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Fiscal Year 2021 Small Dollar Loan Program

Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions

Assistance Listings
  • 21.025 -- Small Dollar Loan Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

Through the Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awards grants to Certified CDFIs to encourage Certified CDFIs to establish and maintain small dollar loan programs and provide alternatives to high cost small dollar loans. Certified CDFIs will use award funds to help unbanked and underbanked populations build credit, access affordable capital, and allow greater access into the mainstream financial system.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Applicants must be Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

Grantor contact information

Description

CDFI Fund Help Desk (202) 653-0421

Email

CDFI Fund Help Desk

cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

A webpage on the CDFI Fund's website with all the relevant details regarding the Small Dollar Loan Program.

Archived: July 29, 2021

Application process

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Award

$13,500,000

Program Funding

50

Expected awards

$10,000

Award Minimum

$500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

CDFI-2021-SDL

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Community development

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

April 28, 2021

Archive date:

July 29, 2021

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