Fiscal Year 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program
- Posted
- June 30, 2026
- Closes
- July 23, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $500,000
- Award floor
- $20,000
- Program funding
- $9,000,000
- Expected awards
- 66
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 21.025
- Category
- Community Development
- Archives
- August 22, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 21.025 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $17.5M
- FY2025 obligated
- $0
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 83
Top recipients: Finest Federal Credit Union, Cani's Center for Community and Economic Development, Inc., Ircs Center for Economic Opportunity Inc, Peoples Bank of Greensboro, Launch Credit Union
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
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.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Applicants must be Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
How to apply
Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.
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