News & Insights
Nimiipuu Community Development Fund (Nimiipuu Fund) is proud to announce its inclusion in Opportunity Finance Network’s (OFN) national “Invest Local, Shop Small: 2025 Holiday Gift Guide,” a curated showcase of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)…
This fall, Nimiipuu Fund joined Native CDFI partners from across Indian Country to support a landmark investment that is redefining what’s possible in Native finance. As part of a collaborative…
Nimiipuu Fund Awarded $250,000 Wells Fargo Foundation Grant to Strengthen Tribal Housing Initiatives
Nimiipuu Community Development Fund (Nimiipuu Fund) is honored to announce a $250,000 Rural Funding – Housing Pillar Grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support the Nimiipuu Housing Initiatives Fund. This investment will help expand…
Thank you to everyone who joined us September 9–10, 2025, at the Clearwater River Casino Event Center for the Native American Building Codes & Workforce Development Summit! Over two full…
We’re proud to have played a part in this important project that brings lower-cost power and improved broadband to the Metlakatla Indian Community on Annette Island, Alaska. This investment strengthens…
On July 21-22, 2025 Nimiipuu Community Development Fund (Nimiipuu Fund) Board of Directors and key staff recently came together at the Coeur d’Alene Casino’s Stensgar Pavilion — nestled next to…
New Act will Facilitate Lending and Access to Capital for Businesses on the Nez Perce Reservation Lapwai, Idaho — The Nez Perce Tribe recently finalized adoption of a Tribal Uniform…
October’s celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month was made even more special for Nimiipuu Fund, as we successfully hosted a Native Artist Professional Development training last week. The event…
Last Wednesday (September 18, 2024), the Federal Reserve took a bold step by lowering its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point—marking the beginning of an aggressive policy shift…
On August 21-23, 2024, Pete Upton, CEO of the Native CDFI Network (NCN), joined a distinguished panel at the Nation Building Conference in Lewiston, Idaho, focusing on Tribal Energy and Climate Initiatives. The panel…