Investment

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…

SBA: FY 25 Scorecard for Small Business Contracting Released

Trump Administration Procured $273 Billion in Small Business Goods and Services, Supporting 1.2 Million Jobs Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the results of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 federal procurement scorecard, which measures how well federal agencies meet their small business contracting goals each year. In FY25, the Trump Administration exceeded the statutory federal…

FEMA: $1.5 Billion Announced to Empower Communities to Prevent Terrorism and Protect American Infrastructure

Funding Empowers Communities to Prevent Terrorism, Secure Elections, Enhance Immigration Enforcement Today, FEMA published funding opportunities across seven preparedness grant programs, making more than $1.5 billion available to protect communities across the country from terrorism and other urgent threats. Through its preparedness grant programs, DHS and FEMA empower community leaders and infrastructure owners to take bold,…

CDFI Fund: Public Comment Sought on NMTC Program Allocation Application and AQEI Tracking System

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently,…

FEMA: More than $420 Million Announced in Federal Funds to Support Emergency Management Across the Country

FEMA today announced more than $420 million in two funding opportunities to empower state, local, tribal and territorial government agencies to strengthen their emergency response capabilities and their resilience to potential catastrophic incidents. FEMA is disbursing this money through two separate grant programs. Through the Emergency Management Performance Grant program, FEMA is providing $337 million to…

HUD: Fraud-Filled Los Angeles Homelessness Funding Cut Off

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s record of fraud, failure, and flagrant mismanagement has abused hundreds of millions of tax dollars per year. Following the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) opening an investigation, Secretary Scott Turner today announced the immediate suspension of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the lead agency for Los Angeles’…

FEMA: More Than $1.1 Billion Approved to Help Communities Recover and Rebuild, Funds Also Support Resilience Efforts

This recent approval represents funding for 452 disaster recovery and mitigation projects, underscoring DHS Secretary Mullin’s commitment to streamlining processes  Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $1.1 billion in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects across the nation. These programs empower states, local communities, Tribal Nations and territories to recover and rebuild more resilient,…