

The Advanced Industries Export 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.
The Global Consultant Network is also funded through this program. Colorado-based businesses can receive consulting support to help them expand into other countries. Consulting services typically last between three and eight months. Consultants offer these services:
Type: Grant
For: Advanced industries businesses
Amount: Up to $15,000 per business
Application deadline: Rolling
OEDIT division: Global Business Development
To be eligible, your business needs to:
An advanced industries technology is defined by law as a technology or product that is innovative and disruptive to one of these seven advanced industries:
Global Business Development staff evaluates export readiness based on your company’s ability to:
Before you spend money on your project, make sure your expenses are eligible. Eligible expenses include:
This grant will not reimburse for certain activities, including but not limited to:
The award cycle starts in July and ends the following June. We recommend applying earlier in the award cycle because awards tend to be smaller during the later part of the cycle. Apply for the grant at least four to six weeks before traveling or your planned activity.
Apply online in the OEDIT application portal. Log in to your account or create a new account. To protect your personal information, we manually add new users to the portal, so it may take several days to activate your account. The application is located under the “Advanced Industries Funding” dropdown menu on the navigation bar.
This opportunity is for companies, not for an individual employee of the company. Your company needs to apply directly to the program. No third party consultants, agents, or representatives may apply on behalf of a client company or their own consultant firm.
Applications for the Advanced Industries Export Grant have a rolling deadline, meaning we will review applications as they are received. Applications are accepted until funding runs out.
The online application asks about your company and export project, including:
Complete this market research report to explain your decision to enter or expand into the proposed market. Use this Market Research Report Template, (PDF) as an example.
Include a detailed budget outlining all expenses for the project.
When listing expected personnel and equipment expenses, be as detailed as possible. Category labels such as ‘manufacturing equipment’ and ‘management personnel’ are too generic.
Do not include equipment or salaries of personnel that the project team needs for operations outside of this project.
A panel reviews all submitted applications. Please allow three to four weeks from the submission date for notification about funding. Grant awardees will receive a detailed commitment letter from OEDIT indicating the agreed upon export development project or activities, timing, and breakout of approved expenses in US dollars.
You will submit for reimbursement once your trip is complete. If expenses are not submitted in 30 days, you may not receive funds.