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Informed by HB22-1304 and HB22-1377, the Transformational Homelessness Response (THR) Grant Program aims to ensure everyone has a safe and stable place to live and thrive.
In the final round of the Transformational Homelessness Response (THR) Grant Program, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Housing (DOH), recently awarded $39,376,809 in funding across multiple counties in Colorado. Additionally, five Transformational Affordable Housing (Homeownership and Workforce) Housing Grant Program (TAHG) applicants received operational funds through THR — totaling $8,225,249.
Through the State Housing Board, which is composed of members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Colorado Senate, the Transformational Homelessness Response (THR) Grant Program awards were reviewed and recommended for funding.
Transformational Homelessness Response Grant Program Awardees
All selected applications are transformational and will fundamentally shift the landscape of homelessness within the project’s community, region, and even the State, by transforming systems, programs, and outcomes while being responsive to the one-time nature of the funding provided.
The main objective of all programs that have been awarded funding and the initiatives put forth within those projects is to prevent or end participants’ homelessness as efficiently and effectively as possible.
The awardees are as follows:
| Applicant | Proposed Service Area | DOLA Grant Award |
Grant Description |
| Advocates of Lake County, Inc. | Lake County | $500,000 | The grant provides up to 3 years of funding for a street outreach program. |
| City and County of Denver, Housing Stability | City & County of Denver | $2,000,000 | The grant provides up to 3 years of funding for rapid rehousing services. |
| City of Arvada | City of Arvada | $1,914,000 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of street outreach capacity & services; emergency shelter hotel units; and bridge housing capacity, operations & services. |
| City of Greeley | Weld County (Greeley) | $3,421,400 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of street outreach capacity; bridge housing capacity & operations, and rapid rehousing capacity. |
| City of Loveland | City of Loveland | $595,000 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of street outreach capacity. |
| CNDC dba Outreach Fort Collins | Larimer County | $250,000 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of street outreach capacity & operations. |
| Community Investment Alliance | La Plata County | $1,029,500 | This grant provides funding for operations, capacity, and services for up to 3 years of bridge housing. |
| Hilltop Health Services Corp. | Montrose & Delta Counties | $842,429.88 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of operations and capacity building for street outreach; capacity, operations, and services for eviction & homeless prevention; capacity, operations, and services for rapid rehousing; capacity, operations, and relationship; capacity, operations & relationship building for rapid rehousing; and systems improvements for Data Collection, Management, and Analysis. |
| Homeward Alliance, Inc. | Statewide | $273,125 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of operations and capacity building for street outreach; capacity, operations, and services for eviction & homeless prevention; capacity, operations, and services for rapid rehousing; capacity, operations, and relationship; capacity, operations & relationship building for rapid rehousing; and systems improvements for Data Collection, Management, and Analysis. |
| Homeward Alliance, Inc. | Larimer County | $1,350,000 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of capacity building & operations for emergency shelter & permanent supportive housing. |
| HomewardBound of the Grand Valley, Inc. | Mesa County | $494,386 | The grant provides up to 3 years of funding for a street outreach program. |
| Housing Solutions for the Southwest | Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma & San Juan Counties | $1,455,537 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of capacity building, operations & services for eviction & homeless prevention and systems improvement. |
| La Puente Home, Inc. | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande & Saguache counties | $870,000 | This grant provides up to 3 years of funding for rapid rehousing and eviction/homelessness prevention services. |
| Manna - The Durango Soup Kitchen | La Plata & San Juan Counties | $1,696,000 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of capacity, services & operations for street outreach, bridge housing, eviction & homeless prevention, rapid rehousing, and systems improvement. |
| Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, Inc. | Denver Metro | $631,580 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of operations & capacity for Data Collection, Management, and Analysis. |
| Second Chance Center, Inc. | Adams, Arapahoe & Denver Counties | $3,317,149.25 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of capacity, operations and services for transitional housing, bridge housing, and systems improvement. |
| The Community Firm, d/b/a Community Economic Defense Project | Statewide | $13,729,518 | This grant provides up to 3 years of funding for rapid rehousing and eviction/homelessness prevention services. |
| The Piñon Project | Montezuma County | $45,000 | This grant provides up to 3 years of funding for rapid rehousing services. |
| United Way of Morgan County | Morgan County | $3,566,044.38 | This grant provides funding for up to 3 years of capacity, operations, and services for street outreach, bridge housing, rapid rehousing, and systems improvement. |
| United Way of Weld County, Inc. | Weld County | $82,500 | This grant provides up to 3 years of funding for eviction/homelessness prevention services. |
| West Mountain Regional Health Alliance | Eagle, Garfield & Pitkin Counties | $1,313,640 | This grant provides up to 3 years of funding for rapid rehousing and eviction/homelessness prevention services. |
NOTE: Per HB22-1304 and HB22-1377, some awards receive funding from both programs: the Transformational Affordable Housing (Homeownership and Workforce) Housing Grant Program (TAHG) and the Transformational Homelessness Response (THR) Grant Program.
These five additional TAHG awards received operational funds through THR:
| Applicant | Proposed Service Area | DOLA Grant Award |
Grant Description |
| Response | Pitkin, Western Eagle & Garfield Counties | $700,000 | The grant provides up to 3 years of funding for transitional housing and rapid rehousing services for survivors of domestic violence. |
| Bridge House | Tri-Cities: Sheridan, Littleton & Englewood | $1,287,337 | The grant provides up to 3 years of funding for transitional housing operations and services. |
| Recovery Works | Jefferson County | $3,809,000 | The grant provides up to 3 years of funding for emergency shelter and bridge housing. |
| City of Delta | Delta | $1,428,912 | The grant provides up to 3 years of funding for street outreach, and emergency shelter services. |
| Denver Rescue Mission | Larimer & Weld Counties | $1,000,000 | The grant provides up to 3 years of funding for emergency shelter services. |
The aim of these programs (TAHG and THR) is to increase the number of affordable housing units and the availability of housing and/or shelter opportunities across Colorado to ensure everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to live and thrive.
Learn more about these programs here.