Fiscal Year 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions
Assistance Listings: 21.025 -- Small Dollar Loan Program
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 establish and expand 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
Grantor contact information
Description
SDL Program questions/inquiries
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closing: July 23, 2026
Award
$9,000,000
Program Funding
66
Expected awards
$20,000
Award Minimum
$500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
CDFI-2026-SDL
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Community development
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
June 30, 2026
Archive date:
August 22, 2026
