Contact
| City and County of Denver
Office of Economic Development
Derek Woodbury
Communications Director
O: 720.913.1608
C: 303.895.6845
derek.woodbury@denvergov.org |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
|
| Denver awards $4.9 million for housing and neighborhood projects
Federal community development funds to support 44 projects
supporting low- and moderate-income households
DENVER, CO — Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 — The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) has issued award letters to 33 organizations slated to collectively receive $4.9 million in federal grant funding in 2016.
OED reviewed proposals from organizations that responded to a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for housing and neighborhood projects. The organizations awarded funding include the following:
Housing Development & Services
| Organization |
Award |
Program |
| Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. |
$35,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
| Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. |
$40,000 |
Tenant/landlord dispute counseling and rental referral services |
| Colorado Affordable Legal Services |
$40,000 |
Tenant/landlord dispute counseling and rental referral services |
| Collaborative for Home Ownership (Northeast Denver Housing Center, Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corp., and NEWSED Community Development Corp.) |
$169,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
$400,000 |
Rental vouchers and counseling services to homeless persons and those at risk of becoming homeless |
| Colorado GerontologicalSociety |
$30,000 |
Tenant/landlord dispute counseling and rental referral services |
| Colorado Health Network |
$1,335,575 |
Rental/housing assistance to low-income persons with HIV/AIDS |
| Colorado Housing Assistance Corp. |
$200,000 |
Down payment assistance loans to low- and moderate-income households |
| Colorado Housing Assistance Corp. |
$35,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
| Colorado Visiting Nurse Assn. |
$156,815 |
Counseling/supportive services to low-income persons with HIV/AIDS |
| Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corp. |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Development Organization operational support |
| Denver Housing Authority |
$25,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
| Denver Urban Renewal Authority |
$270,000 |
Single Family Rehabilitation Program |
| Denver Urban Renewal Authority |
$250,000 |
Emergency Home Repair Program |
| Denver Urban Renewal Authority |
$200,000 |
Rental/Homeownership Access Modification Program |
| Family Tree, Inc. |
$100,000 |
Rental vouchers and counseling services to homeless persons and those at risk of becoming homeless |
| NEWSED Community Development Corp. |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Development Organization operational support |
| Northeast Denver Housing Center |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Development Organization operational support |
| Renaissance Housing Development Corp. |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Development Organization operational support |
| Southwest Improvement Council |
$25,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
Neighborhood Development & Services
| Organization |
Award |
Program |
| Bird Seed Collective |
$35,000 |
Healthy Food Access in theGlobeville/Elyria-Swansea Neighborhoods |
| Colorado Non-Profit Development Center (El Sistema) |
$60,000 |
Youth Ensemble Music Programs |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
$60,000 |
Job Training Services |
| Denver Asset Building Coalition |
$10,000 |
Low and Moderate Income Financial Counseling and Assistance |
| Denver Food Rescue |
$40,000 |
Healthy Food Access in the Globeville/ Elyria-Swansea, Five Points, Northeast Park Hill, Cole, Whittier, Clayton, Baker, Lincoln Park, West Colfax, Montbello, Sun Valley and Villa Park Neighborhoods |
| Denver Housing Authority- Sun Valley Academy |
$50,000 |
Job Training and Industry Certification for Sun Valley Residents |
| Denver Housing Authority- Youth Employment Academy |
$43,000 |
Youth Occupational Skills Training |
| Denver Office of Financial Empowerment |
$160,000 |
Financial Education and Resource Center |
| Environmental Learning for Kids |
$75,000 |
Youth Job Training and Summer Employment Program |
| Focus Points (GES Live Well) |
$50,000 |
Career and Entrepreneurial Development Programs |
| Focus Points |
$90,000 |
Neighborhood Resource Center Services |
| Girls Inc. |
$50,000 |
Youth After-School and Summer Programs |
| Groundwork Denver |
$50,000 |
Youth Jobs and Neighborhood Improvements |
| La Raza Services, Inc. |
$25,269 |
Case Management and Basic Emergency Services |
| Mental Health Center of Denver |
$75,000 |
Youth Job Training and Healthy Food Access |
|
|
Denver awards $4.9 million for housing and neighborhood projects
Federal community development funds to support 44 projects
supporting low- and moderate-income households
DENVER, CO — Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 — The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) has issued award letters to 33 organizations slated to collectively receive $4.9 million in federal grant funding in 2016.
OED reviewed proposals from organizations that responded to a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for housing and neighborhood projects. The organizations awarded funding include the following:
Housing Development & Services
| Organization |
Award |
Program |
| Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. |
$35,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
| Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. |
$40,000 |
Tenant/landlord dispute counseling and rental referral services |
| Colorado Affordable Legal Services |
$40,000 |
Tenant/landlord dispute counseling and rental referral services |
| Collaborative for Home Ownership (Northeast Denver Housing Center, Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corp., and NEWSED Community Development Corp.) |
$169,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
$400,000 |
Rental vouchers and counseling services to homeless persons and those at risk of becoming homeless |
| Colorado GerontologicalSociety |
$30,000 |
Tenant/landlord dispute counseling and rental referral services |
| Colorado Health Network |
$1,335,575 |
Rental/housing assistance to low-income persons with HIV/AIDS |
| Colorado Housing Assistance Corp. |
$200,000 |
Down payment assistance loans to low- and moderate-income households |
| Colorado Housing Assistance Corp. |
$35,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
| Colorado Visiting Nurse Assn. |
$156,815 |
Counseling/supportive services to low-income persons with HIV/AIDS |
| Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corp. |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Development Organization operational support |
| Denver Housing Authority |
$25,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
| Denver Urban Renewal Authority |
$270,000 |
Single Family Rehabilitation Program |
| Denver Urban Renewal Authority |
$250,000 |
Emergency Home Repair Program |
| Denver Urban Renewal Authority |
$200,000 |
Rental/Homeownership Access Modification Program |
| Family Tree, Inc. |
$100,000 |
Rental vouchers and counseling services to homeless persons and those at risk of becoming homeless |
| NEWSED Community Development Corp. |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Development Organization operational support |
| Northeast Denver Housing Center |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Development Organization operational support |
| Renaissance Housing Development Corp. |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Development Organization operational support |
| Southwest Improvement Council |
$25,000 |
Home ownership/foreclosure counseling |
Neighborhood Development & Services
| Organization |
Award |
Program |
| Bird Seed Collective |
$35,000 |
Healthy Food Access in theGlobeville/Elyria-Swansea Neighborhoods |
| Colorado Non-Profit Development Center (El Sistema) |
$60,000 |
Youth Ensemble Music Programs |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
$60,000 |
Job Training Services |
| Denver Asset Building Coalition |
$10,000 |
Low and Moderate Income Financial Counseling and Assistance |
| Denver Food Rescue |
$40,000 |
Healthy Food Access in the Globeville/ Elyria-Swansea, Five Points, Northeast Park Hill, Cole, Whittier, Clayton, Baker, Lincoln Park, West Colfax, Montbello, Sun Valley and Villa Park Neighborhoods |
| Denver Housing Authority- Sun Valley Academy |
$50,000 |
Job Training and Industry Certification for Sun Valley Residents |
| Denver Housing Authority- Youth Employment Academy |
$43,000 |
Youth Occupational Skills Training |
| Denver Office of Financial Empowerment |
$160,000 |
Financial Education and Resource Center |
| Environmental Learning for Kids |
$75,000 |
Youth Job Training and Summer Employment Program |
| Focus Points (GES Live Well) |
$50,000 |
Career and Entrepreneurial Development Programs |
| Focus Points |
$90,000 |
Neighborhood Resource Center Services |
| Girls Inc. |
$50,000 |
Youth After-School and Summer Programs |
| Groundwork Denver |
$50,000 |
Youth Jobs and Neighborhood Improvements |
| La Raza Services, Inc. |
$25,269 |
Case Management and Basic Emergency Services |
| Mental Health Center of Denver |
$75,000 |
Youth Job Training and Healthy Food Access |
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