Creation of Supportive Housing (SH) RFA
Creation of Supportive Housing (SH) RFA supports housing providers creating permanent supportive homes for extremely low-income Coloradans experiencing homelessness to improve housing stability.
Funder: Colorado Division of Housing
Due Dates: November 2, 2026 (Round D application, 5:00 p.m. MT)
Funding Amounts: 5–60 vouchers per proposal; initial rental assistance contracts last 20 years; $15–18 million in Round A pre-application gap funding
Summary: Supports new permanent supportive housing for extremely low-income Coloradans experiencing homelessness and complex barriers to housing stability.
Key Information: Applications require a Letter of Intent and a DOH-approved voucher administrator.
Description
The Colorado Division of Housing (DOH), within the Department of Local Affairs, administers this RFA with the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) and local municipalities. It coordinates rental assistance, affordable housing development loans or grants, and Denver tenancy support services to increase permanent supportive housing across Colorado.
The housing model combines safe, affordable, community-based housing with tenancy rights, supportive services, and links to intensive supports. Its goals include independent living, housing stability, improved health outcomes, and reduced emergency system use. DOH evaluates both housing development feasibility and the supportive housing model, including community partnerships, service quality, staffing, and the sustainability of supportive services funding.
