Contact the Navigator Program HERE if you'd like assistance with any of these opportunities.
NeighborWorks
Southern Colorado:
As our access to capital Navigator, check out their programs HERE. Stay tuned for more opportunities as their new federally designated Community Financial Development Institution (CDFI) status develops!
Colorado Enterprise Fund:
CEF will also have more funding opportunities opening up this year. Check out their current programs HERE.
Grants:
The Colorado BIPOC Micro Equity Fund supports the growth and resiliency of Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color (BIPOC) owned businesses through patient equity-like investments designed to feel like friends and family capital. Learn more HERE.
The Colorado Community Revitalization Grant provides gap funding for projects in creative districts, historic districts, main streets or neighborhood commercial centers. Applications are open and accepted on a rolling basis.
Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT):
-Browse an OEDIT program & funding overview HERE
-Rural Jump Start Program:
If a business is located in a Rural-Jump Start zone, businesses can receive up to $20,000 as a newly established business and up to $2,500 per new hire. (Eligible counties: Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo)
If a business is located in a Tier 1 Just Transition community, businesses can receive up to $40,000 as a newly established business and up to $5,000 per new hire. (Eligible county: Pueblo)
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