Colorado

The Colorado Housing Finance Agency is seeking comments on its 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) via a brief survey. We are seeking input from the affordable housing community for the 2010 QAP.

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority has released a draft version of its 2010 qualified allocation plan (QAP). The document, used to govern the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program, includes the state’s tax credit allocation process, underwriting and scoring criteria, energy efficiency requirements, fee schedules and other program requirements.

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority recently published its new Green Communities Criteria and Certification Form. Beginning in 2010, to be eligible for LIHTC through CHFA, a project must comply with all of the mandatory provisions of the Green Communities criteria.

Colorado Housing Finance Agency has announced that the applications for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have been revised.

Milroy Alexander, Executive Director of the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), announced his retirement, effective in November.

The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced over $90 million in funding awards to five states through the Section 1602 Exchange Program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released new Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis reports for Mobile, Ala.; St. George, Utah; and Grand Junction, Colo.

NH&RA will continue to update the ARRA resource page below as information is made available.

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority has released its final 2009 QAP and application for its low-income housing tax credit program.