Assistance Listing 21.012
Native Initiatives
TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE · Community Development Financial Institutions
Assistance Listing 21.012, “Native Initiatives,” is a federal program administered by TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $5.27M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
To promote economic revitalization and community development through financial and technical assistance to certified and emerging Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 21.012
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- For-Profit Organization
Only a certified CDFI that demonstrates that at least 50% of its past activities were in one or more Native Communities and describes how it will target its lending/investing activities to one or more Native Communities is eligible to apply for FA awards. Additionally, an organization wishing to apply for an FA award through the NACA Program must have an approved certification Target Market that consists of either an Investment Area or Other Targeted Population that includes a Native Community. Organizations that are certified CDFIs and non-certified entities, including Sponsoring Entities, seeking to become certified CDFIs that demonstrate they will primarily serve one or more Native Communities as its Target Market may apply for Technical Assistance awards. No awards may be issued to federal agencies, departments or instrumentalities, State governments, local governments, or any agency or instrumentalities thereof.
Intended beneficiaries: Native American Organizations.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Funds for the FY 2024 Funding Round are a combination of appropriations from FY 2023 and FY 2024. Therefore, no funds were awarded in in FY 2023. In FY2024, there were only Financial Assistance awards obligated and no Technical Assistance awards were obligated. FY 2024 Funding Round Technical Assistance awards will be obligated in FY 2025. The FY 2024 dollar range of total Financial Assistance (FA) awards were from $500,000 to $2,600,000. The FY 2024 average Financial Assistance awards (Base-FA) was $1,729,800, which does not include Persistent Poverty Counties-FA (PPC-FA), Disability Funds-FA (DF-FA), and Healthy Food Financing Initiative-FA (HFFI) awards. The range of PPC-FA for FY 2024 were from $100,000 to $600,000. The FY 2024 average PPC-FA was $500,000. No supplemental awards for DF-FA or HFFI were made under the NACA program in FY 2024.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 21.012. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 21.012?
21.012 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Native Initiatives.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 21.012?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: For-Profit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 21.012 provide?
The agency reported $5,271,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.