In October 2023, NuVista was awareded a $100,000 grant from the GoWest Foundation to help us aid in bolstering the workforce housing initiative in Ouray County and the other counties we serve. Specifically, NuVista provided the construction financing for the Home Trust of Ouray County (HTOC) for the duplex on Laura Street in Ridgway. The contribution from GoWest Foundation will help make possible the construction loan, and covered the closing fees for the HTOC, a 501 c(3) non-profit organization.

The Home Trust of Ouray County broke ground on the duplex on October 18, 2023 and the duplex was finished this past April. The families were identified and chosen by Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans. One unit is sold, the other will close in July 2025.

The families who moved in work in Ouray County and this project helped them continue to live in Ouray County as well. For more information about this project, please contact Sara Plumhoff, splumhoff@nuvista.org.