Fiscal Year 2026 Small Dollar Loan Program
USDOT-CDFI Posted CDFI-2026-SDL
Close Date:
July 23, 2026
Deadline passed
Description
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.
Eligibility
Applicants must be Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
Actions
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- $20,000.00
- Award Ceiling
- $500,000.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- $9,000,000.00
- Expected Awards
- 66
Key Dates
- Posted
- June 30, 2026
- Closes
- July 23, 2026
- Archive Date
- August 22, 2026
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- Community Development Financial Institutions
- Agency Code
- USDOT-CDFI
- Funding Instrument
- Other