Northern Shores Loan Fund (NSLF) is an emerging Native CDFI established in 2007. The organization plans to provide small business loans, financial education, and business plan writing to Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in the Northwest tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. It will use the 2008 NACA TA grant to: 1) obtain consulting services to design policies and procedures; 2) pay for staff and their training; and 3) purchase office equipment. NSLF was awarded $147,885.