Housing Planning Grant Program

• The second round of funding will open on June 9, 2025, with applications due Friday, July 11, 2025, by 5 p.m. MST 
• Applications must be submitted through the DLG Grants Portal. An instructional video tutorial on using the DLG Grants Portal is available on DOLA's YouTube. Please contact the Housing Planning Grant Program Manager if experiencing issues accessing the application.
• Interested applicants may also indicate their interest in applying by answering this 1-minute survey 
• Notice of Awards were announced in May 2025 for Round 1 funding.
• Future funding rounds will be announced in Fall 2025.
   

• Grant funds may support the development of a new Housing Needs Assessment (HNA), Housing Action Plan (HAP), or Strategic Growth element of a comprehensive plan. 
• Grant funds can also support the revision of an existing HNA, HAP, or Strategic Growth element to comply with the requirements of SB24-174 (§§ 24-32-3701 — 24-32-3711).
• HNAs will be prioritized in preliminary funding rounds.
• There is a 25% required local match
• There is no suggested minimum or maximum award for this work, however, there are limited grant funds available.

• Eligible entities include municipalities, counties, city and city-counties, councils of governments (COGs), regional planning commissions, and public entities formed by the voluntary agreements of local governments in a region. Municipalities or counties are encouraged to partner on multijurisdictional projects and may collaborate with housing authorities, COGs, or other applicable regional entities. 
• Jurisdictions subject to the HNA, HAP, and/or Strategic Growth element requirements outlined in SB24-174 (§§ 24-32-3701 — 24-32-3711) will be prioritized.
• To find out if your jurisdiction(s) is subject to the requirements of SB24-174, please refer to the SB24-174 Applicability Sheet for an organized list of jurisdictions or use DOLA’s Multilaw Applicability interactive map to see where all of the 2024 Land Use and Housing laws apply. Our Housing Plans webpage provides more details on specific applicability parameters for SB24-174. If you are still unsure if your jurisdiction is subject to one or more of the requirements of SB24-174 after reviewing that information, please contact us for further information or to set up a one-on-one technical assistance meeting.
• DOLA’s guidance related to Water Supply & Strategic Growth will be published in early 2026. Please contact DOLA’s Land Use and Water Planner, Scott Williamson, for direct technical assistance related to these comprehensive plan elements.
   

• Approximately $12,000,000 is available for the Housing Planning Grant Program.
• Funding is appropriated through the Local Government Severance Tax Fund and the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund.
• Additional funding for this program is not guaranteed.
• Future application cycles will be announced in Fall 2025.

As of May 2025:

• 11 projects (including 6 multijurisdictional projects) awarded
• 23 unique local governments supported
• 6 new Housing Needs Assessments (HNA) and 3 existing HNA revisions funded
• 7 new Housing Action Plans (HAP) funded
• 3 new strategic growth elements and 2 water supply elements of comprehensive plans funded

HPLN Grantees:

Round 1: $897,619 Awarded May 2025

• Brighton Housing Needs Assessment Update and Action Plan - $46,875
• ECCOG Region 5 Housing Needs Assessment Project - $15,000
• Fruita Housing Needs Assessment and Housing Plan - $50,000
• Gunnison Valley Regional Housing Authority Housing Needs Assessment Update Project - $11,250
• City of Central Housing Needs Assessment and Comprehensive Plan Elements - $119,494
• Fraser River Valley Housing Partnership Housing Needs Assessment Project - $155,000
• City of Alamosa Housing Needs Assessment and Action Plan and Comprehensive Plan Elements - $50,000
• Archuleta County and Town of Pagosa Springs Regional Housing Action Plan - $56,250
• Montrose Housing Action Plan and Comprehensive Plan Update Project - $56,250
• Town of Ridgway and Ouray County Housing Needs Assessment and Ridgway Housing Action Plan - $75,000
• City and County of Denver Housing Needs Assessment Project- $262,500

• DLG Grants Portal Access
• Housing Planning Grant Program Guidelines
• Housing Planning Grant Program Application Questions (Downloads as Word Document)
• HPLN Housing Planning Grant Project Budget Template (Downloads as Excel Spreadsheet)
• Housing Planning Grant Program FAQs (Downloads as Word Document)
• Housing Planning Grant Program Informational Handout
• DOLA Housing Plans Tools & Documents
• Housing Needs Assessment Webinar Recording