Programs and Funding

  • This grant helps teams of Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses and nonprofits develop new large-scale projects.
  • 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.
  • This program commissions artwork for people to enjoy in publicly accessible areas inside and outside of state buildings.
  • This do-it-yourself program helps communities prepare to become Colorado Creative Districts.
  • 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.
  • This program teaches cultural and community leaders how to handle change in organizations, communities, and their daily lives.
  • This grant finances various projects across the state that create or revitalize mixed-use commercial centers.
  • This program certifies communities that contribute to our state’s economy through creativity, culture, and the arts.
  • This annual event is for Colorado creatives to connect, learn, and be inspired.
  • These awards honor community members for civic leadership and volunteerism in creative industries.
  • This tax credit is an eight-year job creation incentive to support competitive, multi-state, or country relocation and expansion projects.
  • This national competition helps high school students learn about poetry by memorizing and performing it.
  • This program helps communities convert buildings into affordable living and work spaces for creatives.
  • This cash incentive is a five-year program for competitive business expansion or relocation projects.
  • These missions promote foreign investment into Colorado and help Colorado companies become more globally competitive.