Grant Request

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Despite a few early hurdles, we successfully submitted our LOI for a major infrastructure grant — and received a helpful, encouraging response. Our DIY tiny home village is nearly full, RV infrastructure is in motion, and zoning prep has begun. This isn’t just a dream — it’s happening.

We’re starting Stage One now — building small to grow smart. Instead of waiting 4+ years for full funding to open, we’re launching a scaled-down version while applying for targeted grants to fund key areas like housing for disabled veterans, renewable energy, and trauma-informed design.

Requested: $1,097,000
Location: Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado

We are seeking funding to launch the core infrastructure and essential buildout for a first-of-its-kind transitional micro-community — designed to provide long-term housing security and cooperative ownership for Colorado’s most vulnerable residents.

✅ 20 Arched Tiny Home Shells

• Expandable from 480 to 912 sq ft (with lofts)
   
• Engineered for harsh Colorado weather
   
• ADA-compatible + resident-customizable
   
• Offered as rentals or equity-building ownership models
   

✅ Full Utility Infrastructure

• Commercial-grade well + septic
   
• Electric grid connection + 30k solar backup
   
• Utility hookups for:
   
  • 15 RV pads (3 reserved for crisis housing)
     
  • 10 DIY tiny home lots (~$8,000 each, utilities pre-installed)
     

✅ Shared Community Amenities

• Community kitchen + optional private installs
   
• Industrial-grade laundry room
   
• Garden, trees, and trauma-informed greenspace
   
• Privacy fencing + communal gathering area
   
• Public restroom and shower facility
   
• On-site manager unit for 24/7 safety and oversight
   

✅ Site Infrastructure + Compliance

• Graveled roads and emergency access
   
• CUP permitting + environmental approvals
   
• Legal, insurance, and administrative compliance
   

Labor will be sourced from within Saguache County whenever possible — prioritizing disabled veterans, underemployed workers, tradespeople, and community members. When local labor isn’t available, we’ll use regional contractors to keep dollars in Colorado.

Every dollar generated from tiny home or RV lot sales goes right back into building more units. That means:

• Free or deeply subsidized housing for unhoused, disabled, or elderly residents
   
• Cooperative ownership, not charity
   
• 1 in every 5 RV spots reserved free for people in urgent crisis
   
• Self-funded expansion as new residents join
   

This grant transforms a stable start into a replicable rural survival model. Our goals include:

• 35 total household placements (20 tiny homes, 15 RVs, 10 DIY lots)
   
• Long-term land equity and cooperative ownership options
   
• Expansion to Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and beyond
   
• Wraparound support services: mental health care, childcare, harm reduction, job access
   
• Protection for those displaced by housing collapse, medical bans, or systemic exclusion — especially LGBTQIA+ residents, disabled individuals, single parents, and veterans
   

There is no transitional housing model like this in Saguache County.
We’re not building charity — we’re building infrastructure for survival: rooted in dignity, shared ownership, and rural resilience.

With land secured, plans completed, and over 100 individuals preparing to relocate across Colorado, this grant is the final catalyst to turn hope into home.

Our Freedom Homes project directly supports the priorities outlined in Governor Polis’ May 16, 2025 Executive Order on strategic growth, housing affordability, and sustainable development.

This Executive Order instructs state agencies to prioritize funding for projects that:

• Expand modular and factory-built housing
   
• Remove discriminatory occupancy limits
   
• Enable accessory dwelling units (ADUs)
   
• Eliminate outdated parking and zoning barriers
   
• Promote energy-efficient and climate-conscious housing solutions
   

• Modular Arched Cabins: Our units are factory-style builds, consistent with SB25-002.
   
• ADU-Scale Housing: We offer 480–912 sq ft tiny homes and DIY-ready parcels, in line with HB24-1152.
   
• Inclusive Zoning: Our project is free of discriminatory occupancy rules and unnecessary parking minimums (HB24-1007, HB24-1304).
   
• Sustainable Infrastructure: We’ve allocated $30,000 toward solar energy systems to power shared spaces and reduce long-term energy costs.
   
• Transit-Adjacent Relief Model: By offering housing in rural zones like Moffat, we reduce migration strain on Colorado’s high-density cities — exactly what HB24-1313 and SB24-174 are intended to support.
   

By funding Freedom Homes, grantmakers and state agencies are directly investing in a Strategic Growth Compliant prototype — one that aligns with current law, accelerates state goals, and provides real shelter and stability to those most in need.

This is a shovel-ready post the zoning, policy-aligned, people-centered solution to Colorado’s housing crisis.

While Freedom Homes serves a vital need for those relocating to rural Colorado, we also hear the voices of long-term local residents — especially those in the Crestone area — who want a housing solution that reflects their values, their rhythms, and their roots.

We are committed to ensuring that locals have agency in shaping the future of their towns.

As part of our next phase, we will launch a second Freedom Homes location in Moffat or Crestone with POA approval designed specifically to serve:

• Long-term San Luis Valley residents
   
• Local elders and families who don’t want to leave their culture or landscape
   
• Crestone-area community members who prefer a model owned and operated by locals, not outsiders
   

This site will be led by a new LLC formed by a local resident, ensuring that governance, design, and community integration remain locally driven. It provides a long-term, respectful alternative for those who may not want to move to larger expansion sites — or be told what to do by someone from somewhere else.

We’re not stopping in Moffat. With support and partnerships, we're already planning new Freedom Village sites in regions across Colorado where housing need is urgent and local allies are ready:

• 🟢 Trinidad
  We’re currently securing a 40-acre property with a well and septic in place, listed at $100,000 — perfect for a rural co-op expansion that meets urgent need in southern Colorado.
   
• 🟢 Denver Metro
  One of our board members and LLC partners is actively preparing to launch a Freedom Homes site serving displaced Denver residents, especially LGBTQIA+, disabled, and housing-insecure families.
   
• 🟢 Colorado Springs
  As the housing crisis deepens in the Springs, we are working to establish a site that provides safe transitional housing and support services for local residents, including survivors, veterans, and caregivers.
   
• 🟢 Pueblo
  Pueblo has been overlooked for too long. We intend to partner with local leaders and mutual aid networks to build out permanent, inclusive housing in a region that deserves far more investment.
   

Each site will reflect the needs, culture, and leadership of its location — no one-size-fits-all approach. Our goal is not just to replicate a project — it's to empower communities to reclaim housing on their terms, with the support of a proven model and legal, nonprofit, and cooperative infrastructure behind it.