For example, Lakota Funds in South Dakota, led by Tawney Brunsch, helped 37 businesses access more than $ in COVID-19 emergency relief funds and provided more than $ in small grants to  20  See https://www.ccb.bank/indian-country/home-loans. - 11 Native ranchers, businesses, and homeowners. 21 Despite their valuable work, Native CDFIs face substantial funding gaps.
22 To encourage bank partnerships that advance financial inclusion and address unmet credit needs, the ANPR seeks feedback on extending to CDFIs the status that is extended to MDIs, women-owned financial institutions, and low-income credit unions. This approach would effectively give banks CRA consideration for loans, investments, or services in conjunction with a CDFI anywhere in the country.