Funds Will Support Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Underserved Communities

Almost $3.4 million in funding was awarded to 14 nondepository community development financial institutions (CDFIs) through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) Capacity Building and Growth Grant (CBGG) program. The funding is designed to help increase CDFIs’ ability to fulfill their critical role in supporting affordable housing, small businesses and economic development in underserved communities. These awards were made either to FHLB Dallas member institutions or through them to nonmember institutions.

The CBGG program offers two types of grants for qualifying applicants:

• A monetary grant for future operations or technology improvements, leadership or skills development or development of new sources of income
• A nonmonetary expertise grant that leverages FHLB Dallas resources and technical expertise to assist with projects or initiatives related to communications or marketing strategy and small-scale automation

“This is a unique way for the Bank to support nondepository CDFIs in our five state District. We believe these grants will strengthen these nondepository CDFIs for the critical work they do,” said Greg Hettrick, senior vice president and director of Community Investment at FHLB Dallas.

The maximum monetary grant for nondepository member CDFIs is $500,000 and $100,000 for nondepository nonmember CDFIs. Nondepository CDFIs are often nonprofit loan funds and depository CDFIs consist of federally regulated institutions such as banks and credit unions.

The 2024 award recipients are:

Arkansas

Fayetteville

Member: Woodforest National Bank

Awardee: Communities Unlimited Inc.

Monetary Grant: $92,500

Little Rock

Member: Simmons Bank

Awardee: Arkansas Capital Corporation

Monetary Grant: $41,000

Member: Southern Bancorp Capital Partners

Awardee: Southern Bancorp Capital Partners

Monetary Grant: $500,000

Mississippi

Gulfport

Member: Renaissance Community Loan Fund

Awardee: Renaissance Community Loan Fund

Monetary Grant: $500,000

Non-monetary Expertise Grant: Communications/Marketing Strategy

Jackson

Member: Culleywood Capital LLC

Awardee: Culleywood Capital LLC

Monetary Grant: $500,000

New Mexico

Albuquerque

Member: Southwest Capital Bank

Awardee: Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team

Monetary Grant: $52,580

Santa Fe

Member: Homewise Inc.

Awardee: Homewise Inc.

Monetary Grant: $192,500

Member: Southwest Capital Bank

Awardee: Santa Fe Community Housing Trust

Non-monetary Expertise Grant: Communications/Marketing Strategy & Small Scale Automation

Texas

Austin

Member: Charles Schwab Bank

Awardee: PeopleFund

Monetary Grant: $100,000

Brownsville

Member: Rio Grande Valley Multibank

Awardee: Rio Grande Valley Multibank

Monetary Grant: $246,007

Dallas

Member: Charles Schwab Bank

Awardee: Entre Capital

Monetary Grant: $100,000

Member: Tolleson Private Bank

Awardee: Texas Mezzanine Fund

Monetary Grant: $100,000

Houston

Member: Unity National Bank

Awardee: Private Leverage

Monetary Grant: $100,000

Member: Veritex Community Bank

Awardee: TruFund Financial Services Inc.

Non-monetary Expertise Grant: Communications/Marketing Strategy

McAllen

Member: Affordable Homes of South Texas

Awardee: Affordable Homes of South Texas

Monetary Grant: $424,700

San Antonio

Member: LiftFund

Awardee: LiftFund

Monetary Grant: $450,000

Learn more about the 2024 CBGG grants at fhlb.com/cbgg.

About the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 11 district banks in the FHLBank System created by Congress in 1932. FHLB Dallas, with total assets of $126.2 billion as of June 30, 2024, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced loans and other credit products to approximately 800 members and associated institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit our website at fhlb.com.

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