The laureate advocates for poetry, literacy, and literature by participating in readings and other events at the state capitol, schools, libraries, and literary festivals.
This fund provides helps small to medium-sized businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic get loans.
The Colorado Startup Loan Fund provides loan capital to mission-based lenders to provide loans to Colorado entrepreneurs and small business owners needing capital to start, restart, or restructure a business, and those who are not able to obtain a loan from traditional lenders.
As a part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, the federal government passed the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) bill to fund small business credit support and investment programs.
This tax credit helps rehabilitate historic, owner-occupied commercial properties.
This loan helps businesses in rural areas by giving loans and loan guarantees.
This grant helps Colorado communities plan economic development projects that create or retain permanent jobs.
This free certification helps frontline workers become Colorado experts and grow their Colorado-style hospitality.
An annual day-long event for businesses to learn about cybersecurity and risk management.
This grant provides funding to Colorado businesses that were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and did not receive meaningful access to federal loans and grants under the CARES Act.
This tax credit covers up to 50% of a qualified business’ conversion costs to employee ownership (up to $150,000.00). Check the program page to learn more about the recently expanded program.
This tax credit helps businesses invest in commercial vehicles and parts for vehicles.
This tax credit encourages investment in distressed areas of the state.
This tax credit encourages businesses in economically distressed communities to offer health insurance coverage to their employees.
This tax credit encourages enterprise zone businesses to invest in business personal property.
This tax credit helps businesses develop a skilled workforce in distressed communities.
This tax credit helps businesses in distressed communities add employees to their workforce.
This program encourages development in economically distressed areas of the state through tax incentives.
This tax credit helps businesses invest in research and development through a tax credit.
This tax exemption expands the Manufacturing Sales and Use Tax Exemption.
This tax credit helps businesses redevelop commercial property and rehabilitate vacant buildings.
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.
This award honors Colorado-based companies that have exported products or services for at least two years.
These awards honor community members for civic leadership and volunteerism in creative industries.
This award recognizes minority-owned for-profit businesses that contribute to the economic diversity and success of minority communities in Colorado.
OEDIT is seeking stakeholder input on HB22-1418 Extension Of Certain Unused Tax Credits concerning the extension of the period for which unused and expiring colorado Job Growth Incentive (JGTIC) and Enterprise Zone (EZ) income tax credits may be carried forward to subsequent years.
These scholarships help high school students pay for educational and experiential film programs.
This program supports HUBZone-certified small businesses in designated areas of the State by providing them with preferential treatment in awarding federal contracts.