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Colorado Community Revitalization Tax Credit

CO-CRTC · Colorado

Summary

Transferable tax credit equal to 25% of eligible capital-improvement project expenses for mixed-use projects located within a Colorado creative district, historic district, neighborhood commercial center, or main street that support creative industries and their workers. Cap: $3 million in tax credits per project. Successor program to the Community Revitalization Grant (HB22-1409) which preceded it. OEDIT-administered; transferable to taxpayer with state liability if the original applicant is a 501(c)(3) or other low-tax entity.

Benefit

Percentage
25% of investment
Flat
Duration
Max annual
(taxpayer)
Max total
$3,000,000 (taxpayer)
Carryforward

Program metadata

Distribution
allocated
Claimant subject
business
Refund/transfer election
transferable_only
Program family
Effective
Sunset
Application deadline
Transfer discount

Hard requirements (1)

  • local_approval_requiredOEDIT must approve the project as part of the CRTC allocation process. Application reservation + issuance steps required before the credit can be claimed.

Preference / tiering rules (0)

None.

NAICS industries (0)

Any.

Geo zones (1)

  • statewide · Colorado state-designated districts

Tags (2)

  • requires_creative_district_or_main_street: true
  • predecessor_grant_program: CO-CRG-HB22-1409

Approval requirements (1)

  • requiredCO OEDIT / Economic Development CommissionOEDIT (via the Economic Development Commission) approves CRTC allocations. Reservation application + issuance application steps required.

Source

https://oedit.colorado.gov/programs-and-funding/tax-credits/colorado-community-revitalization-tax-credit
HB24-1295; CRTC TY26 Program Policies and Procedures (Google Doc, OEDIT-published)
Last verified: 2026-04-30
CO-statewide. Eligibility geography: creative districts (state-designated by Colorado Creative Industries division, see CO-CCI-DIST listing), historic districts (State Register), neighborhood commercial centers, main streets. Source page returned CloudFront 403 from this fetch path 2026-04-30 — details synthesized from WebSearch metadata + OEDIT press release ($10M awarded across 10 mixed-use projects in announcement) + Program Policies and Procedures Google Doc. Re-verify directly on next fetch attempt; rule_status reflects this provenance gap. Predecessor grant program (HB22-1409, ~$98M to 59 projects) is OUT-OF-SCOPE — grant programs other than CO-CBO-ACCESS-EXPERTS not in current scope.