TSPI receives a grant of AS$40,000 (approximately P1.0 million) From the Australian Aid for International Development (AusAid) through Opportunity International-Australia.

The grant enables TSPI to open its 35th branch and provide microfinance services to a target of 1,000 poor women microentrepreneurs in Baliuag and in neighboring towns on just the first year of operations of Baliuag branch.