Emergency Rental Assistance Program

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) has expanded its Colorado Emergency Rental Assistance program by offering two ways to apply: the Division of Housing (DOH) Monthly Random Selection and the CARE Center Daily Random Selection. The CARE Center Daily Random Selection will begin on March 17, 2025, while the next DOH Monthly Random Selection pre-application window will be open from April 14-16, 2025.

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) will open the next round of emergency rental assistance pre-applications on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., closing on Wednesday, February 12, at 5:00 p.m. This month, DOLA will offer two rounds, with a second pre-application window opening on Monday, February 24, at 11:00 a.m. and closing on Wednesday, February 26, at 5:00 p.m.

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) January round of rental assistance will open for pre-applications starting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Pre-applications will be open to the public until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025.

On December 31, 2024, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Local Government (DLG), has reached the next significant milestone in the implementation of the 2024 land use and housing legislation by publishing the final Parking Management Best Practices Report, the Housing Needs Assessment Methodology, and Displacement Risk Assessment Guidance.

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) December round of rental assistance will open for pre-applications starting at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 16, 2024. Pre-applications will be open to the public until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) November round of rental assistance will open for pre-applications starting at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 18, 2024. Pre-applications will be open to the public until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) October round of rental assistance will open for pre-applications starting at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2024. Pre-applications will be open to the public until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The Department’s top priority is to serve as many Coloradans as possible equitably and efficiently. Emergency rental assistance funding is available for Coloradans who have fallen behind on their rent, meet income limits and other qualifying factors, and are at risk of eviction or displacement. Those facing eviction will continue to be prioritized.

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is alerting the public about a text fraud scheme related to the State’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).

After serving over 36,000 households, with over 70% of whom have 50% Area Median Income (AMI) or less, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) will no longer accept emergency rental assistance applications after 11:59 p.m. on November 15, 2022.

For the past 15 months, the State of Colorado has provided emergency rental assistance to more than 30,000 households. The goal of the program was to mitigate the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on people who were at an increased risk of losing their housing due to challenges with paying rent, as many people found their jobs eliminated or paused.