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Search verified grants from State of Colorado →Colorado Small Business Grants and Programs (State) is an initiative from the State of Colorado, administered by the Colorado Enterprise Fund (CEF), that connects small businesses across Colorado with grant assistance programs. CEF works with cities, counties, and partners to evaluate and distribute grant dollars for programs addressing economic hardship, disaster recovery, and community resilience.
Past programs have supported businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Marshall Fire, and rapidly changing economic conditions. Grant amounts vary by program. Small businesses in Colorado can also explore additional funding through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT).
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Small Business Grant Programs Click here for COVID-19 Resources & Information --> Get Started --> Customer Portal Grants to drive your business Small Business Grant Programs CEF does not offer any grants, but CEF helps administer several grant assistance programs for small businesses across Colorado.
Boulder County Small Business Grant/Changing Economic Environment Program (2024) CEF helped to administer a $225,000 grant opportunity supporting small businesses in Unincorporated Boulder County impacted by the costs (including labor costs) of doing business in the County's rapidly changing economic environment.
Boulder ARPA Small Business Grant Program CEF helped to administer this grant program, providing more than $500K in grant dollars to City of Boulder small businesses negatively impacted by the pandemic. El Paso County Regional Small Business Relief Fund CEF helped to administer two rounds of this grant program, providing more than $24 million in grant dollars to El Paso County small businesses and nonprofits.
Marshall Fire Small Business CEF helped to administer 20 grants with this grant program, providing $400K in grant dollars to Boulder County small businesses impacted by the Marshall Fire. One source to look for grants or funding is the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) Small Business Grant Programs CEF works with different partners to evaluate and distribute grant dollars for various programs.
Small Business Grant Programs Small Business Grant Assistance Programs does not offer any grants, but CEF helps administer several grant assistance programs for small businesses across Colorado. As cities, counties, and other partners look to create new grant programs to help small businesses, we work diligently to facilitate those programs and make them available to you.
One source to look for grants or funding is the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) Boulder County Small Business Grant/Changing Economic Environment Program (2024) A program implementing a $225,000 one-time competitive grant opportunity supporting small businesses in Unincorporated Boulder County impacted by the costs (including labor costs) of doing business in the County's rapidly changing economic environment.
This is now closed. Boulder ARPA Small Business Grant Program CEF helped to administer this grant program, providing more than $500K in grant dollars to City of Boulder small businesses negatively impacted by the pandemic. Marshall Fire Small Business Grants Program (2023) CEF helped to administer 20 grants with this grant program, providing $400K in grant dollars to Boulder County small businesses impacted by the Marshall Fire.
El Paso County Regional Small Business Relief Fund CEF helped to administer two rounds of this grant program, providing more than $24 million in grant dollars to El Paso County small businesses and nonprofits. Disproportionately Impacted Business (DIB) Relief Program CEF helped administer two rounds of applications, providing $1. 8 million in program dollars.
Boulder County Small Business This grant program, awarded $1. 9 million dollars in needed financial assistance to certain Boulder County small businesses. Pikes Peak Small Business COVID-19 Relief Program Over $1.
2 million grant dollars were awarded to certain El Paso County small businesses considered to be especially hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Energize Colorado Gap Fund CEF was a participating lender for this statewide grant and loan program for Colorado small businesses. Through this program, over $10 million dollars were awarded to businesses with fewer than 25 full-time employees.
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We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, disability, age, or national origin. Colorado Enterprise Fund is a registered 501(c)(3), Colorado, USA Straight From Our Community of Entrepreneurs " CEF's support relieved us from short-term, high-interest loans, enabling us to focus on gaining larger projects.
CEF isn't solely about finances; it's about bolstering entrepreneurs and overcoming challenges. ” Barry E. Jennings | Owner | Jennings AV Straight From Our Community of Entrepreneurs "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to succeed.
Know that I'm not only working hard to succeed because it'll be good for small businesses and myself, but I want my testimony to give credence to organizations like CEF, as for further validation of your importance." Eric Lipsey | Owner | Galt Business Solutions Straight From Our Community of Entrepreneurs "With the funding we received from CEF, we were able to secure our dream of a stand alone brick-and-mortar location in Golden, CO."
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (DOE) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This funding opportunity from the Department of Energy supports high-quality research and development on innovative concepts with high potential for commercialization, focusing on increasing private sector commercialization of technology, stimulating technological innovation, and encouraging participation by women-owned and minority-owned small businesses. It specifically excludes basic science or demonstration projects.
The Department of Defense FY2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) provides funding for U.S. universities to acquire research equipment and instrumentation in areas important to national defense, including AI and machine learning hardware. The program is administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with approximately $34 million available and 95 awards anticipated. DURIP funds the acquisition of specialized computing hardware for AI/ML research (GPU clusters, TPUs, neuromorphic processors), robotics and autonomous systems testbeds, sensor arrays and data collection systems for machine learning training, high-performance computing infrastructure for defense-relevant AI research, and laboratory equipment for human-AI interaction studies. The program specifically supports equipment that enhances research-related education in DoD-priority disciplines. While general-purpose computing is not eligible, computing equipment directly supporting DoD-relevant AI research programs qualifies. No cost sharing is required.