Delta Community Capital Initiative (DCCI)
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Assistance Listings
- 14.271 -- Delta Community Capital Initiative
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
Purpose of the Program: The purpose of the Delta Community Capital Initiative (DCCI) is to support local rural nonprofits and Federally Recognized Indian tribes serving the Lower Mississippi Delta for lending and investing activities in businesses lending and economic development, and for securing additional sources of public and private capital for these activities.
DCCI’s goal is to increase access to capital for business lending and development in the chronically underserved and undercapitalized Lower Mississippi Delta Region. Specifically, it will provide direct investment and technical...
assistance to community development lending and investing institutions so that funding opportunities will be more effective and economic development services will expand to the underserved residents of Lower Mississippi Delta Region. DCCI will focus on helping local financial institutions improve their capacity to raise capital, and to lend and invest in local communities. Strengthening local community development lenders and investors will also widen the channels through which larger private institutions and federal agencies can reach small business owners and entrepreneurs who need their support.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Applicants that are eligible to participate in this initiative are community development lenders and investors, which may be local rural non-profit organizations. Applicants do not need to be certified as Community Development Financial Institutions by the CDFI Fund at the time of application. If applicants propose to become certified as a CDFI, they should establish milestones and timeframes toward the CDFI certification process in their application. Applicants may serve markets other than Delta residents and communities, using other sources of financing.
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Grantor contact information
Description
Jackie L. Williams
Jackie.Williams@hud.gov
Grants Policy
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail
Archived: February 13, 2015
Award
$1,000,000
Program Funding
5
Expected awards
$100,000
Award Minimum
$1,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
FR-5800-N-18
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Housing
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
September 4, 2014
Archive date:
February 13, 2015
