Heirs' Property Program (HEIRS)
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Heirs' Property Program
Preserving Legacies, Protecting Families
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Our Impact
In 2023, FHLB Dallas and its members made meaningful progress with Heirs' property issues.
$905K
Awarded in 2023
8,200
Individuals Projected to be Helped with Training and Education
442
Titles Projected to be Resolved
Benefits for Your Financial Institution
Set your organization apart by offering a unique, effective program to organizations.
Help end multigenerational poverty by empowering families with the information and resources they need to successfully sustain property ownership.
Expand customer relationships into new areas of business.
STORIES OF RESILIENCE
With the 2023 launch of the Heirs’ Property Program, FHLB Dallas expanded its outreach to underserved communities impacted by heirs’ property issues. Here are some of their stories.
Ensuring Wealth Stays in the Family
Nonprofit and Law Center Team Up for Heirship Solutions
Over $900K Awarded to Help Organizations With Property Issues
Stories
Tell Us Your Story
Requests for an Heirs’ Property Program award may range up to $100,000 per organization depending on the use of the award, projected outcomes and experience in addressing heirs’ property related issues.
Member Requirements
Applicants must be FHLB Dallas members.
Co-applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Provide organizational documents on its existence such as a copy of the IRS determination letter or government authorization
- Be active participants in initiatives that help prevent or address heirs’ property issues
- Be located within the FHLB Dallas District of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico or Texas
- Spend the funds within one year
Organizations with experience remediating heirs’ property issues, may request up to $100,000 through a sponsoring member.
The organization must submit documentation that includes:
- Recent heirs’ property remediation
- Years of remediation experience, related staff and their experience in property remediation
- The number of properties per year in which the organization has cleared titles in the past two years
- The expected remediation’s impact to be accomplished with FHLB Dallas grant
For those organizations that have provided preventative education and awareness regarding heirs’ property issues, the member may request up to $25,000 per organization.
The organization should submit the following:
- Evidence of curriculum or documents used to provide education regarding these issues
- Years of heirs’ property education experience, related staff and their experience in this area
- Documentation on the number of individuals who have completed training on heirs' property financial literacy per year over in the past two years
- If applicable, include the number of individuals who have executed a will or a similar deed document per year over the past two years
- The expected impact to be accomplished with the grant
Each Heirs’ Property Program awardee will be required to submit a report to FHLB Dallas within a year of receiving funding on how the grant funds were used to fulfill the goals identified in the application.
Eligibility for awards in future years will depend on past performance.
How To Apply
- Apply between September 3 and September 30, 2024
- Download and complete the application and email to: heirs@fhlb.com
- Member institutions should submit the application, not the organization receiving the funds
Awardee Requirements
Each Heirs’ Property Program awardee will be required to report specific information about how the grant funds were used to fulfill the goals identified in the application. This report, once completed, will be sent to FHLB Dallas within a year after the award. Eligibility for awards in future years will depend on past performance.
