The National Credit Union Administration's Grant and Loan Program (also known as the Community Development Revolving Loan fund), which was established by Congress, makes Grants and Loans to low-income designated credit unions. The Community Development Revolving Loan Fund for Credit Unions (the “CDRLF”) was established by an act of Congress (Public Law 96-123, November 20, 1979) to stimulate economic development in low-income communities. The grants and loans program consists of Congressional appropriations that are administered by the Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives (OSCUI).
A low-income designated credit union is one that is: a) federally-chartered and designated as a "low-income" credit union (LICU) as set forth in Section 701.34 of NCUA's Rules and Regulations; or b) state-chartered with an equivalent low-income designation from its respective state supervisory authority (SSA) and concurrence from NCUA.