How Community Development helps vulnerable individuals and families in our community

April 11-15 is Community Development Week! Learn more about the many ways that we partner with non-profit and for profit organizations; and philanthropic foundations to help vulnerable individuals and families in our community overcome challenges by finding affordable places to live, improving their neighborhoods, and preventing homelessness. Here is a look at how Community Development is positively impacting the community.

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The City of Colorado Springs received $5.1 million in Housing and Urban Development funding for our 2021 program year. The Community Development Division also typically received between $300,000 and $500,000 which is then prioritized for affordable housing projects.

By the numbers

$1.5 million HOME funds (31%)
$262,000 ESG (6%)
$3.2 million CDBG (63%)

Funding priorities

Create affordable housing
Homeless support services
Nonprofit assistance
Neighborhood infrastructure
Small business support
$15.5 million Pandemic Response funding from HUD
$9.8 million CARES Act
- emergency shelter operations
- landlord incentives
- homeless prevention
- downtown street outreach
- rapid rehousing
- PPE, hazard page, materials, transportation
$%.7 million HOME ARP
- 50% for affordable rental housing
- 20% for non-congregate shelter
- 15% for capacity building, TBRA and services
- 15% for administration
- Production of up to 470 affordable units