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NCN CCIA Application
Community Lender Data Request

Thank you for joining the Native CDFI Network in partnership as we collectively seek to support clean energy development in Native communities through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) Program. The NCN CCIA Coalition is the only Native-led, Native-focused Coalition preparing an application for this landmark award. As NCN works to prepare a winning application, we need some additional information from our Community Lender partners.
 
Please provide the information requested in the form below, providing estimates where applicable. Completing this information enables us to provide a more detailed account of the demand for and capacity of our coalition to deliver clean energy financing across Indian Country.
1.Native CDFI/Organization Name
2.Organization type:
3.Current lending activities [select all that apply]
CCIA Award Competition – Priority Project Categories

All CCIA funding must support projects within the following Priority Categories. Please select all project types listed below that you anticipate using your CCIA funding allocation to support.
4.Distributed Energy Generation and Storage – small scale power generation and/or storage technologies, plus enabling infrastructure that supports carbon pollution-free electricity. Projects may include: [select all that apply]
5.Net-Zero Emissions Buildings – Retrofits of existing buildings, making a substantial contribution to the building being a net-zero emissions building over time or construction of a new net-zero emissions building in a low-income community. Projects may include: [select all that apply]
6.Zero Emissions Transportation – Zero-emissions transportation types, plus enabling infrastructure for zero-emissions transportation. Projects may include:
7.Does or has your institution financed clean energy projects?
8.How familiar is your institution with clean energy financing (products and processes)?
We are not familiar at all with clean energy financing products and processes. 
We have some familiarity with clean energy financing products and processes and have a few loans of
We are very familiar with clean energy financing products and processes, and we have many loans of 
9.Which of these priorities are currently included in your organization’s clean energy financing portfolio? [select all that apply]
10.Please describe the current pipeline of clean energy projects in the Native communities you serve that need financing:
11.Which of these priorities will be included in your organization’s future clean energy lending portfolio? [select all that apply]
12.If NCN’s CCIA application is awarded by EPA, each participating Community Lender is set to receive up to $10 million in capitalization funding and up to $1 in technical assistance support (a potential $11 million total). Please estimate the dollar amount you reasonably expect to deploy over the first three years, and then the total estimated dollar amount to deploy over the full six-year period.
13.Of the six-year total you listed above, what percentage of that funding do you estimate will be used to support distributed energy generation and storage projects?
14.What percentage do you estimate will be used for decarbonization retrofits of existing buildings projects?
15.1.     What percentage do you estimate will be used for new construction of zero-emissions buildings projects?
16.What percentage do you estimate will be used for transportation pollution reduction projects?
17.What percentage do you estimate will be used for training and workforce development for clean energy related businesses/jobs? (Your answers to this question and the preceding four questions should equal 100 percent.)
18.What is your level of interaction with Tribal governments or Tribal enterprises regarding the development of clean energy projects?
19.EPA defines the CCIA financial assistance that Community Lenders may provide as “loans, equity investments, loan guarantees, credit enhancements, forgivable and partially forgivable loans, lines of credit, purchase of loans, and debt with equity features.” What type of financial assistance do you anticipate deploying to support clean energy projects? [select all that apply]
20.What outcomes do you seek to accomplish with the deployment of your CCIA funding allocation? [select all that apply]
21.What types of technical assistance (TA) do you anticipate needing to grow your clean energy financing capacity and activities? [select all that apply]
22.What else would you like to share about your institution’s clean energy financing plans or needs?
23.Your Name
24.Your email address
25.Your phone number
26.Is it okay if one of our team members contacts you for further information?
Thank you for taking time to share your clean energy financing activities and goals with us! Together we can create a more sustainable future for Indian Country!
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