Policy Watchtower/Consultation
Treasury seeks comment on NACA Program financial and technical assistance applications
Department of the TreasuryCommunity Development Financial Institutions FundConsultationOct 30, 2026
Check: The CDFI Fund opened a public on the application forms for the Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program, which supports Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs); comments are due 2026-12-29.
What it does
Native CDFIs seeking NACA financial assistance (FA) or technical assistance (TA) awards are affected because these forms are how the CDFI Fund evaluates applicants and selects recipients. The FA application includes optional questions on Persistent Poverty Counties, Disability Funds, and Healthy Food Financing Initiative financing, and the notice says changes were made to align the forms with the Administration's Executive Orders and efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse. The same notice describes the renewal as having no material or substantive changes, so applicants should check the proposed forms against their current versions.
Why it matters for tribal funding
Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.
Who it covers: Native nonprofits, Tribal governments.
Rules it touches: 12 CFR 1805
What to do next
- Submit any comments by 2026-12-29 through Regulations.gov under Number CDFI-2026-0232 (OMB Control Number 1559-0021).
- Review the proposed application forms at https://www.cdfifund.gov/requests-for-comments and compare them with the current NACA FA and TA applications before the next funding round.
Sources
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- Federal Register: tribal termsNoticeOct 30, 2026
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications
Quoted from the source: “Written comments must be received on or before December 29, 2026, to be assured of consideration.”
Quoted from the source: “Changes were made to ensure that the Applications are aligned with the Administration's Executive Orders and efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse within federal programs.”
Quoted from the source: “Renewal of Existing Information Collection with no material or substantive changes to a currently approved collection.”
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