First Time Home Buyer

Grants in Colorado

Complete Colorado First Time Home Buyer Grant Information.

Are you thinking of buying your first home in Colorado? Would you like a free gift of money to help you purchase that first home? Unfortunately, the state of Colorado does not provide free money for its residents who are first time home buyers and need help with the down payment and closing costs as some other states do. However, there is still Federal Grant money available as well as grants from private foundations. This is free money that shouldn't be passed up! The grant awards can be in the thousands of dollars. It will be well worth your time to educate yourself about the first time home buyer grant programs that are available to you.

Writing the Perfect Grant Application

Located within this site is a large amount on information on where to find grant programs for first time home buyers in each state. However, it is beyond the scope of this website to teach our visitors how to write a perfect grant application. While it is important to find grant sources that are applicable to your situation, it is equally important to write a quality grant application that will win you grant money. For this reason we have worked out a special arrangement with The Grant Assistant to provide our visitors with a complete grant writing kit. This kit provides additional sources of agencies that provide grants (over 1,400 sources). It will also assist you in writing the perfect grant application. The information contained in this kit is priceless. We highly suggest you obtain this valuable resource if you are even remotely interested in obtaining cash grants. The kit is completely free and you only have to pay $1.97 for postage. For less than two dollars you can get complete information that could bring you a grant of ten, fifteen, or twenty thousand dollars. We can't stress highly enough how much value you receive for less than two dollars. Click here to get these CD's rushed to your home, or see the offer at the bottom of this page.

Federal First Time Home Buyer Grants

Besides the state programs, there are federal funds and grants available to first time home buyers in Colorado through the Homes and Communities program of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. On their website you'll find complete grant information, application forms, description of available funds, as well as many other helpful tools.

Every potential first time home buyer should investigate what they have to offer. You can visit the website by going here: US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Also, there is a website that has a complete list of all grant programs available through the United States Federal Government: Grants.gov. First time home buyers should plan to spend the required time investigating to determine how many individual grants they may qualify for. You can visit the website by going to Grants.gov.

Other First Time Home Buyer Grants

There are also these local first time home buyer programs: Arapahoe County Home Ownership Program (HOP) (303) 738-8065
Aurora Home Ownership Assistance Program (HOAP) (303) 360-0053
Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation Creating Affordability Now 65% to 80% AMI Down Payment Program (CAN) (303) 572-9445
Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation Creating Affordability Now Below 65% AMI Down Payment Program (CAN) (303) 572-9445
Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation Downpayment Assistance Disability Program (DAP) (303) 572-9445
Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation Federal Home Loan Bank Program (FHLB) (303) 572-9445
Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP) (303) 572-9445
Colorado Springs Affordable Homeownership Program (AHP) (719) 387-6714
Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corporation Savings Plus Individual Development Account Collaborative (IDA) (303) 477-4774
Denver City and County - Newsed Community Development Corporation Barrio Aztlan Homeownership Program (HAP) (303) 534-8342
Denver County Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation (CHAC) Barrio Azatlan Home Ownership Program (BAHOP) (303) 572-9445
Denver Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corporation Barrio Aztlan Home Ownership Program (HOP) (303) 477-4774
Eagle County Downpayment Assistance Program (DAP) (970) 328-8771
Eagle County Downpayment Assistance Program (DAP) Monthly Interest Payback (970) 328-8771
Eagle County Downpayment Assistance Program (DAP) Property Appreciation (970) 328-8771
Fort Collins First Time Home Buyer Grants Program (970) 221-6595
Glenwood Springs Board of Realtors Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) (970) 945-9762
Jefferson County Stride Home Ownership Program (HOP) (303) 275-3450
Larimer County Home Ownership Program (LHOP) (970) 667-3232
Longmont/Boulder County Down Payment Assistance Program (DPA) (303) 441-3987
Multi Counties West Central Housing Development Organization Regional Ownership Assistance Down Payment Program (ROAD) (970) 874-8204
Multi-Counties Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corporation Savings Plus Individual Development Account (IDA) (303) 477-4774
Northeast Colorado Housing Inc. Homeownership Down Payment Assistance Program (970) 542-0955
Pueblo County HOME Downpayment Assistance Program (HDAP) (719) 584-0817
Pueblo Neighborhood Housing Services Repayable 2nd Mortgage Program (SMP) (719) 544-8078
San Miguel County- San Miguel Regional Housing Authority Down Payment & Closing Cost Assistance Program (DPCC) (970) 728-3034
Summit County - Town of Dillon Employer Assisted Housing Program (EAHP) (970) 468-2403
Summit County Down Payment Assistance Program (DPA) (970) 453-3557
Summit County Employee Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) (970) 453-3404
Summit County Summit Housing Authority Downpayment Assistance Program (970) 453-3557
Weld County, High Plains Housing Development Corporation Downpayment / Closing Cost Assistance Program (DAP) (970) 352-1551

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