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Colorado

  • State Data Overview

    Across Colorado, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions.

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    180,825
    Or
    22%
    Renter households that are extremely low income
    -134,281
    Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters
    $35,810
    Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household
    $76,518
    Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.
    79%
    Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
  • State Level Partners

    NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer

    Kenza Idrissi Janati

    [email protected]
    202-662-1530 x817

    State Partners

    Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

    2111 Champa Street

    Denver, CO 80205

    P 303-293-2217

    F 303-293-2309

    www.coloradocoalition.org


    Cathy Alderman

    Chief Communications and Public Policy Officer

    [email protected]


    Housing Colorado

    1981 Blake Street

    Denver, CO 80202

    P 303-863-0123

    www.housingcolorado.org


    Brian Rossbert, Executive Director

    [email protected]

    Become an NLIHC State Partner

    NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.

    Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting [email protected]

    Become a Member
  • Housing Trust Fund
    HTF Implementation Information

    NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved. Email Brooke Schipporeit with any questions.

    NHTF logo
    Current Year HTF Allocation

    $10,917,121

    See Allocation Amount for Prior Year

    HTF State Resources

    2019

    Draft 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan, pages 152-158 and 199-223 and page 231 (PDF) 

    2018

    Draft 2018-19 Annual Action Plan with draft HTF Allocation Plan, pages 166-191 (PDF)

    Final 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on page 119 (PDF) 

    2017

    Final 2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Draft Annual Action Plan (PDF)

    Public meeting flier (PDF)

    2016

    HUD-approved 2016 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    HTF Implementation Webinar Slides dated April 22, 2016 issued by Colorado Division of Housing (PDF)

    Draft HTF Allocation Plan by Colorado Division of Housing (PDF)

    HTF Model Allocation Plan (PDF)

    State Designated Entity

    State Entity Webpage
    Colorado Department of Local Affairs
    Division of Housing


    Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation

    Andrew Atchley 
    Housing Development Team Manager
    [email protected]

    Alison George 
    Housing Director
    Division of Housing
    303-864-7871
    [email protected]


    NHTF-specific Pages

    National Housing Trust Fund
    Publications and Reporting

    Learn More About HTF

    Getting Started Report (11 MB)
  • Resources
    Resources

    Housing Profiles

    State Housing Profile

    State Housing Profile: Colorado (PDF)

    Congressional District Housing Profile

    Congressional District Profile: Colorado (PDF)


    Research and Data

    National Housing Preservation Database

    The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.

    Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing

    Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In Colorado and Nationwide

    The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes

    The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In Colorado and Nationwide

    Other Links

    Colorado's State Housing Wage

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