March 2026

CHFA eNews
in this issue
  • Introducing CHFA’s 2025 Community Report 
  • Corporate Giving Program Updates
  • Direct Effect Awards Applications Accepted Starting April 1
  • CHFA Multifamily Bond Recycling Program
  • CHFA in the Community

introducing chfa’s 2025 community report

CHFA’s 2025 Community Report is now available online, highlighting how CHFA invested $2.9 billion to support affordable housing and community development across Colorado last year. The report reflects on CHFA’s work to advance affordable homeownership, affordable rental housing, and economic development, and includes stories illustrating the impact of these investments statewide.


Beneficiary Reports are also available as a part of the online report. Each Beneficiary Report includes data and insights about the people and organizations that CHFA serves. 

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A yellow graphic with an icon of a hand with heart above and the words corporate giving.

corporate giving updates

In order to review applications more holistically and respond to an increased volume of requests, CHFA has refined its funding guidelines for both its Direct Effect Awards and Event Sponsorships to be more responsive to organizations working to directly advance affordable housing and economic development. To support these efforts, CHFA is launching a new grant management system for all its applications in 2026. Please see the Sponsorships, Grants, and Donations webpage on the CHFA website for more information and a link to the Corporate Giving application.


CHFA will host a webinar on Monday, March 30th at Noon to share more about these updates and provide a demo of the new application system. Those wishing to attend may register for the Corporate Giving Update webinar via Zoom. For those unable to make the webinar, a recording will be published shortly thereafter.

direct effect awards applications accepted starting april 1

In 2026, CHFA will have two Direct Effect Award rounds, and each round will focus on different strategic funding priority areas. Round One will open April 1st and close April 30th and will be open to organizations applying for funds to advance affordable homeownership and affordable rental housing. Round Two will open in June to organizations applying for funds to advance economic development, food access, and education. Please visit the CHFA website for more information about Direct Effect Awards. 

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chfa multifamily bond recycling program  

To assist CHFA partners and customers using Private Activity Bonds (PABs), CHFA recently announced the launch of an enhanced statewide multifamily bond recycling initiative. By increasing the use of recycled bonds, more affordable housing developments can be financed using the same amount of PAB statewide authority. Successful implementation of this initiative will depend on coordination among issuers, sponsors, and financing partners. Additional information, including guidelines for recapture and redeployment, timing, and FAQs is available on the CHFA website.

chfa in the community

Follow CHFA on social media to keep up with our involvement at various happenings around Colorado. Over the weeks ahead, you can find us in attendance and/or proudly sponsoring the following events across the state.

Week of March 30 – April 5

Week of April 6 – April 12

Week of April 13 – April 19

Week of April 20 – April 26

 
contact us
 
For more information, please contact CHFA.

CHFA Community Relationship Managers:

Trisha Herman, Community Relationship Manager, Eastern Colorado

Kaylee Romero, Community Relationship Manager, South Central Colorado

Caroline Trani, Community Relationship Manager, Southern Colorado

Chris Lopez, Community Relationship Manager, Southwest Colorado

John Plakorus, Manager, Regional Community Relationships

Jerilynn Francis, Chief Communications and Community Partnerships Officer

 

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