Minnesota CDFI Technical Assistance Grant

The application deadline is September 5, 2024.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is accepting applications for its Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Technical Assistance Grant, aimed at helping Minnesota’s certified CDFIs expand their agriculture-focused services. The MDA expects to award approximately $260,000 in one-time funding through a competitive review process, with individual grants of between $10,000 and $200,000 available for certified CDFIs in two main areas of technical assistance: technical assistance provided by CFDIs to farmers (e.g., assisting farmers with loan readiness or expanding outreach efforts toward targeted groups with agriculture-focused financial services) and technical assistance for CDFIs to increase their own capacity to serve farmers.