HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) supports housing developers and community housing organizations with housing development and operating funds to expand affordable housing in Colorado.
This grant was recently updated
CHDO Operating deadlines moved from August 15 to December 1, 2026 for LOIs and from September 1 to January 15, 2027 for applications. Anticipated award letters shifted from mid-October to mid-March, and contract execution from early January to early June; other processing dates also changed.
Funder: Colorado Division of Housing
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (CHDO Operating LOI) | January 15, 2027 (CHDO Operating application)
Funding Amounts: Development grants or loans; loans at 0–3% for 17–50 years; CHDO operating support capped at the greater of $50,000 or 50% of annual operating expenses
Summary: Federal funding supports affordable rental and ownership housing in Colorado, homebuyer assistance, owner-occupied rehabilitation, and CHDO operations.
Key Information: DOH is not currently funding tenant-based rental assistance through HOME.
Description
The HOME Investment Partnerships Program is a federal program administered by the Colorado Division of Housing (DOH). Created by the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, it provides competitive funding to local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private developers to build, acquire, or rehabilitate affordable housing for low-income households.
Eligible activities include rental housing acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction; homebuyer assistance, generally through Down Payment Assistance programs; and rehabilitation of single-family owner-occupied homes. HOME also supports Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) housing projects and operating expenses. The annual CHDO Operating competition supports reasonable and necessary organizational costs associated with increasing Colorado’s affordable housing supply. Current CHDO Operating funds are for operating expenses, not pre-development activities.
