There are several organizations across Colorado that are willing to help contribute to a home buyers down payment to buy a house. Many of the programs have qualifying criteria and have income limits so please take a look at the below programs to see if you may qualify for down payment assistance. These programs vary greatly from city to city, county to county, and a few are even statewide.
Need help qualifying for loan or with down payment assistance to buy a home in Colorado? Check out these programs to see if they can help contribute to your down payment:
Grants that work with FHA Loans for home purchase:
FHA Grants for Colorado Homebuyers
County Programs
- Arapahoe County – Homebuyer Program or (303) 738-8060
- Boulder County – Outside city limits of Boulder – Down Payment Assistance Program or (303) 651-8530
- Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties – Prairie Development Corp. Down payment assistance program
- Delta Housing Authority – Delta, Montrose and San Miguel Counties – Down Payment Assistance and Single Family Rehab programs. Call (970) 874-7266
- Douglas County Housing Partnership – Down Payment Assistance Program (303) 784-7857
- Durango – HomesFund Homeownership Program serves residents of La Plata, Montezuma, Archuleta, san Juan and Dolores County (970) 259-1418
- Eagle County Housing or (970) 328-8770
- El Paso County – Single Family Mortgage Bond Program or (719) 520-6481
- Grand County Housing Authority – Homebuyer Education Program
- Huerfano and Las Animas Counties – Down Payment Assistance Loan Program and Homebuyer Education, or call (719) 846-7882
- Weld County – High Plains Housing Development Corp
City Programs
- Aurora – Home Ownership Assistance Program or (303) 739-7900
- Boulder – Home Ownership Programs (303) 441-3157 opt. 2
- Commerce City – Commerce City Housing Authority or call (303) 289-3698
- Denver – Del Norte’s Homeownership Program or (303) 477-4774, ext. 17
- Denver – NEWSED Community Development Corporation or (303) 534-8342
- Fort Collins – Home Buyer Assistance Program or (970) 221-6812
- Greeley – High Plains Housing Development Corp. (970) 346-7660, ext. 6540
- Longmont – Down Payment Assistance Program or (303) 651-8530
- Pueblo – Housing Department (719) 553-2850
- Pueblo – Colorado Bluesky Enterprises – Down payment assistance for individuals with developmental disabilities (719) 546-0572
- Pueblo – Neighbor Works Southern Colorado – Affordable Housing Program (719) 544-8078
- Wheat Ridge – WRHA Home Ownership Program (303) 235-2846
Statewide
- Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation (CRHDC) (303) 428-1448
- Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation (CHAC) – (303) 572-9445 – down payment assistance
- Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) – or (303) 297-7376 or (800) 877-2432, ext. 376
- Habitat for Humanity – through volunteer labor, builds and rehabilitates houses for families in need
- Home Buyer Workshop Class Schedule
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing