Federal grants to Northwest Access Fund
Northwest Access Fund in Seattle, Washington received $8.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Community Development Financial Institutions Program, with $4.7 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$8.0 million
- Awards10
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Largest award$2.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $1.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $2.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 0 | $0 |
Programs that fund Northwest Access Fund
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development Financial Institutions Program | 3 | $4.7 million |
| Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) | 1 | $973,000 |
| Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) | 1 | $650,447 |
| Small Dollar Loan Program | 2 | $279,893 |
| Prime Technical Assistance | 1 | $150,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Treasury | 7 | $6.6 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Small Business Administration | 1 | $150,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $2.4 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 | February 28, 2023 | $1.2 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 | December 8, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Cdfi rapid response program award | Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) | June 15, 2021 | $973,000 |
| Expanding assistive technology lending in Idaho and across the pacific northwest. | Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program | September 7, 2023 | $700,000 |
| 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 | $650,447 |
| Expanding assistive technology and modified vehicle lending in the pacific northwest | Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program | July 28, 2021 | $521,593 |
| Purpose: to provide an alternative to high-cost small dollar loans, as well as help unbanked and underbanked populations build credit, access affordable capital, and allow greater access into the mainstream financial system. Activities to be performed: through the sdl program, the cdfi fund will pro | Small Dollar Loan Program | September 23, 2021 | $167,800 |
| Northwest access fund - wa | Prime Technical Assistance | September 11, 2024 | $150,000 |
| Purpose: to support certified community development financial institutions (CDFIS) to provide an alternative to high cost small dollar loans, as well as help unbanked and underbanked populations build credit, access affordable capital, and allow greater access into the mainstream financial system. P | Small Dollar Loan Program | April 16, 2024 | $112,093 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Northwest Access Fund get?
$8.0 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Northwest Access Fund the most?
The Department of the Treasury, with $6.6 million in 7 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Small Business Administration follow.
What is Northwest Access Fund's largest federal grant?
$2.4 million under Community Development Financial Institutions Program, with its first action in the period on September 26, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Northwest Access Fund?
Its largest are Community Development Financial Institutions Program, Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program and Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP).
Other grant recipients in Seattle
- University of Washington
- Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- King County Metro Transit
- Port of Seattle
- Seattle Children's Hospital
- Allen Institute
- Seattle Housing Authority
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