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On Thursday, July 3rd Congress passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that includes important priorities from the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) and provides the largest boost to the federal Housing Tax Credit in 25 years.
This week the Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Mike Crapo, released the proposed text of the budget reconciliation bill that contains several priorities of the Trump Administration’s agenda.
The 2025 Round Two Letter of Intent (LOI) report is now available on CHFA’s website.
The 2025 Middle-income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) Applicant Report is now available on the CHFA website. This report lists affordable housing developments and their sponsors who have applied for MIHTC in the 2025 round of the pilot program.
The 2025 Housing Tax Credit Application (V7.2) is now available on the CHFA website. Older versions of the application will no longer be accepted.
CHFA has completed its first allocation round of 2025. Twenty-four applications were received seeking a total of $38,181,087 million in federal 9 percent credit, $15,600,000 in standard state credit, and $838,500 in Transit-oriented Communities (TOC) credit, which is a new state Housing Tax Credit that supports affordable rental housing development near transit.
The Hub was recently updated to include information about climate hazards as well as climate hazard mitigation strategies for developers of multifamily affordable rental housing in Colorado.
The amended 2025-2026 Qualified Allocation Plan and amended 2025 Middle-income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) Allocation Plan have been approved.
This bipartisan legislation would expand and strengthen the federal Housing Tax Credit through key provisions including:
We are pleased to share the 2024 scorecard highlighting awards and how they align with the Qualified Allocation Plan’s Guiding Principles and Priorities to help meet needs across Colorado.
The 2025 Middle-income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) Letter of Intent (LOI) report is now available on CHFA’s website. The report lists affordable housing developments and their sponsors who intend to apply for MIHTC.
CHFA will hold a public hearing in Colorado regarding the 2025-2026 Housing Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan (the QAP) and 2025 Middle-income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plan (the MIHTC Plan).
CHFA is currently accepting Letters of Intent (LOIs) for Middle-income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) applications. Click here to access the LOI submission system. Concept meetings may also be requested.
The 2025 Middle-income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) Application (2025 V1) is now available on the CHFA website.
The 2025 Round One Applicant Report is now available on the CHFA website.
The Colorado Multifamily Affordable Housing Electrification Hub is an interactive website that features technical resources, peer learning, and financing and development resources related to electrification design and decisions for affordable multifamily housing developments.
CHFA is pleased to announce the dates for its 2025 Direct Effect Awards.
The 2025 Middle-income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) Allocation Plan has been approved by CHFA’s Board of Directors and is available now on CHFA’s website.
On January 30th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, CHFA will host a Middle-income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) Stakeholder Outreach meeting via Zoom.
In partnership with Baird Holm LLP, technical consultant and author, CHFA is pleased to share the Affordable Multifamily Accessibility Comparison Report and it is available on CHFA’s website.