Programs and Funding

  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • This program helps businesses and tourism partners advertise on Colorado.com by creating free and/or paid articles, business listings, maps, and events.
  • This federal program encourages long-term investments in designated low-income communities by giving investors tax incentives for investing in real estate projects.
  • This program allows organizations to submit brochures about their business or other travel information to display at Colorado Welcome Centers.
  • This tax credit helps rehabilitate historic, owner-occupied commercial properties.
  • This grant helps Colorado communities plan economic development projects that create or retain permanent jobs.
  • This discounted subscription gives tourism partners access to a visual content marketing software called CrowdRiff.
  • This program encourages development in economically distressed areas of the state through tax incentives.
  • This program is eight sessions, each lasting 2.5-3 hours, where a professional filmmaker works with high school teachers to cover scriptwriting, production, filming, and editing.
  • This grant provides financial support to help communities start and host successful film festivals in Colorado.
  • This series of events addresses the need for community engagement and education during COVID-19 by providing webinars to the creative film and media community.
  • The Professional Pathways Program program is a tier based professional networking and development program for film students across the state.
  • This grant and tax credit helps new businesses start in or move into rural, economically distressed areas and hire new employees.
  • These promotions help tourism partners and small businesses take advantage of public relations connections to help them market themselves.
  • This program allows your organization to showcase tailored advertising messages on a digital screen within the interior walls of Colorado Welcome Centers.