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Advanced Industries Export Grant is a funding program from the State of Colorado's Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) designed to support job creation and innovation in Colorado's seven advanced industries: energy and natural resources, infrastructure engineering, and technology and information.
Programs include the Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant (up to $250,000 per project) and the Collaborative Infrastructure Grant. Funds help Colorado-based businesses accelerate commercialization, encourage public-private partnerships, and increase access to early-stage capital to strengthen the state's global competitiveness.
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Why Colorado Living In Colorado Transportation & Infrastructure Transportation & Infrastructure View As: Colorado Western U.S. Eastern U.S. International Close Menu Living In Colorado Living In Colorado Overview View As: Colorado Western U.S. Eastern U.S. International Advanced Industries Accelerator Programs For: Businesses in an Advanced Industry Type: Grants and investment tax credits The following programs are designed to support job creation and innovation in your field as a business operating in one of Colorado’s seven advanced industries: Energy and natural resources Infrastructure engineering Technology and information Grants and investment tax credits make up the Advanced Industries Accelerator programs which are designed to promote growth and sustainability in these industries by helping accelerate commercialization, encourage public-private partnerships, increase access to early-stage capital and create a strong ecosystem that increases the state’s global competitiveness.
Advanced Industries Programs Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant: This grant helps Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses develop and commercialize advanced technologies that will be created or manufactured in Colorado. Projects can receive up to $250,000.
Collaborative Infrastructure Grant: This grant helps teams of Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses and nonprofits develop new large-scale projects. Projects need to cover gaps in the advanced industries and identify a matching fund of 2-to-1 non-State funding to State funding.
Advanced Industries Export Grant: This grant helps Colorado-based advanced industries technology businesses who want to export or are currently exporting. This grant is for small- and medium-sized businesses. It reimburses for international business development and marketing costs.
Businesses can apply for up to $15,000 and up to 50% of the approved expenses. Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit: Investors can earn a state income tax credit of 25% of an investment in an advanced industries business, up to $100,000 in credits. If the advanced industries business is located in a rural county or an Enterprise Zone, investors can earn a state income tax credit of 35% of their investment.
If you are a Colorado business looking to take advantage of these programs, please visit oedit. colorado. gov/ai to learn more about the application process for these programs.
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