, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to Native Village of Kwigillingok and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work…

HUD: $150 Million Investment Toward Affordable Housing in Tribal Communities Announced

Funding to improve access to affordable housing across Indian Country, prioritizing new construction and housing rehabilitation  Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $150 million in funding for new affordable and innovative housing in Tribal communities through the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive Grant program. This funding will be awarded…

HUD: Aid Offered to California Disaster Victims

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the state of California and ordered federal assistance for state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on January 7, 2025, and continuing.President Biden issued a major disaster declaration in the State of…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Native Village of Kipnuk

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Native Village of Kipnuk to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from Aug. 16-18, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to eligible tribal and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work…