GRANT · HOW TO WIN THIS
Loan amount varies; no minimum or maximum stated.
Rolling submissions — no set deadline.
FUNDING TYPE
CDFI, Loan
CAN YOU GET THIS?
YOUR REAL ODDS
No public data on approval rates or number of loans made is available from the source.
As a CDFI, DRI fills gaps left by conventional lenders, which suggests some flexibility, but the real estate and community development focus means businesses outside that space may find limited fit here.
WHAT IT TAKES
Review fit — confirm your need is real-estate or community-development related — 1-2 hours
Contact DRI directly via info@drifund.com to describe your financing need — 1 day
Submit application or materials as requested by DRI — 1-2 weeks
WORTH KNOWING
DRI explicitly lends to people who are creditworthy but lack access to traditional credit — if your business has been turned down by a bank but has demonstrable creditworthiness, that is the stated use case here.
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