At LCCHO, we believe housing is an investment in our communities that will pay dividends now and into the future. Providing a range of housing opportunities for all income levels, ages, abilities, and household sizes will make our communities stronger and more resilient.

Housing opportunity is foundational to attracting and retaining the workforce we need and fostering a healthy regional economy. These videos show what housing opportunity looks like in our region and feature interviews with residents who have worked to create it, and who benefit from it.

Pre-Development Seed Funding for Affordable Housing Projects

LCCHO is excited to offer pre-development seed funding to non-profit organizations or housing authorities serving one or more municipalities in Litchfield County, allowing these organizations to move quickly to determine feasibility and next steps for housing projects. If a project is determined to be infeasible after this funding is spent to determine feasibility, the loan will be forgiven. Funds may be used to pay for initial predevelopment costs including architectural services, legal services, environmental assessments, site surveys, and more.

• Program Guidelines & Eligibility

• Application

Eligible organizations are encouraged to apply by filling out the application and submitting it to LCCHO Director Jocelyn Ayer at jocelyn@thehousingcollective.org.

Community Engagement Grants to Create Housing Opportunity

The Foundation for Community Health (FCH), Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF), and its Fund for the Northwest Corner have come together to support local efforts to create affordable housing opportunities in our region in partnership with the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity. Eligible organizations can request grant funds for activities that increase meaningful cross-sector collaboration and community engagement and help move affordable housing from concept to reality. Additional funding is available through this program on a rolling basis through May 30, 2024 to eligible organizations that serve the following towns: Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, North Canaan, Norfolk, Salisbury, Sharon, and Warren. View the Program Guidelines here.

Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing Interest Form

If you are interested in affordable rental housing opportunities in the region, please fill out an interest form here hosted by the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity. Through this form you can request an application for housing.

Northwest Connecticut Affordable and Conservation Collaboration

Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative, an initiative sponsored by the Housatonic Valley Association, is utilizing a community engagement grant to bring the region’s land trust organizations together with affordable housing organizations and town leaders from eight northwest CT towns. LCCHO is providing project coordination support. The goal of this initiative is to help housing organizations, conservation organizations, and towns in our region to be better equipped with the tools, relationships, and criteria to make decisions about land use and have dialogue when specific opportunities arise. The work will include three to six meetings over the next eight months, developing shared policy statements, mapping, and identifying potential areas and/or parcels where conservation and housing organizations can work together.