Colorado Small Business Grants & Funding Programs
Colorado's Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) coordinates state funding programs for small businesses. The state's strong startup ecosystem, particularly in Denver and Boulder, offers additional opportunities.
OEDIT Programs
OEDIT administers various programs including the Advanced Industries Accelerator Grants, AI Accelerator Program, and Rural Jump-Start grants for businesses in rural Colorado communities.
Colorado SBDC Network
The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network provides free consulting and helps businesses access SBA loans, grants, and state funding programs throughout Colorado.
Denver & Boulder Programs
Denver offers the Small Business Investment Fund and various neighborhood programs. Boulder has strong support for technology and climate-focused startups through local initiatives.
Colorado Business Grants
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Colorado CHIPS Community Support Program
This suite of three grants provides Colorado communities funding to develop their semiconductor and advanced industry ecosystems. The three grants can be used to fund market studies, projects and programs, and marketing activities.
Colorado Change Leader Program
This program teaches cultural and community leaders how to handle change in organizations, communities, and their daily lives.
CHIPS Zones Program
This program provides eligible semiconductor companies access to specific types of Enterprise Zone income tax credits; Colorado municipalities and counties must establish a CHIPS Zone through application to the EDC before companies can access these benefits.
CannaBusiness Growth Technical Assistance
The Cannabis Business Office is excited to announce a new educational program that offers vertical specific content to social equity cannabis businesses at no cost.
Cannabis Business Pitch Competition
The Cannabis Business Pitch Competition is a mentorship and funding opportunity for social equity cannabis businesses who have reached critical business development milestones and have demonstrated a readiness to seek external investments.
Call Yourself Creative Program
This do-it-yourself program helps communities prepare to become Colorado Creative Districts.
Art in Public Places
This program commissions artwork for people to enjoy in publicly accessible areas inside and outside of state buildings.
Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant
This grant provides funding to help Colorado research institutions with applied research in advanced industries and to commercialize products and services in the private sector.
Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant
This grant helps Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses develop and commercialize advanced technologies that will be created or manufactured in Colorado.
Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grant
This grant helps teams of Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses and nonprofits develop new large-scale projects.
Accessible Travel Program
Participants in the Accessible Travel Program will receive up to 23 accessibility site assessments and free listing for all Wheel The World Verified sites on the Wheel The World website.
Access to Experts
The Cannabis Business Office is excited to offer a pilot program entitled Access to Experts. Qualifying subject matter experts will provide services in compliance, marketing, and financial consulting at low or no cost to Social Equity Licensee cannabis businesses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in Colorado