Colorado small business grants, May 2026

Colorado Enterprise Zone Manufacturing Sales and Use Tax Exemption exempts machinery, parts, and construction materials for manufacturing and mining operations in designated enterprise zones from sales and use taxes.

Enterprise Zone Research and Development Tax Credit provides a 3% state income tax credit on increased R&D spending for businesses in designated zones, claimed at 25% annually over four years with unlimited carryforward.

Colorado Enterprise Zone Program offers state income tax credits and sales/use tax exemptions to businesses in 16 economically distressed areas for job creation, training, property rehabilitation, and R&D; enhanced credits available for rural zones.

Colorado Enterprise Zone New Employee Tax Credit provides businesses in designated distressed zones a $1,100 per-employee state income tax credit, with carryforward up to five years and higher amounts for agricultural processing or rural zone busine…

Enterprise Zone Job Training Tax Credit provides a state income tax credit of 12% for eligible job training costs in designated zones, with credits carryable forward up to 12 years.

Colorado Enterprise Zone Investment Tax Credit provides a 3% state income tax credit for qualified personal property investments in designated zones, with carryforward available up to 14 years.

Enterprise Zone Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Tax Credit provides $1,000 per net new employee for two years to businesses offering qualified health insurance in economically distressed zones with at least 50% employer contribution.

Colorado Enterprise Zone Contribution Tax Credit allows taxpayers to claim 25% of cash donations or 12.5% of in-kind donations as state income tax credits, capped at $100,000 per year with unused credits carrying forward five years.

Colorado enterprise zones offer businesses a 1.5% state income tax credit on new commercial vehicle and parts purchases registered and used in-zone for one year.

Colorado businesses converting to employee ownership can claim a tax credit covering up to 75% of qualified conversion costs including legal, accounting, and valuation services.

Colorado Business Learning offers a free online course introducing employee ownership structures and benefits, with post-completion consultant access for conversion guidance and referrals to employee-ownership organizations.

Colorado offers free online consulting and introductory courses for small business owners exploring employee ownership conversion options and consultant referrals.

Colorado Main Street Program offers mini-grants to designated Main Street communities for downtown electric vehicle charging stations paired with technical planning assistance.

Colorado Destination Development Mentor Program pairs tourism organizations with consultants for 100 hours of technical assistance on destination management and marketing projects from January-May 2027.

Destination Blueprint Program provides 11 months of tourism planning and implementation support for Destination Marketing/Management Organizations through community-driven strategic visioning, stakeholder engagement, and 100 hours of project-based c…