Colorado Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital & Retention Grant
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) · Commercialisation grant
$250KUp to $250,000 per project (cap can rise to $500,000 for projects spanning more than one advanced industry); company matches $2 for every $1
Colorado grant for early-stage advanced-industries companies to develop and commercialise technology that will be made or created in Colorado.
Key terms
- Headquartered in Colorado (or at least 50% of employees there) and in good standing with the Secretary of State
- 2:1 cash match from non-State sources
- Under $20M raised from grants and investors since inception and under $10M annual revenue
- Technology must be past proof of concept (e.g. prototype, IP, technical validation)
- Windows run January–February and July–August; currently closed, next opens 2027-01-04
Eligibility
- Where
- United States
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Max funding raised
- $20M
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Colorado HQ or 50% of staff in Colorado
- Under $10M annual revenue
- 2:1 cash match required
- Advanced industries only (e.g. aerospace, bioscience, energy, tech)
How to apply
Apply on the OEDIT page when the window opens on 2027-01-04.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Next window opens 2027-01-04 (windows Jan–Feb and Jul–Aug)
- Status
- Paused — opens Jan 4, 2027
Verified 2026-10-30 · source
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