Twenty one credit unions were among the 195 Community Development Financial Institutions to receive a share of more than $202 million in grants from the U.S. Treasury Department’s CDFI Fund, the CDFI Fund announced.

“Today’s awards highlight how much the CDFI program has contributed in its 20-year history toward building a strong network of CDFIs across the country,” CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan said. “These important community partners are not only on the frontlines of economically distressed communities providing needed capital and credit, they are building a more inclusive economy which benefits the nation as a whole.”

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