Closed · CDFI-2025-NACA · CFDA 21.012 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2025 NACA Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Community Development Financial Institutions, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $10K-$1.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 18, 2025
- Close date
- 45
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2025 NACA Program is a closed discretionary listing from Community Development Financial Institutions that offered $10,000 -- $1,500,000 across 45 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $10K-$1.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 45
- expected awards
- 21.012
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Fiscal Year 2025 NACA Program - is cataloged under number CDFI-2025-NACA and tied to CFDA assistance listing 21.012, posted by Community Development Financial Institutions. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 16, 2025 and last updated on January 8, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $10,000 -- $1,500,000. The agency has projected $28.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 45 awards. If the agency funds the expected 45 awards from the $28.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $622,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 18, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$10,000 -- $1,500,000
Close Date
February 18, 2025
Posted
January 16, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$28,000,000
Expected Awards
45
Instrument
Grant
Description
Through the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program), the CDFI Fund provides (i) Base-FA awards of up to $1.5 million to Certified, Native CDFIs to build their financial capacity to lend to their Eligible Markets and/or Target Markets and (ii) TA grants of up to $200,000 to entities that are, will become, or will create a Native CDFI. For more detailed information, please refer to the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) found on the CDFI Fund’s website.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
CDFI Fund Help Desk (202) 653-0421
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