Assistance program
Community Development Revolving Loan Fund Program for Credit Unions
$18.9 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- National Credit Union Administration, National Credit Union Administration
- Assistance
- Direct Payments for Specified Use;Direct Loans
- CFDA number
- 44.002
- What it does
- The purpose of the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) is to expand access of financial products and services, and increase diversity, equity, and economic inclusion to underserved communities. Through the CDRLF, the NCUA provides financial support in the form of loans and technical assistance grants to low-income designated credit unions (LICUs) serving predominantly low-income members to modernize, build capacity, extend outreach into underserved communities, and respond to emergencies.
- Who benefits
- A credit union wishing to participate must serve a field of membership which is comprised primarily of low-income individuals. To participate in the CDRLF, a federally chartered credit union must be currently designated as a “low-income†credit union as set forth in NCUA’s Rules and Regulations . A state-chartered credit union must have the equivalent low-income designation from its respective state supervisory authority and concurrence from NCUA. 12 CFR 701.34. A low-income designated credit union is one in which more than half of its members meet the NCUA definition for a “low-income member.†Low-income members are those who earn 80 percent or less than the median family income for the metropolitan area where they live, or the national metropolitan area, whichever is greater. Low-income designated credit unions have offices and serve members throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and on military bases around the world. Depending on the charter type, these credit unions serve occupational groups, associations and communities.
- Who applies
- This NOFO is open to credit unions that meet the eligibility requirements defined in 12 C.F.R. part705. A credit union must be, or has agreed to be, examined by NCUA and meets the definition of low-income designation in order to participate in the CDRLF. Non-Federally Insured Applicants: Each Applicant that is a non-federally insured, state-chartered credit union must submit additional application materials. These additional materials are more fully described in 12 C.F.R. § 705.7(b)(3) and in the application. Non-federally insured, state-chartered credit unions must agree to be examined by the NCUA. The specific terms and covenants pertaining to this condition will be provided in the award agreement of the Participating Credit Union.
- Authorized by
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, as amended, Sections 623, 633, and 681, Public Law 97-35, 95 Stat. 494, 498 and 518, 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910; Public Law 98-63, 97 Stat. 331; Public Laws 99-609, 101-144, and 103-325., Title The Community Development Credit Union R…
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
How the money flows
Committed dollars by how this program's money is paid out.
Direct payments
$18.8M
100%
Other
$14.8K
<1%
Top recipients
By dollars committed.
How to read these numbers
- Committed through this program
Money committed under this assistance listing (its CFDA program), counted in the year each action happened.
- How it's paid
Most programs pay out one way — a grant, or a direct payment to individuals; the flow bar only appears when a program genuinely mixes types.
- Some recipients aren't itemized
For entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, the government reports one aggregate instead of naming tens of millions of people, so the recipient roster isn't part of the public record.
- Awards, counted once
An award count is the number of distinct awards with at least one action that year — each counted once, however many times it was amended.
- The colored bars
Every bar on this page splits by how the money moves:
Direct payments