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Colorado Advanced Industries Export Grant

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$15,000

Up to $15,000 per business and up to 50% of approved international business development and marketing expenses, reimbursed after the activity. The award cycle runs July to June; awards tend to be smaller later in the cycle. Also funds the Global Consultant Network.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling deadline; applications accepted until funding runs out. Apply at least four to six weeks before travel or the planned activity.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Colorado-registered business in good standing, HQ in Colorado or at least 50% of employees in Colorado; fewer than 200 employees globally; new to export or entering a new export market; at least two years of US sales experience; commercialised, export-ready product or service in an advanced industry.

How to apply

  1. Log in or create an account in the OEDIT application portal and select Colorado Export Programs. — link
  2. Submit the online application with a detailed budget.
  3. Allow three to four weeks for notification, then claim reimbursement after the trip.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://oedit.colorado.gov/advanced-industries-export-grant

"Businesses can apply for up to $15,000 and up to 50% of the approved expenses."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: oedit.colorado.gov

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