CHFA Awarded Over $500,000 for Housing Counseling
(DENVER) – Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) has been awarded a $501,942 grant to support housing counseling agencies located throughout Colorado.
CHFA’s grant was awarded from the HUD Office of Housing Counseling. Funds will support a wide array of counseling services including credit repair, rental housing, home purchase, and foreclosure prevention counseling. During the 2021 program year, HUD grant funds administered by CHFA supported housing counseling agencies in serving more than 5,600 households.
“HUD-approved housing counselors are essential community resources, offering guidance to help Coloradans achieve and maintain housing stability. CHFA values the opportunity to support our housing counseling partners with the HUD grant,” said Cris White, CHFA executive director and CEO.
The following housing counseling organizations will be supported by the HUD grant. Please note that many agencies’ services areas extend beyond their base city.
Boulder County Personal Finance Program, Boulder
Brothers Redevelopment, Inc., Denver
City of Aurora Home Ownership Assistance Program (HOAP), Aurora
Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation, Denver
Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation, Westminster
Denver Housing Authority, Denver
Douglas County Housing Partnership, Lone Tree
Housing Resources of Western Colorado, Grand Junction
Housing Solutions for the Southwest, Durango
Northeast Denver Housing Center, Denver
Rocky Mountain Community Land Trust, Colorado Springs
Southwest Improvement Council, Denver
Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, Cañon City
About CHFA
CHFA strengthens Colorado by investing in affordable housing and community development. Created in 1973, CHFA invests in affordable homeownership, the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, helps small- and medium-sized businesses access capital, offers technical assistance and financial support to strengthen local communities, and supports mission-aligned nonprofits through philanthropic investment. CHFA is a self-sustaining public enterprise. CHFA issued debt is not the obligation of the state. For more information about CHFA, please visit chfainfo.com or call 1.800.877.chfa (2432).
