Closed · CDFI-2026-SDL · CFDA 21.025 · Discretionary

Fiscal Year 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Community Development Financial Institutions, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$20K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 23, 2026
Close date
66
Expected awards

The verdict

Fiscal Year 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program is a closed discretionary listing from Community Development Financial Institutions that offered $20,000 -- $500,000 across 66 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 62 other opportunities from Community Development Financial Institutions.

$20K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
66
expected awards
21.025
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 23, 2026. CFDA 21.025 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $20,000 -- $500,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 23, 2026

Posted Jun 30 Closes Jul 23

Est. Total Funding

$9,000,000

Expected Awards

66

Instrument

Grant

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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · CDFI-2026-SDL

Grants.gov marks Fiscal Year 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). This eligibility-code string dominates the Community Development Financial Institutions book (62 peers, 98% of 63).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

CDFI Fund Help Desk (202) 653-0421

What to do next

Fiscal Year 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
  • Look up CFDA 21.025 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • Compare award ranges across federal categories before you pick a single CFDA. All categories

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants