Finance
CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Awards
Competitive Financial Assistance (FA) awards for Certified CDFIs to expand affordable financial products and services in low-income and underserved communities. FA can be provided as loans, grants, equity investments, deposits, and credit union shares, and must be matched dollar-for-dollar with non-federal funds. The CDFI Program also offers Technical Assistance (TA) grants to build organizational capacity, and supplemental Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) FA awards for CDFIs expanding healthy food financing activities.
Global Grants for Women’s Entrepreneurship: How to Tap into the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi)
If you work at a development finance institution or multilateral development bank and you care about women-owned businesses, We-Fi should be on your radar yesterday. This isn’t a “$10k and a pat on the head” kind of program.
Language selection | InvestEU
Blends EU budget guarantees with national promotional banks to provide financial support for innovative projects across Europe.
Microloans | U.S. Small Business Administration
Microloans up to $50,000 for small businesses and startups via nonprofit intermediary lenders, plus technical assistance.
VA Home Loan Benefits 2025: How Veterans Can Buy a Home with $0 Down
If you’re a Veteran, service member, or surviving spouse and you think you “can’t afford a house,” the VA home loan program might change your mind very quickly. This isn’t a tiny perk buried in your benefits packet.