The Chaffee Housing Authority has received $1.3 million in grant funding for the community-driven housing development known as Jane’s Place from the Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
The grant was awarded following the Chaffee Housing Authority’s competitive grant application and was one of 12 projects awarded throughout the state. The funds will be used to build the project, reducing the debt and ensuring that the project will provide affordable rents to Chaffee County residents.
“This grant award demonstrates the state’s commitment to supporting innovative, rural, community driven projects, and I am so pleased that Jane’s Place has garnered this much support,” said Chaffee Housing Director Becky Gray. “The community collaboration around this project was central in OEDIT’s decision to grant this funding, and I believe it’s that same community support that will make Jane’s Place a success now and well into the future.”
Named after the late Jane Whitmer, Jane’s Place will provide 17 rental units to Chaffee County residents, with rents capped at no more than 30% of the tenant’s income, which is “affordable” by definition. The project contains housing designed to assist in the recruitment of workforce, the stabilization of non-profit clients, and the temporary housing of local workforce. In addition, a commercial space will provide employment opportunities for youth with development differences as well as collaboration and professional development opportunities for area non-profits.
More information about Jane’s Place can be found here: https://www.housinghealthchaffee.org/janesplace
