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STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT

Native Community Development Financial Relending Demonstration Program Opens Notice of Funding Opportunity

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development's Rural Housing Service announces the availability of funding under the Fiscal Year 2025 Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI) Relending Demonstration Program Notice of Funding Opportunity, which was published in the Federal Register Friday, July 18, 2025.

The NCDFI Relending Demonstration Program is designed to increase homeownership opportunities for Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Communities, and Native Hawaiian Communities in rural areas. The program will provide capital to NCDFIs; loans made to NCDFIs will be relent to the ultimate recipients (low- and very low-income people who will live on tribal lands and are in need of affordable, modest single-family homes).

Completed applications must be submitted using one of the following methods:

• Paper submissions: Paper applications must be received by 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 29, 2025. Applications can be mailed to: USDA Rural Development, Attention: Brian Hudson, 603B Lakeland RD., Shawano, WI 54166.

• Electronic submissions: Electronic applications must be submitted via email to brian.hudson@usda.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 29, 2025.

For additional program information, visit the NCDFI Relending Demonstration Website or contact Brian Hudson at brian.hudson@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.