• July 17, 2026
• Bulletin No: 2026-14

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce that it has awarded $1.5 million in grants to eight federally recognized tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) through its Native American Housing Opportunities (NAHO) Fund. The funds were awarded through seven participating member institutions.  

The fund, introduced in 2024, provides grants from $50,000 to $200,000 to support housing initiatives that tribes, through their tribal governments and TDHEs, identify as critical to meeting tribal housing needs. All grant recipients were sponsored by Bank members. 

Below is a list of the awardees, including the members that facilitated the grants: 

Louisiana: $400,000 

Charenton 
Member: FNB of Jeanerette 
Organization: Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana 
Grant: $200,000 

Marksville 
Member: Home Bank  
Organization: Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana  
Grant: $200,000 
 

New Mexico: $1.1 million  

Laguna
Member: First National Bank Texas 
Organization: Laguna Housing Development and Management Enterprise   
Grant: $102,000 

Mescalero 
Member: First National Bank  
Organization: Mescalero Apache Tribe 
Grant: $200,000 

Ohkay Owingeh 
Member: Century Bank 
Organization: Ohkay Owingeh 
Grant: $200,000 

Santa Fe 
Member: Homewise 
Organization: San Ildefonso Housing Authority 
Grant: $200,000 

Member: Homewise 
Organization: Pueblo of Tesuque 
Grant: $198,000 
 

San Felipe Pueblo 

Member: Southwest Capital Bank 
Organization: San Felipe Pueblo Housing Authority 
Grant: $200,000 

Eligible uses for the NAHO Fund grants range from down payment, closing cost and rental assistance to repairs and new construction. The program also provides grants for administrative and operational expenses such as new program development and consultant fees.  

Visit our website or contact Community Investment at 800.362.2944 for more information.  

Sincerely, 

Sanjay K. Bhasin 
President and Chief Executive Officer