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893 Individuals, Businesses and Organizations awarded $15.4 million through the Colorado Arts Relief Grant

Colorado Creative Industries, a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced today that 893 grantees have been awarded $15.4 million in COVID-19 economic relief funding through the Colorado Arts Relief Fund. This funding initiative was passed by the State of Colorado legislature and created

$6.3 million Advanced Industries Awards Accelerate 27 Colorado Startups and Researchers

DENVER – The Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) Program announced today that 22 Colorado companies and five researchers were approved to receive Proof of Concept and Early Stage Capital and Retention grants for a total of $6,350,918 million in funding. 

Proof-of-Concept grants are open to certified Colorado research universities and federal

$1.5m available to support Economic Development Organizations in Colorado

DENVER, CO – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) announces grants of $25,000 and $50,000 are available starting August 19 through the Economic Development Organization Recovery Grant to support organizational capacity for economic development organizations and bolster our economic

Applications being accepted for Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Programs

DENVER -- The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today it is accepting applications for the first grant cycle of the Advanced Industries Accelerator grant programs for the fiscal year 2022.  Online applications are being accepted at Advanced Industries Programs for Proof of Concept grants and Early-Stage

OEDIT Seeds Advanced Industry Collaborative Infrastructure Projects with $2.1 million in Grants to Colorado organizations

DENVER —Thursday, May 20, 2021 — The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) today announced infrastructure grantees for the Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Program. A total of $2,068,287 of Collaborative Infrastructure Grants were approved for award by Colorado’s Economic Development Commission.  

Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grants provide

New Documentary Highlights the Employee Ownership Advantage - Own It: A Colorado Story

DENVER - The Colorado Employee Ownership Office (EOO) in collaboration with the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media (COFTM) has developed a new documentary following the employee ownership journeys of five Colorado companies.

Own It: A Colorado Story follows five Colorado-based companies that have transformed the fabric of their

Applications being accepted for Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grants

Collaborative Infrastructure Grants applications are due on April 1, 2020 by 5:00 pm.

DENVER -- The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade today announced it is accepting applications for Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grants for fiscal year 2021. Applications are due on April 1, 2020 by 5:00 pm