Cook Inlet Lending Center based in Anchorage, Alaska, is honored as recipient of the 2020 Native CDFI Catalyst Award at the OFN Conference. The Native CDFI Catalyst Award is a $100,000 grant for one Native community development financial institution (CDFI) with a compelling strategy. In 2019, Wells Fargo, First Nations Oweesta Corporation, and Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) launched the Native CDFI Awards as a three-year program to honor and support Native CDFIs that are creating opportunity and promoting self-sovereignty in Indian Country nationwide.