chfa direct effect awards
CHFA is proud to announce its Round Two 2026 Direct Effect Award recipients. CHFA’s Direct Effect Awards recognize Colorado nonprofit organizations whose missions align with CHFA’s work to strengthen Colorado by investing in affordable housing and community development.
CHFA is awarding $1,462,500 to 134 nonprofits through its Direct Effect program in Round Two, which received over 250 applications seeking more than $5.8 million in combined funding.
The 2027 Direct Effect application dates will be announced in early 2027. To learn more, please visit
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2026 Round Two Direct Effect Award Recipients
| Organization |
Funded |
|
Achieve
|
$ 20,000
|
|
ActivateWork
|
$ 15,000
|
|
African American Trade Association
|
$ 12,000
|
Ag and Food Lab
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Aging Resources of Douglas County
|
$ 7,000
|
|
Alamosa Senior Citizens
|
$ 5,000
|
|
All Roads
|
$ 10,000
|
Aurora Interfaith
|
$ 10,000
|
|
B:Side Fund
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Baby Bear Hugs
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Blind Institute of Technology
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Colorado
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo County
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Boys and Girls Clubs of the High Rockies
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County
|
$ 10,000
|
|
The Bridge Emergency Shelter
|
$ 12,000
|
|
Bridge House
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Build Pagosa
|
$ 10,000
|
|
BuildStrong Academy of Colorado
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Business Art Mentorship
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Careers in Construction Colorado
|
$ 20,000
|
|
Centennial Area Health Education Center
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Center for African American Health
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Center for Community Wealth
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Clifton Christian Church Food Bank
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Coal Creek Meals on Wheels
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Colorado Changemakers Collective
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
|
$ 30,000
|
|
Colorado East Community Action Agency
|
$ 4,000
|
|
Colorado Futuretek
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Colorado Youth for a Change
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Community Foundation of the San Luis Valley
|
$ 10,000
|
|
The Community Kitchen
|
$ 7,000
|
|
Community Partnership for Child Development
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Community Uplift Partnership
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Concrete Couch
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Conservation Legacy
|
$ 12,000
|
|
Construction Education Foundation of Colorado
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Cottonwood Restoration
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Country Living Learning Center
|
$ 8,000
|
|
Custer County Community Sharing Center
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Dorcas Circle
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Early Childhood Council of La Plata County
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Easterseals Colorado
|
$ 12,000
|
|
Ekar Farm
|
$ 7,000
|
|
Envision Creative Support for People with Developmental Disabilities
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Evergreen Christian Outreach
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Explorers Early Childhood Education
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Exponential Impact
|
$ 12,000
|
|
Family Learning Center
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Food Bank of the Rockies
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Food for Hope
|
$ 7,000
|
|
Fountain Valley Senior Center
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Four Corners Food Coalition
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Fresh Food Connect
|
$ 7,000
|
|
Friends of Youth and Nature
|
$ 5,000
|
FrontLine Farming
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Fully Liberated Youth
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Goodwill of Colorado
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Groundwork Denver
|
$ 10,000
|
|
The GrowHaus
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Growing Gardens of Boulder County
|
$ 7,000
|
|
Healthy Archuleta
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Imagination Library of Denver
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Intercambio Uniting Communities
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Jewish Family Service
|
$ 20,000
|
|
Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain
|
$ 20,000
|
|
La Pinata del Aprendizaje
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Lake County Community Fund
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Las Animas Helping Hands
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Life-Line
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Localworks
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Metro Caring
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Mi Casa Resource Center
|
$ 20,000
|
|
Mile High Youth Corps
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Minds Matter Colorado
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Montezuma Land Conservancy
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Mountain Youth
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center
|
$ 20,000
|
|
Mt. Carmel Wellness and Community Center
|
$ 10,000
|
|
New America College
|
$ 10,000
|
|
North Fork Senior Connections
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Ogallala Commons
|
$ 20,000
|
|
OUR Center
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Pagosa Community Initiative
|
$ 12,500
|
|
Peak Education
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Pikes Peak United Way
|
$ 15,000
|
|
The Powerhouse
|
$ 16,500
|
|
Prairie Family Center
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Project Angel Heart
|
$ 10,000
|
Project Protect Food Systems Workers
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Project Worthmore
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Pueblo Diversified Industries
|
$ 20,000
|
|
Pueblo Food Project
|
$ 12,000
|
|
Re:Vision
|
$ 7,500
|
|
The Resource Exchange
|
$ 15,000
|
|
SAME Café
|
$ 7,500
|
|
SECOR
|
$ 7,000
|
|
Shining Mountains Montessori School
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Silverton Creative District
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Small Town Project
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Solid Rock Community Development Corporation
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Special Kids Special Families
|
$ 20,000
|
|
Springs Rescue Mission
|
$ 15,000
|
|
St. George Episcopal Mission
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Steamboat Reading
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Stout Street Foundation
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Stratton Area Foundation 2
|
$ 15,000
|
|
Sun Valley Youth Center
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Team Housed, Working and Healthy
|
$ 20,000
|
|
TechNation Careers
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Teller Park Early Childhood Council
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Teller Senior Coalition
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Three Sisters Market
|
$ 10,000
|
|
The Thrive Network
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Tin Shed
|
$ 3,000
|
|
Treeline Pass
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Urban Land Conservancy
|
$ 20,000
|
|
Valley Food Partnership
|
$ 20,000
|
|
Valley Settlement
|
$ 10,000
|
|
The Village Institute
|
$ 10,000
|
|
WeeCycle
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Weld Legacy Foundation
|
$ 10,000
|
|
Whiz Kids Tutoring
|
$ 5,000
|
|
Work Options
|
$ 20,000
|
|
YMCA of Northern Colorado
|
$ 15,000
|
|
YOLO Foundation
|
$ 7,500
|
|
Youth on Record
|
$ 7,500
|
|
YouthRoots
|
$ 5,000
|
|
