CO: Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant
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Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant | Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Skip to main content Search Search 1 Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant Program Summary The Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention 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. This grant award maximum can be lifted for projects that impact more than one advanced industry. The market typically under-invests in early-stage technologies. The grant’s goal is to fill the gap left by the market. The grant is not meant to compete with existing funding. The Global Business Development (GBD) division administers this grant in partnership with Colorado’s advanced industry trade associations and receives final approval from the Economic Development Commission . The application is open and due February 26, 2026 at 5:00pm MT Review all Advanced Industries Accelerator Programs Overview Type: Grant For: Advanced industries businesses Amount: Up to $250,000 per project Match: 2-to-1 (company-to-state), cash Application periods: January to February and July to August OEDIT division: Global Business Development Program impact: Check out the program impact with the Grant Map Grant award maximum A project or technology with a particular application may receive grant awards up to $250,000 unless the award cap is lifted. The award cap may be lifted for projects that impact more than one advanced industry. The advanced industries selected must correspond to the core technology of the project. Applicants should select no more than a primary industry and secondary industry. To receive the full requested amount, all industries selected must support the application. If advanced manufacturing, electronics, or information technology (enabling industries) are among the identified industries, the application must directly address how the enabling technology will impact the scalability, process improvement, or market adoption of the commercial product for the non-enabling technology. To receive the full requested amount, all industries selected must support the application. Eligibility To apply for the Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant, your business and project need to: Create a disruptive technology that directly impacts at least one Colorado advanced industry that is either created or manufactured in Colorado Be registered with the Colorado Secretary of State and in Good Standing Have headquarters in Colorado or have at least 50% of your employees based in Colorado Provide matching $2-to-$1 non-State funding to State funding Have received fewer than $20 million from grants and
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