SBA: $9 Million in Grant Funding Announced for the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program
Funding will help small firms scale production and support strategic priorities Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it is seeking proposals for a new funding competition as part of the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program, which will award 20 grants of up to $500,000 each over a two‑year period of performance. The…
SBA: $6 Million Competition Announced for Women’s Business Center Modernization
Statutory Awards to Expand Statewide Support Networks and Access for Women Entrepreneurs Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a national competition for $6 million in grant funding as part of a new Women’s Business Center (WBC) Modernization Initiative. Established nearly 40 years ago during the Reagan Administration, the WBC Program offers training and…
CDFI Fund: Important Update for FY 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program Funding Round Applicants
The CDFI Fund has released updated application support materials for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) applicants. The FY 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program AMIS Application Training Manual, updated July 10, 2026, is now available. The manual has updated instructions for launching a FY 2026 SDL Program Application and completing the Application Financial Data tables in…
EDA: U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $10.9 Million for Infrastructure Improvement Projects to Support Economic Development in Four States
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced $10.9 million in awards for infrastructure improvement projects in four states. The awards were provided through EDA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance program, which helps communities revitalize and upgrade their physical infrastructure to attract new industries and strengthen local economies….
Treasury: New Designation Cycle for Opportunity Zones Opens
The Working Families Tax Cuts Permanently Established a Process for States to Drive More Capital to Overlooked Communities Across America The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the opening of the next nomination period for states, territories, and the District of Columbia to nominate eligible communities to be designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs). Under…
CDFI Fund: FY 2026 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Application Period Opens
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today announced the opening of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. A total of up to $500 million in guarantee authority is available for Eligible Community Development Financial Institutions (Eligible CDFIs) in FY 2026, subject…
CDFI Fund: FY 2026 Bank Enterprise Award Program Funding Round Opens
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding round for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). Up to $40 million is available in awards to eligible Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured depository institutions through the FY 2026 round of the program….
CDFI Fund: FY 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program Funding Round Opens
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding round for the Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) today. SDL Program funding is intended to expand consumer access to financial institutions by providing alternatives to high-cost small dollar lending. The SDL Program funding is…
EDA: U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $15.7 Million in Disaster Supplemental Funding to Support Economic Development Projects in South Carolina
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced $15.7 million in Disaster Supplemental funding awards to support economic development projects in South Carolina in response to storms and natural disasters. The awards were provided through EDA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster Supplemental Grant program, which supports economic recovery activities in areas that received major disaster declarations because of hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and…
HUD: Agency and VA Announce Funding to Support Over 2,500 Homeless Veterans
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins today announced $33 million in funding for the HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. The funds will support 2,532 new HUD-VASH vouchers for homeless Veterans across 265 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in 44 states. View…