Current Initiatives

A multi-year professional development initiative designed to bolster the mission lending field by building the skills of current and future practitioners.

Deploying patient capital to CDFIs in equity equivalent (EQ2) investments to help CDFIs finance small businesses, affordable housing, and other community development projects.

Application is closed.

Supporting primarily smaller and medium sized CDFIs that have difficulty efficiently accessing sufficient capital for larger transactions.

Currently accepting CDFI applications!

Aims to bring more than $1 billion in capital from corporate and philanthropic partners to individuals and communities in America most underserved by mainstream finance.

Currently accepting CDFI applications!

Expanding the flow of capital to small businesses, affordable housing, and community facilities nationwide through equity equivalent (EQ2) investments in OFN member CDFIs.

Application is closed.

Mobilizing capital and technical support services to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy costs, create clean energy jobs, and advance environmental justice.

Join the climate lending pipeline!

Helps economically distressed local businesses survive COVID-19 by allowing CDFIs to support the short-term recovery and long-term financing needs of America’s small businesses.

Application is closed.

Honors and supports Native CDFIs creating opportunities and promoting self-sovereignty measures as well as strategies that advance local efforts for community asset-building within their tribal communities.

Application is closed.

Recognizes and celebrates a person of distinction who embodies the core purpose of the CDFI industry. Awardees are recognized each year at the annual OFN Conference.

Nominations are currently closed.