The Funding Sources Inventory tool allows you to search a database of funding sources created for this guide to determine which may be relevant to consider for your development. Use the filters at the top of the page to narrow down the list of possible sources based on the characteristics of your development. The funding sources shown in the list at the bottom will be those that match at least one of the criteria from each of the filter categories you have selected (in other words, the filters use OR logic within each filter category and AND logic across filter categories). Review the remaining list to learn more about each program. You can click the “Details” button to display detailed information about each funding source.

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Colorado Housing Investment Fund (CHIF)
CHIF, which was created from mortgage settlement funds, is a revolving loan fund designed to address Colorado’s need for affordable rental housing. Funding can be used by eligible borrowers in two ways: 1) short term, low interest loans to bridge permanent financing sources; and 2) short term loan guarantees for new construction and rehabilitation.
Details
Eligible home types:
Loan pool:
  • Rental properties that serve households below 60% AMI
  • Mixed-income developments that serve persons with disabilities, veterans, or persons experiencing homelessness Loan guarantee:
  • Rental properties that serve households below 60% AMI
  • Mixed-income developments
  • Projects that create future market demand due to an event (e.g., new transit; voucher award; new employer)
Eligible recipients:
Loan pool: nonprofits; for-profits; housing authorities Loan guarantee: nonprofits; for-profits; housing authorities
Eligible uses:
Loan pool: acquisitions; bridge loans; new construction; rehabilitation Loan guarantee: new construction; rehabilitation
Affordability requirements:
Loan pool: Minimum affordability period of 30 years; households at or below 60% AMI Loan guarantee: Minimum affordability period of 30 years
Geography funding is available to :
Loan pool: Statewide Loan guarantee: Statewide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Loan pool: Up to $3 million Loan guarantee: Up to $2 million
Additional notes or requirements:
Consult DOH Housing Development Specialist for more information.
Links to more information:
National Housing Trust Fund (HTF)
The National Housing Trust Fund provides Colorado with grant funding to increase and preserve affordable housing for extremely low-income households, those earning at or below 30% AMI. HTF dollars are awarded annually based on a formula to the Department of Local Affairs, who in turn sets priorities for their use across the state in its HTF Allocation Plan and solicits for applications to award this funding.
Details
Eligible home types:
  • Multifamily
  • Single-family
Eligible recipients:
  • Nonprofit developers
  • Housing Authorities
  • Local Governments
Eligible uses:
  • Acquisition
  • Site improvements and hard costs
  • Soft costs
  • Demolition
  • New construction
  • Property Acquisition
  • Rehabilitation of existing units
  • Financing costs
  • Relocation assistance
  • Operating cost assistance for rental housing (up to 30% of each grant)
  • Administration and planning
Affordability requirements:
Households earning no more than 30% AMI
Geography funding is available to :
Statewide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Determined by DOH
Additional notes or requirements:
Links to more information:
Private Activity Bonds (PABs)
Private activity bonds enable local and state governments to finance private development projects. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) allocates a portion of its annual bonding authority directly to statewide authorities (CHFA and Colorado Agricultural Development Authority or CADA) and local governments based on population. It retains a portions of the state's annual bonding authority ("Statewide Balance") to award for eligible projects across Colorado, including residential rental projects for low- and moderate-income households. Municipalities and housing authorities can apply for the bonding authority under the Statewide Balance PAB directly from DOLA.
Details
Eligible home types:
  • Multifamily
  • Single-family
Eligible recipients:
  • Local governments
  • Housing authorities
Eligible uses:
  • New construction or acquisition/rehabilitation of housing for low to moderate-income people
  • Single-family mortgage revenue bonds
  • Mortgage Credit Certificates (MCC) which is a bond allocation for qualified homebuyers
  • Qualified redevelopment bonds (blighted property acquisition; redevelopment preparation; relocation)
Affordability requirements:
Varies by use
Geography funding is available to :
Statewide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Based on bond cap
Additional notes or requirements:
Links to more information:
CDBG-DR 
Colorado uses its allocation of CDBG-DR funding from the federal government for a variety of housing assistance and finance programs, including disaster recovery funding for multifamily housing construction. The CDBG-DR Multifamily Housing Construction Loan provides loans for affordable rental property construction and repair, in accordance with the state's Action Plan.
Details
Eligible home types:
  • Multifamily rental properties
  • Mixed-income developments
Eligible recipients:
  • Local governments
  • Housing authorities
  • For-profits
  • Non-profits
Eligible uses:
  • Acquisition
  • Bridge loans
  • New construction
  • Rehabilitation
Affordability requirements:
  • 30 year affordability period
Geography funding is available to :
Statewide (to be used in disaster-affected areas following a declared disaster)
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Up to $4 million
Additional notes or requirements:
Links to more information:
Tribal Housing Activities Loan Guarantee Program (Title VI) 
The purpose of the Title VI loan guarantee is to assist Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) recipients (borrowers) who want to finance additional grant-eligible construction or development at today’s costs. Tribes can use a variety of funding sources in combination with Title VI financing, such as low-income housing tax credits.
Details
Eligible home types:
All (anything eligible for IHBG is eligible for Title VI)
Eligible recipients:
IHBG recipients (i.e. Federally Recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and Tribally Designated Housing Entities [TDHEs])
Eligible uses:
Create new housing Rehabilitate housing Build infrastructure Construct community facilities Acquire land to be used for housing Prepare architectural & engineering plans Fund financing costs
Affordability requirements:
Grant funds must be used to primarily benefit low-income Native families
Geography funding is available to :
Nationwide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
The maximum guarantee amount that a tribe/TDHE can borrow is approximately five times the need portion of the annual IHBG allocation. There is no minimum loan size.. A tribe/TDHE may have one or more Title VI loans, but the combined total may not exceed the maximum guarantee amount.
Additional notes or requirements:
Links to more information:
RAD 
The Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) allows public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of other HUD-assisted properties to convert units from their original sources of HUD financing to project-based Section 8 contracts. The primary benefit of RAD is that properties that convert under this process are no longer restricted from securing private sources of capital financing, and the owners are therefore able to address deferred maintenance issues that have caused Public Housing and other HUD rental stock to deteriorate nationwide.
Details
Eligible home types:
Redeveloped public housing units (priority given to proposals that redevelop physically or functionally obsolete public housing, public housing redevelopments that are part of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plan, and properties that are in imminent danger of losing financing).
Eligible recipients:
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)
Eligible uses:
Conversion of public housing contracts to long-term Section 8 contracts
Affordability requirements:
Generally, PHAs must provide a one-to-one unit replacement for all units redeveloped after a RAD conversion. Additional requirements may apply depending on additional financing leveraged to recapitalize or redevelop properties.
Geography funding is available to :
Nationwide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
There is a cap on how many public housing units may be converted under the RAD program nationwide (455,000 units at time of writing). This cap is set by Congress.
Additional notes or requirements:
Davis-Bacon wage requirements and federal accessibility requirements apply to any RAD conversion projects. All RAD projects must be in compliance with NEPA. Tenant relocation requirements (Uniform Relocation Act compliance, Right to Return guarantee) also apply to all RAD conversions. Additional design considerations related to energy and water-efficiency, social connectivity and inclusion, broadband access, aging-in-place, environmental stewardship, and climate change resilience are encouraged.
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Public Housing Capital Fund 
The Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Office of Capital Improvements administers the Capital Fund. The Capital Fund provides funds, annually, to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) for the development, financing, and modernization of public housing developments and for management improvements.
Details
Eligible home types:
Public housing units
Eligible recipients:
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)
Eligible uses:
Development, financing, and modernization of public housing projects, which includes redesign, reconstruction, and reconfiguration of public housing sites and buildings (including accessibility improvements) and development of mixed-finance projects. Vacancy reduction. Addressing deferred maintenance needs, including replacing obsolete utility systems. Planned code compliance or management improvements. Increasing on-site computer access and training. Resident relocation. Capital expenditures to facilitate programs to improve resident empowerment and economic self-sufficiency. Capital expenditures to improve safety and security of residents. Homeownership activities. Installing or changing fixtures and fittings to improve energy and water-use efficiency. Integrated utility management and capital planning.
Affordability requirements:
Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals
Geography funding is available to :
Nationwide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Each PHA's annual allocation is determined by formula (based on data submitted by each PHA about existing and accrued modernization needs)
Additional notes or requirements:
Davis-Bacon wage requirements apply for all work or contracts exceeding $2,000 in connection with development or modernization activities for a public housing project (except for non-routine maintenance work)
Links to more information:
Public Housing Operating Fund 
The Public Housing Operating Fund provides operating subsidies to housing authorities to assist in funding the operating and maintenance expenses of their own dwellings. The subsidies are required to help maintain services and provide minimum operating reserves.
Details
Eligible home types:
Public housing units
Eligible recipients:
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)
Eligible uses:
PHA operations. A portion of operating reserves may be used for debt service, collateral, or other financing costs incurred by borrowing private capital to finance development and modernization of public housing. [see: https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/OPFUND-FINANCING-GUIDE.PDF]
Affordability requirements:
Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals
Geography funding is available to :
Nationwide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Each PHA's annual allocation is determined by formula (based on data submitted by each PHA about their income and expenses)
Additional notes or requirements:
Links to more information:
Tax-Exempt Loan
Financing for the acquisition or refinance of stabilized affordable multifamily properties with 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) with at least 7 years remaining in the LIHTC compliance period.
Details
Eligible home types:
Garden, mid-rise or high-rise multifamily properties with 4% LIHTC with 90% occupancy for 90 days. May be used for mixed-use properties.
Eligible recipients:
Any owner of a property with 4% LIHTCs.
Eligible uses:
Refinancing affordable multifamily properties with 4% LIHTCs.
Affordability requirements:
There must be at least 7 years remaining in the LIHTC compliance period.
Geography funding is available to :
Nationwide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Maximum LTV: 85% of adjusted value or 90% of market value. Minimum DCR: 1.15x.
Additional notes or requirements:
Links to more information:
Small-scale Housing Permanent Loan
The Small-scale Housing Permanent Loan program provides up to $2.5 million of uninsured permanent financing for four- to 19-unit multifamily rental properties. This innovative program provides critical long term financing to smaller properties from a trusted partner.
Details
Eligible home types:
Rental housing properties with between 4 and 19 units
Eligible recipients:
Small-scale developers
Eligible uses:
New construction, acquisition/rehab, and refinances
Affordability requirements:
A total of 75% of the project units must be available and affordable to residents earning up to 120% Area Median Income (AMI). In addition, 20% of the total units must be restricted to residents earning 80% AMI or less.
Geography funding is available to :
Colorado
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Up to $2.5 million. Lesser of 85% LTV or 90% of development costs. DCR: 1.20 Amount supportable by the project's stabilized net operating income.
Additional notes or requirements:
Market Study or Housing Needs Assessment must demonstrate demand for the proposed project. There is a six-month reserve requirement for operating expenses and debt service, with a minimum replacement reserve requirement at $350/unit/year, increasing annually by 3%. A Phase I environmental assessment, at a minimum, is required for all projects. If the project involves an existing building constructed before 1978 that has no documentation of previous abatement, a lead-based paint and asbestos-containing materials report must be submitted along with a plan for abatement during rehab and/or an Operations and Maintenance Manual for managing the hazards in place. Radon testing is required after the project is complete and appropriate mitigation provided if radon levels are higher than the EPA-recommended threshold for abatement action.
Links to more information:
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Colorado Housing Investment Fund (CHIF)
CHIF, which was created from mortgage settlement funds, is a revolving loan fund designed to address Colorado’s need for affordable rental housing. Funding can be used by eligible borrowers in two ways: 1) short term, low interest loans to bridge permanent financing sources; and 2) short term loan guarantees for new construction and rehabilitation.
Details
Eligible home types:
Loan pool:
  • Rental properties that serve households below 60% AMI
  • Mixed-income developments that serve persons with disabilities, veterans, or persons experiencing homelessness Loan guarantee:
  • Rental properties that serve households below 60% AMI
  • Mixed-income developments
  • Projects that create future market demand due to an event (e.g., new transit; voucher award; new employer)
Eligible recipients:
Loan pool: nonprofits; for-profits; housing authorities Loan guarantee: nonprofits; for-profits; housing authorities
Eligible uses:
Loan pool: acquisitions; bridge loans; new construction; rehabilitation Loan guarantee: new construction; rehabilitation
Affordability requirements:
Loan pool: Minimum affordability period of 30 years; households at or below 60% AMI Loan guarantee: Minimum affordability period of 30 years
Geography funding is available to :
Loan pool: Statewide Loan guarantee: Statewide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Loan pool: Up to $3 million Loan guarantee: Up to $2 million
Additional notes or requirements:
Consult DOH Housing Development Specialist for more information.
Links to more information:
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