Summary
Grant of up to 50% of approved international business development and marketing expenses, capped at $15,000, for Colorado advanced-industries businesses growing export markets. Eligible expenses: international travel, trade-show participation, marketing collateral, foreign-market research, translation, IP protection in foreign markets.
Benefit
- Percentage
- 50% of investment
- Flat
- —
- Duration
- —
- Max annual
- — (taxpayer)
- Max total
- $15,000 (taxpayer)
- Carryforward
- —
Program metadata
- Distribution
- allocated
- Claimant subject
- business
- Refund/transfer election
- none
- Program family
- —
- Effective
- —
- Sunset
- —
- Application deadline
- —
- Transfer discount
- —
Hard requirements (2)
- industry_keywordRestricted to one of Colorado's seven defined advanced industries: bioscience, aerospace, electronics, advanced manufacturing, infrastructure engineering, IT, energy/natural resources/cleantech.
- local_approval_requiredOEDIT (or relevant division — Advanced Industries Accelerator, Colorado Creative Industries, Cannabis Business Office, COFTM, Talent Innovation, Office of Just Transition) must approve the grant award. Application via the OEDIT online portal.
Preference / tiering rules (0)
None.
NAICS industries (0)
Any.
Geo zones (1)
- statewide — · Colorado Statewide
Tags (0)
None.
Source
OEDIT Advanced Industries Accelerator Programs
Last verified: 2026-04-30
CO-statewide. Industry-restricted to advanced industries.