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St. Paul American Indians in Unity
St. Paul MNCDFI Awards for St. Paul American Indians in Unity
NACA (2007) - $83,150
St. Paul American Indians in Unity (AIIU) is an Emerging CDFI established in 2000. AIIU provides homeownership and financial literacy education and collaborates to construct new single-familiy affordable housing for American Indians in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. AIIU will use the 2007 NACA grant of $83,150 to 1) provide in-house personnel; 2) train staff in homeownership counseling and portfolio management; and 3) purchase materials, supplies and software.
TA (2005) - $85,195
SPAIU will use the 2005 TA grant of $85,195 to 1) build its capacity become a certified CDFI lender, 2) obtain consulting services to develop lending polices and procedures, conduct community focus groups/needs assessments, design a marketing strategy and design marketing and promotional materials, 3) purchase software and computers for lending services and 4) cover the cost of additional training for staff and the Board of Directors in financial services.
Other Community Development Financial Institutions in Minnesota
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Great Neighborhoods! Development Corp.
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Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
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Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota, Inc.
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Indian Land Capital Company
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Indian Land Tenure Foundation
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Initiative Foundation
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Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
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Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation
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National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc
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Neighborhood Development Center
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Nonprofits Assistance Fund
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Northland Foundation
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Sparc
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University National Bank
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WomenVenture
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