Federal grants to Peoplefund
Peoplefund in Austin, Texas received $13.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 11 awards. Its largest program was Microloan Program, with $4.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $746,914.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$13.4 million
- Awards11
- Awarded in FY 2025$746,914
- Largest award$2.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $4.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $1.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $3.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $2.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $746,914 |
Programs that fund Peoplefund
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Microloan Program | 5 | $4.8 million |
| Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Community Development Financial Institutions Program | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Prime Technical Assistance | 1 | $250,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Treasury | 4 | $6.3 million |
| Small Business Administration | 6 | $5.1 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $2.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: to provide grants to community development financial institutions (CDFIS) for the following purposes 1) to expand lending, grant making and investment activities in low or moderate income communities and to borrowers that have historically experienced significant unmet capital and financial | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) | April 10, 2023 | $2.5 million |
| Caresact competitive rlf | Economic Adjustment Assistance | April 22, 2021 | $2.0 million |
| Cdfi rapid response program award | Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) | June 15, 2021 | $1.8 million |
| Purpose: to promote economic revitalization and community development through investment in and financial assistance to community development financial institutions (CDFIS). Planned activities: financial assistance must be used for financial products, financial services (regulated institutions only) | Community Development Financial Institutions Program | September 26, 2024 | $1.3 million |
| Microloan fund and technical assistance program for diverse and low to moderate income underserved entrepreneurs across Texas. | Microloan Program | July 14, 2022 | $1.1 million |
| Peoplefund, tx the small business administration (SBA) microloan program provides direct loans and grants to eligible non-profit microlenders so that they may provide micro-level loans, and business based training and technical assistance to start- up, newly established and growing small business co | Microloan Program | September 13, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Peoplefund - tx | Microloan Program | July 1, 2024 | $1.0 million |
| The small business administration (SBA) microloan program provides direct loans and grants to eligible non-profit microlenders so that they may provide micro-level loans, and business based training and technical assistance to start- up, newly established and growing small business concerns | Microloan Program | June 26, 2023 | $884,660 |
| Peoplefund - tx | Microloan Program | September 19, 2025 | $746,914 |
| Purpose: to promote economic revitalization and community development through investment in and financial assistance to community development financial institutions (CDFIS). Planned activities: financial assistance must be used for financial products, financial services (regulated institutions only) | Community Development Financial Institutions Program | December 8, 2021 | $676,530 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Peoplefund get?
$13.4 million in 11 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Peoplefund the most?
The Department of the Treasury, with $6.3 million in 4 awards. The Small Business Administration and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Peoplefund's largest federal grant?
$2.5 million under Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP), with its first action in the period on April 10, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Peoplefund?
Its largest are Microloan Program, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) and Economic Adjustment Assistance.
Other grant recipients in Austin
- Health & Human Svc Commn TX
- TX Education Agency
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Texas Department of Agriculture
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Texas Division of Emergency Management
- Texas General Land Office
- Department of State Health Services
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