CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Awards and OFN Member Loan Funds

Written By Jessica Milli

Authors: Adrienne Smith, Jessica Milli, Samuel Abers, Alexander Carther, Brent Howell, and Lauryn Reynolds

Note: This article was published on November 18, 2025 by The Opportunity Finance Network.

 

This study focuses on one of the CDFI Fund’s core initiatives — Financial Assistance awards offered through both the CDFI Program and the Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program — and how it may affect outcomes for OFN member loan funds.

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