# Colorado Launches Common Housing Application

Colorado, Denver, and the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) are combining four affordable-housing funding application processes into the Housing Hub Colorado Common Application, beginning with the February 2027 funding cycle. Developers seeking Round One Housing Tax Credits and state gap funding should review agency guidance during October–November 2026; Letters of Intent are due December 1, 2026, full applications are due February 1, 2027, and award determinations are targeted for mid-May 2027. The consolidated process changes how applicants prepare and submit requests across the participating funding programs.

- Developers and their advisers have **25 days until the December 1, 2026 Letter of Intent deadline** and should use the participating agencies’ guidance to prepare submissions through the common process.
- Full applications are due **February 1, 2027**; organizations pursuing both Housing Tax Credits and state gap funding should plan their application preparation around the combined process.
- The initiative consolidates four application processes, which may reduce administrative duplication for applicants and creates a shared funding-access pathway for affordable-housing development in Colorado.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 06, 2026

### Government Entities
- State of Colorado
- City and County of Denver
- Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)
- Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
- Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA)

### Key Quotes
> Simplifying the funding process is a crucial step to make it easier for developers to access funding and create more affordable housing.
> — Eve Lieberman, Executive Director of OEDIT

> By bringing these resources together in one place, we can help create a city where families, neighbors and workers can put down roots and live in the communities they serve.
> — Mike Johnston, Mayor of Denver

### Sources
- [State of Colorado, Denver, and CHFA Launch Common Application to Accelerate Affordable Housing Development | Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade](https://oedit.colorado.gov/press-release/state-of-colorado-denver-and-chfa-launch-common-application-to-accelerate-affordable) - CO