• Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit
  This tax credit encourages investments in advanced industries businesses by giving tax credits to investors.
• Cash Collateral Support
  This credit enhancement helps small and medium-sized businesses in Colorado access loans that they would otherwise not get because they do not have enough collateral.
• CHIPS Zones Program
  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.
• Colorado Credit Reserve
  This credit enhancement is for businesses that typically struggle to get access to a bank loan.
• Colorado Dark Sky Certification Mentor Program
  Participants in the Colorado Dark Sky Certification Mentor program will receive 70 hours of free consulting support from DarkSky Colorado to implement activities that reduce light pollution and protect access to Colorado’s incredible night skies.
• Colorado Opportunity Zone Program
  This federal program encourages long-term investments in designated low-income communities by giving investors tax incentives for investing in real estate projects.
• Colorado Revolving Loan Fund
  This fund provides helps small to medium-sized businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic get loans.
• Colorado Startup Loan Fund
  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.
• Colorado State Small Business Credit Initiative
  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.
• Commercial Historic Preservation Tax Credit
  This tax credit helps rehabilitate historic, owner-occupied commercial properties.
• Community Development Block Grant Business Loan
  This loan helps businesses in rural areas by giving loans and loan guarantees.
• Community Development Block Grant Planning and Feasibility Studies Grant
  This grant helps Colorado communities plan economic development projects that create or retain permanent jobs.
• Enterprise Zone Redesignation
• Rural Jump-Start Program
  This grant and tax credit helps new businesses start in or move into rural, economically distressed areas and hire new employees.