Archive for March 2025
The CDFI Fund and MBDA drive opportunity and prosperity in our communities
On Friday, March 14th, President Trump issued an executive order on “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy” that threatens the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)—two resources crucial to ACLT’s work. Both the CDFI Fund and MBDA are widely recognized as engines of economic opportunity with…
Read MoreMeet the Cohort: Indigenous Peoples Set Up Shop Spring 2025
Our Indigenous Peoples Set Up Shop program provides business training and assistance, product design and lending services for Alaska Native and American Indian entrepreneurs. These services are FREE and Indigenous-led, and made possible through our partnership with Cook Inlet Tribal Council and Cook Inlet Lending Center. Interested in joining? Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Apply…
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