Field Empowerment Fund
Housing Counseling Services
Informational Webinar • February 12, 2:30 PM ET
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The Field Empowerment Fund (FEF) empowers NCRC network members to level up established service lines.
The Housing Counseling Services series within FEF supports HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in driving homeownership, such as through pre- and post-purchase counseling. In addition, the program builds agency knowledge on heirs’ property challenges to better equip first-time and low-income homebuying households with the know-how to retain intergenerational wealth.
In doing so, FEF-HCS aims to help underserved families begin their homeownership journey, with an additional goal of ensuring foresight into the long-term future of their home purchase.
The FEF-HCS series is funded in partnership with Key Bank, and targets communities within the Key Bank branch footprint.
Through a settlement with Key Bank, $2.5 million has been allocated for the subgrants for direct-to-client housing counseling services that will be awarded in three rounds in the FEF-HCS track.
2025 Round: $850,000
2026 Round: $850,000
2027 Round: $800,000
Contact us for more information about NCRC’s Field Empowerment Fund.
Eligibility Criteria
1. Be an active NCRC 501(c)3 member. Join here.
2. Be a HUD-certified housing counseling agency
3. Have a physical office location and attend clients in an eligible geography.
Search your location in the interactive map below.
Funding Support
Awardee agencies will receive subgrants to support their housing counseling services to clients. Final award values may vary due to factors such as application volume, number of clients served per agency, and alignment with NCRC and KeyBank’s partnership announced in April 2024. Minimum award will be $10,000.
Knowledge Building
Awardee agencies will attend a training session on heirs’ property challenges and best practices, hosted by NCRC National Training Academy. Bolstering counselor knowledge on this topic will ensure that your agency is not only serving clients in their personal wealth-building journey now, but also helping them preserve that wealth in generations to come.
ESTIMATED TIMELINE:
- February 17, 2025 – March 14, 2025: Application Period
- May 2025: Announcement of Awardees
- June 2025 – May 2026: Performance Period
FaQ
My organization is not a HUD-approved housing counseling agency. Will there be a Field Empowerment Fund round that I can apply for?
NCRC anticipates another round of the Field Empowerment Fund in 2025 that will be available to organizations that are not housing counseling agencies. Please follow our newsletter to stay informed of new opportunities as they are announced.
2024 Grantees
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BLACK-WOMEN-BUILD-BALTIMORE-INC.-logo.jpg)
BLACK WOMEN BUILD – BALTIMORE, INC.
BALTIMORE, MD
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BRIDGEPORT-NEIGHBORHOOD-TRUST-INC.-logo.jpg)
BRIDGEPORT NEIGHBORHOOD TRUST INC.
BRIDGEPORT, CT
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CALIFORNIA-CAPITAL-FINANCIAL-DEVELOPMENT-CORPORATION-logo.jpg)
CALIFORNIA CAPITAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SACRAMENTO, CA
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CHANGE-LABS-logo.png)
CHANGE LABS
TUBA CITY, AZ
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CHICAGO-COMMUNITY-LOAN-FUND-logo.jpg)
CHICAGO COMMUNITY LOAN FUND
CHICAGO, IL
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/COALITION-FOR-NONPROFIT-HOUSING-AND-ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT-logo.jpg)
COALITION FOR NONPROFIT HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, DC
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/COMMUNITY-SHELTER-ASSISTANCE-CORP-DBA-CASA-OF-OREGON-logo.png)
COMMUNITY & SHELTER ASSISTANCE CORP DBA CASA OF OREGON
SHERWOOD, OR
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CORPORATION-TO-DEVELOP-COMMUNITIES-OF-TAMPA-INC.-logo.png)
CORPORATION TO DEVELOP COMMUNITIES OF TAMPA, INC.
TAMPA, FL
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GROW-BROOKLYN-INC.-logo.png)
GROW BROOKLYN, INC.
BROOKLYN, NY
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LATINO-ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT-CENTER-logo.jpg)
LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER
WASHINGTON, DC
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MIWEALTH-DBA-SOUTHWEST-ECONOMIC-SOLUTIONS.png)
MIWEALTH DBA SOUTHWEST ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS
DETROIT, MI
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/PACIFIC-ASIAN-CONSORTIUM-IN-EMPLOYMENT-logo.png)
PACIFIC ASIAN CONSORTIUM IN EMPLOYMENT
LOS ANGELES, CA
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TEXAS-ASSOCIATION-OF-COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT-CORPORATIONS-logo-v2.png)
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
AUSTIN, TX
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/THE-CAPITAL-MARKET-logo.png)
THE CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/THE-COMMUNITY-FOUNDATION-MISSION-INVESTMENTS-COMPANY-logo.jpg)
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MISSION INVESTMENTS COMPANY
NEW HAVEN, CT
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WALNUT-HILLS-REDEVELOPMENT-FOUNDATION-logo.jpg)
WALNUT HILLS REDEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
CINCINNATI, OH
2024 Honorable Mentions
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CHICANOS-POR-LA-CAUSA-INC.-logo.jpg)
CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA, INC.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CORNERSTONE-RENTER-EQUITY-logo.jpg)
CORNERSTONE RENTER EQUITY
CINCINNATI, OH
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/EMPOWHER-INSTITUTE-logo.png)
EMPOWHER INSTITUTE
LOS ANGELES, CA
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FAIR-HOUSING-RIGHTS-CENTER-IN-SOUTHEASTERN-PENNSYLVANIA-logo.jpg)
FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS CENTER IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/PITTSBURGH-COMMUNITY-REINVESTMENT-GROUP-logo.jpg)
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Pittsburgh, PA
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHERMAN-PARK-COMMUNITY-ASSOCIATION-INC.-logo.png)
Sherman Park Community Association, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SOLITAS-HOUSE-logo.jpg)
Solita’s House, Inc.
Tampa, FL
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/THE-ENTERPRISE-CENTER-CAPITAL-CORPORATION-logo.jpg)
The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation
Philadelphia, PA
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/VIDA-MEJOR-CAPITAL-INC.-logo-v2.png)
VIDA MEJOR CAPITAL, INC.
OHKAY OWINGEH, NM
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WASHINGTON-STATE-EMPLOYEES-CREDIT-UNION-logo.png)
WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION
OLYMPIA, WA
Housing Counseling
Small Business
![ACT logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ACT@2x.png)
ACT! Albany Community Together Inc.
Albany, GA
$50,000
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AAA.jpg)
African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs
Orlando, FL
$50,000
![BBIF logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BBIF-Updated-Logo-Web-copy.png)
Black Business Investment Fund
Orlando, FL
$150,000
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CRC-logo.png)
California Reinvestment Coalition
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Logo-Header-312-×-100-px.png)
CommonWealth Kitchen
Boston, MA
$50,000
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/craf-final-logo-transparent-fl-ltrs-1536x1029-1.png)
Community Reinvestment Alliance of South Florida
Miami, FL
$75,000
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/lawrence-community-works-logo.jpg)
Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc.
Lawrence, MA
$50,000
The Food Trust
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-cropped-ICON-CDC-logo-Transparent-1-2.png)
Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
$75,000
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Solidarity_Logo_Horiz_4C.png)
Iowa Community Capital
Des Moines, IA
$100,000
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/metro-community-development-logo-final.webp)
Metro Community Development, Inc.
Flint, MI
$100,000
![Pacific Comm Ventures logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pacific-Comm-Ven@2x.png)
Pacific Community Ventures
Oakland, CA
$100,000
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WACIF.jpg)
Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif)
Washington, D.C.
$100,000
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vermont_Slauson1-logo.png)
Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
$50,000
Housing Affordability
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Avenue-Logo-Horizontal4web-NOtagline-280w39h.png)
Avenue Community Development Corporation
Houston, TX
$125,000
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CNHED.jpg)
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED)
Washington, D.C.
$100,000
City First Enterprises, Inc.
Washington, DC
$50,000
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CCLF-logo@2x.png)
Chicago Community Loan Fund
Chicago, IL
$175,000
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/LMSDI_logo-011-204w.png)
Lower Marshall-Shadeland Development Initiative
Pittsburgh, PA
$125,000
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Fair-Housing.jpg)
Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council
Milwaukee, WI
$50,000
![](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/logonjcaef.png)
New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund
Newark, NJ
$75,000
![logo](https://www.ncrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMPACCT_Logo_M.jpg)
Pratt Area Community Council, Inc.
Brooklyn, New York, NY
$50,000
ACCESS PLUS CAPITAL
FRESNO, CA
$50,000
ALABAMA SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE
BIRMINGHAM, AL
$50,000
BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
BIRMINGHAM, AL
$50,000
BLACK CULTURAL ZONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
OAKLAND, CA
$75,000
BRIDGING
COMMUNITIES INC
DETROIT, MI
$25,000
CAPITAL AREA ASSET BUILDERS
WASHINGTON, DC
$75,000
COALITION FOR NONPROFIT HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, DC
$75,000
COMMUNITY FIRST FUND
LANCASTER, PA
$75,000
COMMUNITY LINK
CHARLOTTE, NC
$50,000
COMMUNITY OF CARING CDC
COLUMBUS, OH
$50,000
CORPORATION TO DEVELOP COMMUNITIES OF TAMPA, INC.
TAMPA, FL
$125,000
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
COLUMBUS, OH
$50,000
FAHE
BEREA, KY
$50,000
HARTFORD COMMUNITY LOAN FUND
HARTFORD, CT
$150,000
LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER
WASHINGTON, DC
$125,000
LINC UP NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
$100,000
LOCAL ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE FUND
BOSTON, MA
$100,000
MANNA, INC
WASHINGTON, DC
$50,000
MASSACHUSETTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE
DORCHESTER CENTER, MA
$50,000
MY PROJECT USA
COLUMBUS, OH
$75,000
PATHSTONE ENTERPRISE CENTER, INC.
ROCHESTER, NY
$125,000
PIDC COMMUNITY CAPITAL
PHILADELPHIA, PA
$75,000
PIMA COUNTY LAND TRUST
TUCSON, AZ
$125,000
REINVESTMENT PARTNERS
DURHAM, NC
$50,000
SOLITA’S HOUSE
TAMPA, FL
$50,000
SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
PHILADELPHIA, PA
$100,000
SOUTHWEST ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS
DETROIT, MI
$50,000
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
AUSTIN, TX
$100,000
THE ENTERPRISE CENTER
PHILADELPHIA, PA
$50,000
THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SCACED)
CHARLESTON, SC
WASHINGTON AREA COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND (WACIF)
WASHINGTON, DC
$50,000