Housing Planning Grant Program
Forecasted
Housing Planning Grant Program supports Colorado local governments and regional entities with housing assessments and planning documents to understand housing needs and advance compliance with SB24-174.
Funder: Department of Local Affairs
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: No suggested minimum or maximum award; minimum 25% match of total project cost
Summary: Supports Colorado local governments and regional entities developing housing assessments, action plans, and comprehensive plan elements compliant with SB24-174.
Key Information: Project work cannot begin until DOLA has signed the grant agreement.
Description
The Housing Planning Grant Program (HPLN) helps Colorado communities understand their housing needs and turn those findings into actionable planning documents. Enacted by SB24-174, it is managed by the Community Development Office within the Department of Local Affairs’ Division of Local Government. Funding supports new documents and revisions to existing documents that meet the law’s requirements.
Eligible work includes Housing Needs Assessments (HNAs), Housing Action Plans, and the Water Supply and Strategic Growth elements of comprehensive plans. Local and multijurisdictional projects are supported, and coordinating an HNA with an action plan is encouraged. Jurisdictions subject to SB24-174 requirements receive priority, but HNAs and action plans may be funded even when the law does not require them.
