Press Release

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Division of Housing (DOH) awarded $4.47M through the Colorado State Housing Board (SHB) for affordable housing in September.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in August announced the award of $6.5M to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) for Section 811 supportive housing for extremely low income persons with disabilities, and DOLA’s Division of Housing (DOH) awarded $4.82M through the Colorado State Housing Board (SHB) for affordable housing.

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) recently awarded $16.8M to 39 local governments through Tier II and Tier I of the Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Funds (EIAF) program.

Up to $19.65M in federal CARES Act funding for emergency rental assistance is now available to property owners on behalf of their tenants through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Division of Housing (DOH). In addition, the division awarded $3.27M through the Colorado State Housing Board (SHB) for affordable housing in July.

Up to $19.65M in federal CARES Act funding for emergency rental assistance is now available to property owners on behalf of their tenants through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Division of Housing (DOH). In addition, the division awarded $3.27M through the Colorado State Housing Board (SHB) for affordable housing in July.

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) Division of Housing (DOH) awarded $7.3M through the Colorado State Housing Board (SHB) for affordable housing in May and June.

Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) will allocate up to $275M to local governments across the state from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CVRF), in an effort to reduce the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Executive Order D2020 051 signed by Governor Jared Polis on April 30 placed a moratorium on evictions and late fees for failure to pay rent that will expire on May 30, unless it is extended. The same executive order grants the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), Division of Housing (DOH) the authority to provide a template for renters and landlords to make payment arrangements, which may be initiated by either party to prevent late amounts from becoming immediately due when the moratorium expires.

April 1st is Census Day when a crucial assessment of nation’s population takes place, which only happens every 10 years.

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) Division of Housing (DOH) awarded $7M in February for new construction and renovation projects supporting low income seniors and working Coloradans in rural and front range cities. DOLA also announces it will form a Strategic Housing Working Group to advise on Colorado’s affordable housing needs.