• August 22, 2024

DALLAS, TEXAS, August 22, 2024 — 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

Contact Information:

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com
214.441.8445