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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Members Award $703K to 19 Louisiana Community Organizations

FHLB Dallas’ Partnership Grant Program Provides 5:1 Match of Members’ Donations

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twenty-six Louisiana community-based organizations received a combined $702,633 in grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas’ (FHLB Dallas) Partnership Grant Program (PGP), part of more than $1.8 million awarded across FHLB Dallas’ five-state region. The Louisiana grants were celebrated today during an event in New Orleans, Louisiana, as FHLB Dallas marked the program’s 30th anniversary.

“The PGP amplifies the generosity of our members, enabling nonprofits to expand their reach and deliver greater results,” said Greg Hettrick, senior vice president and director of Community Investment at FHLB Dallas.

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The grants were awarded in partnership with 18 member institutions.

“The PGP amplifies the generosity of our members, enabling nonprofits to expand their reach and deliver greater results,” said Greg Hettrick, senior vice president and director of Community Investment at FHLB Dallas. “Our collaboration with member institutions is at the heart of community progress, and the PGP is a powerful tool for advancing that mission.”

Under the program, FHLB Dallas member institutions contribute $500 to $5,000 to a nonprofit, and FHLB Dallas matches those contributions at a 5:1 ratio to provide up to $25,000 to the organization per member.

The PGP may be used for:

  • Organizational capacity building
  • Assistance with applying for grants and other funding sources
  • Research and studies
  • Contractual services
  • General operating expenses

The following community-based organizations were supported in Louisiana. Actual member matches may be higher than what is reflected here if the contribution exceeded the allowable match funding amounts:

Alexandria

Member: Red River Bank

Organization: Serving Grace

Total Grant: $16,085

 

Avondale

Member: OnPath Federal Credit Union

Organization: Forward Jefferson Corporation

Total Grant: $30,000

 

Baton Rouge

Member: Hancock Whitney Bank

Organization: Grace House of Baton Rouge Inc.

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: b1 Bank

Organization: Grace House of Baton Rouge Inc.

Total Grant: $15,000

 

Member: Hancock Whitney Bank

Organization: Mid City

Redevelopment Alliance, LLC

Total Grant: $30,000

 

Member: Red River Bank

Organization: Grace House of Baton Rouge Inc.

Total Grant: $6,000

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: Grace House of Baton Rouge Inc.

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: Generation Upward Foundation

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: South Louisiana Bank

Organization: Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge

Total Grant: $6,000

 

Member: Red River Bank

Organization: Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge

Total Grant: $15,000

 

Member: Bonvenu Bank

Organization: Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge

Total Grant: $6,000

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: CareOne Advocate Inc.

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: Red River Bank

Organization: F.O.A.M. dba Fathers On A Mission

Total Grant: $15,000

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: F.O.A.M. dba Fathers On A Mission

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: Bonvenu Bank

Organization: F.O.A.M. dba Fathers On A Mission

Total Grant: $6,000

 

Member: Bonvenu Bank

Organization: Louisiana Jumpstart Coalition

Total Grant: $6,000

 

Houma

Member: b1 Bank

Organization: Hope Extreme

Total Grant: $15,000

 

Lafayette

Member: b1 Bank

Organization: Women of Wisdom of Acadiana Inc.

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: The Hub Lafayette Urban Ministries

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Mandeville

Member: Renasant Bank

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $2,883.24

 

Member: Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $14,416.20

 

Member: b1 Bank

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $4,324.86

 

Member: Fifth District Savings Bank

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $2,883.24

 

Member: Resource Bank

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $4,324.86

 

Member: Metairie Bank & Trust Company

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $3,604.05

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $5,766.48

 

Member: Hancock Whitney Bank

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $14,416.20

 

Member: Fidelity Bank.

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $2,883.24

 

Member: BankPlus

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $14,416.20

 

Member: Investar Bank

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $4,324.86

 

Member: Citizens Bank & Trust Company

Organization: West 30's Redemption Company Inc.

Total Grant: $2,306.57

 

Metairie

Member: Bonvenu Bank

Organization: Jefferson Community Foundation

Total Grant: $15,000

 

Minden

Member: Bonvenu Bank

Organization: Phillip's Cottage

Total Grant: $9,000

 

Member: Bonvenu Bank

Organization: Project Reclaim of Louisiana Inc.

Total Grant: $6,000

 

Monroe

Member: Origin Bank

Organization: Quest 4 Success

Total Grant: $15,000

 

New Orleans

Member: Home Bank

Organization: ricRack Inc.

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: New Orleans Neighborhood

Development Foundation

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: Renasant Bank

Organization: New Orleans Neighborhood Development Foundation

Total Grant: $12,000

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: Corporate Internship Leadership Institute

Total Grant: $30,000

 

Member: Fidelity Bank

Organization: Corporate Internship Leadership Institute

Total Grant: $6,000

 

Member: Home Bank

Organization: Leona Tate Foundation for Change Inc.

Total Grant: $18,000

 

Member: Bonvenu Bank

Organization: Heroes of New Orleans

Total Grant: $12,000

 

Ruston

Member: Century Next Bank

Organization: North Louisiana Growth and Development Foundation

Total Grant: $30,000

 

Member: Origin Bank

Organization: Elisha Ministries dba Supportive Housing of NELA

Total Grant: $30,000

 

Member: Gibsland Bank & Trust

Organization: Elisha Ministries dba Supportive Housing of NELA

Total Grant: $4,998

 

Member: Origin Bank

Organization: Zion Traveler Community Development Inc.

Total Grant: $21,666.67

 

Member: Gibsland Bank & Trust Company

Organization: Zion Traveler Community Development Inc.

Total Grant: $21,666.67

 

Member: Century Next Bank

Organization: Zion Traveler

Community Development Inc.

Total Grant: $21,666.66

 

Slidell

Member: Red River Bank

Organization: East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity

Total Grant: $21,000

 

Member: OnPath Credit Union

Organization: East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity

Total Grant: $6,000

 

Member: Resource Bank

Organization: East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity

Total Grant: $18,000

See fhlb.com for a complete list of the 2026 PGP grant recipients. For more information about the 2026 PGP grants and other FHLB Dallas community investment products and programs, please visit fhlb.com/community programs.

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 $107.8 billion as of June 30, 2026, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced loans and other credit products to approximately 780 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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