In April 2022, the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) announced the launch of a scholarship program that will invest $1.2 million in college education across Colorado. The new Building the Future Scholarship Fund was created “to strengthen Colorado’s future workforce, advance equity in education access, and promote leadership in affordable housing and economic development.”

CU Denver’s College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) was selected as one of five institutions to receive scholarship funding in the first phase of the program. Over a 10-year period, starting in 2022, CHFA’s Building the Future Scholarship will provide CAP with two $5,000 scholarships per year: “one supporting a student with an affordable housing focus and the other supporting a student with an economic development focus.”

Chris White, executive director and CEO of CHFA, said in a news release: “Investing in students to help pave the way for them to achieve personal, professional, and financial goals is essential to Colorado’s future. A college education can break down barriers and open doors that lead to stability and prosperity—and everyone deserves these opportunities. While CHFA has a history of supporting education, CHFA’s new Building the Future Scholarship Fund allows us to serve young Coloradans in a way we never have before.”