Community Multiplier – Member Match Program

Community Multiplier is a flexible grant program designed to help member financial institutions support local community needs outside of the programs and products already offered by the Bank.

Community Multiplier provides matching grants ranging from $25,000 to $125,000 that member financial institutions may use to support non-profit organizations working on affordable housing initiatives in the priority areas defined below. The member financial institution will commit a minimum 10% match to FHLBank Indianapolis funds.

2026 Round

Key dates:

  • Notice of Intent due Aug. 4
  • Applications due Sept. 1
  • Awards announced Sept. 22

Join our kickoff webinar on March 3 to receive information on the upcoming round, including funding amounts, requirements and deadlines.

Register here


Community Multiplier – Member Match recipients

We're thrilled to share the news about our Community Multiplier grants! In 2025, our member financial institutions presented more than $5.6 million in matched grant funds to housing-focused non-profit organizations across Indiana and Michigan. Click below for a list of Community Multiplier recipients by state.

Indiana Recipients        Michigan Recipients


Getting started with Community Multiplier

  • Priority areas

    Community Multiplier matching grants support non-profit organizations based in Indiana or Michigan who are working on affordable housing initiatives in the below defined Priority Areas:

    Emerging developers – Real estate developers who have not previously been funded by FHLBank Indianapolis and are new to the industry (less than 2 years in industry).

    Housing supportive services – Services that assist with increasing stability of housing such as case management, healthcare, mental health care, substance abuse counseling, job training, employment support or child welfare.

    Housing counseling – Programs that provide tools for current and prospective homeowners to make responsible and sustainable choices through educational assistance.

    Affordable housing industry career development – Programs that build skill sets for the varied career paths that support affordable housing.

    Operational funding for targeted affordable housing organizations – Operational funding for affordable housing organizations who have not previously received AHP funding from FHLBank Indianapolis, or who are working in a rural county, as defined by nonmetro counties in the "Metropolitan (metro) and nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) counties, 2023" map from USDA. Organizations working in rural counties are not subject to prior funding restrictions.

    Community land trusts – Community-driven organizations that buy and manage land to keep it affordable for residents.

  • Community Multiplier resources