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Indigenous Futures Fund
Speeding up the flow of capital to Indigenous entrepreneurs and Tribal enterprises — and boosting the capacity of Native CDFIs and other Native financial intermediaries.
The opportunity
Announced at the White House in February 2024, the Indigenous Futures Fund is designed to accelerate the flow of capital to Indigenous entrepreneurs and Tribal enterprises. The fund also boosts the capacity of Native CDFIs and other Native financial intermediaries — building lasting infrastructure for Indian Country's economic future.
Combining a target $25M+ in credit and $2M in grants, IFF mobilizes private impact investment capital — matching and unlocking federal funding, initially from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).
What we're working toward
Ownership and leadership
Representation by members of Indigenous populations across borrowers and partners.
Workforce
Intentional quality jobs and paths to equity ownership.
Community
Underlying investments benefiting Indian Country across food, climate, health, education, and housing.
Community finance
Strengthening the growing Native finance sector — Native CDFIs and intermediaries
Public-private capital
Federal funding and third-party dollars mobilized alongside private capital.
Capital weaving — how IFF works in practice
Most conventional fund structures are designed around a single capital type and a single set of investor expectations. Indian Country deals often require something more nuanced — a blend of philanthropic, commercial, and federal dollars woven together so each piece can do what it does best.
We call this capital weaving. It's the practice of structuring deals where different capital types — grants, PRIs, commercial debt, federal guarantees — sit alongside each other in a way that unlocks projects no single capital type could reach alone.
Featured project — regenerative mill in Indian Country
A regenerative mill project in Indian Country
In December 2025, capital weaving unlocked a regenerative mill project in Indian Country — a deal that combined grant capital, commercial debt, and federal guarantees to fund infrastructure that conventional finance couldn't reach alone.
The project demonstrates IFF's approach: meeting Indigenous-led ventures where they are, structuring around what the project actually needs, and bringing the right mix of capital types to make it work.
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Read more about IFF
- Ancient trade routes, modern capital — how capital weaving unlocked a regenerative mill project in Indian Country
- Mission Driven Finance deploys $1.2M to Native and rural-serving New Mexico businesses
- Introducing the Indigenous Futures Fund at the White House (February 2024)
Invest in Indigenous futures.
The Indigenous Futures Fund is available to accredited investors only under Regulation D 506(c). Investment minimums and accreditation requirements apply.