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Quarterly competitive cycles. Deadlines listed in DOH Funding Calendar. Check doh.colorado.gov for current schedule.
Affordable Housing Development Grants or Loans (Colorado) is sponsored by Colorado Division of Housing. This program aims to increase the availability of safe, affordable housing in Colorado. The Office of Housing Finance and Sustainability offers various services and financial assistance, including grants and loans, to make housing a reality for citizens throughout the state.
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If you are an affordable housing developer, public housing authority, or community organization that wishes to apply for funding for affordable housing development, homelessness prevention, or rental assistance projects, download the development application instructions, application, and related forms from this page. See application instructions for Division of Housing priorities, eligibility and requirements.
To apply for competitive funding through the Division of Housing (DOH), please follow the steps below: 1. Submit a Letter of Interest (LOI), Pre-Application, and preliminary budget spreadsheet. * LOIs, pre-applications, and preliminary budget spreadsheets are required before submitting an application for any competitive funding round.
* Full LOI and Pre-Application requirements can be found in the Application Instructions section II. * Deadlines are listed in the DOH Funding Calendar. * LOI details will be published on the DOH website ahead of the application deadline.
2. Complete and Submit an Application * Find detailed application instructions. * Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.
m. on the due date to be considered for review. After submitting, applicants can expect their applications to be scored using the published scoring criteria.
If an application is complete and DOH staff recommend for funding based on scoring and availability of funds, the project will be reviewed by the State Housing Board for an award decision. Any funds that are not awarded at the end of a cycle, either due to applications that do not meet threshold requirements or too few applicants, will roll forward to a future round.
DOH will communicate whether funds rolled forward to ensure applicants know of the additional availability of funds. Find more information about our application and contract process and please contact your region’s Housing Development Specialist for any additional questions. ## Application Schedule and Awards Application Schedule and Awards * Development Funding Application - You can submit an application for funding in Neighborly.
Contact your Housing Development Specialist to open a new application. * Example Neighborly Application * DPA Program Spreadsheet * SFOO Program Spreadsheet * CHDO Program Spreadsheet * Rental/PSH: Budget Spreadsheet (. XLSX) * Homeownership: Budget Spreadsheet(.
XLSX) * Mobile Home: Budget Spreadsheet (. XLSX) * Application LOI Template ## Housing Development Scoring Criteria The Department of Local Affairs’ Division of Housing (DOH) has developed the following scoring criteria to apply to its quarterly, competitive application cycles for rental and homeownership projects beginning December 2, 2024. DOH will use this to help guide recommendations for housing development funding.
* DOH Housing Development Scoring Criteria * Q&A on DOH Affordable Housing Development Scoring ## Instructions and Reference Materials * Development Application Instructions (Effective December 2025) * Application Checklist (Effective December 1, 2025) * DOLA Environmental Review page (with links to forms) * Multifamily Rehab Standards * Application and Contract Process Policy * Pre-Agreement and Pre-Award Costs Policy Contact one of our Housing Development Specialists for questions about the application, forms or process.
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Unspecified, but focused on organizations and projects increasing affordable housing in Colorado. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Unspecified Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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