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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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.
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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:
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Healthy Housing Rewards Initiative
The Healthy Housing Rewards Initiative offers discounted mortgage financing for new construction or rehabilitation of multifamily affordable rentals when borrowers use physical design and resident services practices to advance health outcomes. Properties must meet or exceed the minimum certification standards of the Fitwel® Certification System (operated by the Center for Active Design); certification costs (up to $6,500) are reimbursable as part of the loan.
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Eligible home types:
  • Multifamily rental properties where at least 60% of the units are affordable to households earning no more than 60% AMI
Eligible recipients:
  • Developers of eligible multifamily properties *Note can be used once per borrower per property.
Eligible uses:
N/A
Affordability requirements:
Households earning no more than 60% AMI
Geography funding is available to :
Statewide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
No minimum or maximum
Additional notes or requirements:
Links to more information:
HUD Section 202 
HUD provides capital advances to finance the construction, rehabilitation or acquisition with or without rehabilitation of structures that will serve as supportive housing for very low-income elderly persons, including the frail elderly, and provides rent subsidies for the projects to help make them affordable.
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Eligible home types:
Supportive housing *if combined with additional financing, units funded with Section 202 may be included in buildings that offer other types of residential units (e.g. market rate units) or commercial space, so long as the 202 funding is only used for units serving very low-income elderly persons.
Eligible recipients:
Private nonprofit organizations and some nonprofit consumer cooperatives
Eligible uses:
Construction, rehabilitation or acquisition (with or without rehabilitation) of supportive housing
Affordability requirements:
At least one adult member of the household applying must be at least 62 years old; household must make less than 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI) of the location of the property; Residents at Section 202 properties are typically charged 30% of their adjusted income for rent.
Geography funding is available to :
Nationwide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Varies based on project type and size (will be specified in the Notice of Funding Availability released by HUD to award the funds)
Additional notes or requirements:
Each project must have a supportive services plan. Davis-Bacon requirements apply to projects financed with Section 202. All new construction and substantial (gut) rehabilitation projects financed with Section 202 must meet certain design requirements related to water and energy efficiency, broadband infrastructure, and accessibility. Projects developed with Section 202 must be in compliance with NEPA.
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HUD Section 811 
Through the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program, HUD provides funding to develop and subsidize rental housing with the availability of supportive services for very low- and extremely low-income adults with disabilities. Two types of assistance are available through the Section 811 program 1) financing for nonprofit developers and 2) funding for state housing agencies to offer project-based rental assistance.
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Eligible home types:
Supportive housing
Eligible recipients:
Nonprofit organizations with Section 501c3 tax exemption from the IRS State housing agencies (for funding to administer project-based rental assistance only)
Eligible uses:
Construction, rehabilitation or acquisition (with or without rehabilitation) of supportive housing
Affordability requirements:
For projects funded by capital advances and supported by project rental assistance contracts (PRACs), households must be very low-income (within 50 percent of the median income for the area) with at least one adult member with a disability (such as a physical or developmental disability or chronic mental illness). For projects funded with Project Rental Assistance through state housing agencies, residents must be extremely low-income (within 30 percent of the median income for the area) with at least one adult member with a disability. States may establish additional eligibility requirements for this program.
Geography funding is available to :
Nationwide
Maximum financial assistance per project:
Varies based on project type and size (will be specified in the Notice of Funding Availability released by HUD to award the funds)
Additional notes or requirements:
Each project must have a supportive services plan. Davis-Bacon requirements apply to projects financed with Section 811. All new construction and substantial (gut) rehabilitation projects financed with Section 811 must meet certain design requirements related to water and energy efficiency, broadband infrastructure, and accessibility. Projects developed with Section 811 must be in compliance with NEPA.
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CHFA Capital Magnet Fund (CMF)
CMF provides up to $750,000 of flexible gap financing for the preservation or construction of 4 percent or 9 percent Housing Credit projects located in eligible areas and serving incomes at or below 50 percent of Area Median Income.
Details
Eligible home types:
Multifamily housing (including 4% and 9% Housing Tax Credit projects)
Eligible recipients:
Developers of 4 percent and 9 percent Housing Credit projects
Eligible uses:
Acquisition, new construction, and rehabilitation
Affordability requirements:
AMI restrictions: At or below 50% AMI preferred
Geography funding is available to :
Colorado, with preference given to projects in areas experiencing economic distress and/or located in rural areas
Maximum financial assistance per project:
$750,000. Maximum LTV: 90%. Minimum DCR: 1.05x (combined with all hard debt)
Additional notes or requirements:
Must conform with CHFA Credit Policy, including operating and replacement reserve requirements (when the CMF program is used as a first mortgage or senior debt; reserve requirements are not in place if CMF is used as secondary or tertiary debt). Replacement Reserve deposits and tax/insurance escrows are required once the project converts to the permanent period. For new construction projects, the minimum Replacement Reserve deposit is $250 per unit per year for senior properties, $300 per unit per year for family properties, and $350 per unit per year for permanent supportive housing properties. For acquisition/rehab properties, the corresponding reserves minimums would be increased by $50 per unit per year.
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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:
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