International Trade Readiness for Small Businesses online training course provides a peek into resources available through our partners at the World Trade Center Denver to reach international markets.
This tax credit is an eight-year job creation incentive to support competitive, multi-state, or country relocation and expansion projects.
The Colorado Just Transition Action Plan provides more information on the Just Transition communities themselves, and it provides recommendations on supporting coal transition workers who are or will be laid off by connecting them with job and training opportunities, local, state, and federal resources, quality jobs, and more.
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This grant helps organizations and communities create art and cultural activities through general operating support funding.
This bond financing program can assist those looking to develop middle income workforce rental housing throughout Colorado.
National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) is an annual tradition to celebrate the U.S. travel community and travel’s essential role in stimulating economic growth, cultivating vibrant communities, creating quality job opportunities, inspiring new businesses and elevating the quality of life for Americans every day.
This grant supports an annual workshop that helps motivate and inspire native students who are struggling to find a passion in high school.
OEDIT’s Innovation award recognizes businesses and industry partners that demonstrate exceptional leadership in talent, training and on-the-job learning, directly supporting the mission of creating and filling in-demand Colorado jobs with Colorado talent.
Join us for the 2026 Outreach and Impact Summit to celebrate the growth, vitality, and economic development flourishing from the Spanish Peaks to the Southeastern Plains! Hosted by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, this day-long event will connect you with key resources to unlock new strategies and keep the momentum going in your community. Get ready for an inspiring day of success stories and actionable insights!
The Regional Talent Development Initiative Grant Program - now Opportunity Now Colorado – is an $85 million grant program creating transformative change for Colorado's workforce.
The Regional Talent Summits Act was created by House Bill 24-1365 to strengthen talent pipeline needs through seven collaborative regional summits. The summits aim to enhance regional economic development by prioritizing business needs to create stronger alignment between educational programs and in-demand industries. These convenings will ultimately result in two and five year tactical plans that develop career pathways in specified fields facing regional workforce challenges.
The Opportunity Now Tax Credit was created by House Bill 24-1365 to encourage workforce development in industries impacted by IIJA, IRA and/or CHIPS. This refundable tax credit provides financial assistance for facility improvements and/or equipment acquisition costs associated with training programs designed to alleviate workforce shortages.
This program helps communities that would like to plan for development of their outdoor recreation economies.
This program supports outdoor recreation business development through research, partnerships, trade shows, and trade and investment missions.
The Partner Outreach Program supports our initiative to ensure that everyone in the state learns about and has access to the various capital and technical assistance programs available from OEDIT. In addition to the committed outreach conducted by our established partners, OEDIT partners with smaller community organizations that have strong ties to members of historically underserved communities in urban and rural Colorado.
This directory is Colorado’s most comprehensive database of certified minority-owned businesses.
This national competition helps high school students learn about poetry by memorizing and performing it.
This grant helps organizations and communities create art and cultural activities through general operating support funding.
This program supports affordable housing development throughout Colorado by providing grants, loans and equity investments to local and tribal governments, for profit and non-profit developers.
These partners share expertise with filmmakers and help attract productions to their communities.
This program helps fund large tourism projects to attract new visitors from out of state after the 2008 Great Recession. This program has awarded all funds.
Cannabis Business resources that include banking options and pro bono legal support
Building consistent, focused engagement with rural economic developers. Working with rural economic developers to help bridge the gap between rural and urban for a resilient and sustainable Colorado economy.
This grant and tax credit helps new businesses start in or move into rural, economically distressed areas and hire new employees.
Rural Ready supports Colorado professionals working in a rural economic development space, including at the staff, volunteer, and board levels. The online, self-paced learning platform provides a high-level overview of economic development best practices specifically tailored for rural areas. After successfully completing the online learning module, participants qualify for a one-time, reimbursable $2,500 seed grant.
This grant helps businesses and nonprofits create customized job training for employees.
The Small Business Navigator can answer questions you may have about federal, state, and local licensing requirements.
This program helps communities convert buildings into affordable living and work spaces for creatives.
This grant helps small businesses expand internationally by funding international business development activities.
This program provides support for initiatives led by nonprofit entities pertaining to key industries or regional development.
This cash incentive is a five-year program for competitive business expansion or relocation projects.
