Advanced Industries Accelerator Programs
The Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) Program was created in 2013 to promote growth and sustainability in Colorado’s advanced industries by driving innovation, accelerating commercialization, encouraging public-private partnerships, increasing access to early-stage capital, and creating a strong ecosystem that increases the state's global competitiveness.
Your business must be supporting one of Colorado’s seven advanced industries:
- advanced manufacturing
- aerospace
- bioscience
- electronics
- energy and natural resources
- infrastructure engineering
- technology and information
If you are an angel investor or venture capitalist, learn how you can submit your investment to a qualifying advanced industries company.
Overview
Type: Four grants
For: Advanced industries companies
Application deadline: Varies by program
OEDIT division: Global Business Development
Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant
This grant provides funding to help Colorado research institutions speed up applied research in advanced industries and commercialize products and services with the private sector. The grant funds pre-commercial research and commercialization preparation. Projects can receive up to $150,000.
The next application will open July 1, 2025
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. Projects can receive up to $250,000.
The next application will open July 1, 2025
Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grant
This grant helps teams of Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses and nonprofits develop new large-scale projects. Projects need to cover gaps in the advanced industries and identify a matching fund of 2-to-1 non-State funding to State funding.
The application is open and is due March 28, 2025 at 5pm MT.
Advanced Industries Export Grant
This grant helps Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses who want to export or are currently exporting. This grant is for small- and medium-sized businesses. It reimburses for international business development and marketing costs. Businesses can apply for up to $15,000 and up to 50% of the approved expenses.
This grant is accepting applications.
Global Consultant Network
The Global Consultant Network helps Colorado-based small businesses expand into other countries at no cost to the company. Consulting services include market-entry and in-market services.
Consultants can help your business in these countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, andd the United Kingdom.
This program is accepting applications.
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