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The Department of Local Affairs Receives Nearly $10 Million From U.S. Department of Energy to Support Economic and Workforce Development in Southeast Colorado
The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is proud to announce that its Southeast Economic Development Grant Program (SEED Grant Program) has been selected as one of 20 projects nationwide to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Transmission...
Governor Polis Announces New Grants to Support Job Creation in Coal Transition Communities
Governor Polis and the Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced two Coal Transition Community grants to fund projects that will diversify local economies in western Colorado, including the Town of Rangely and the communities of...
Media Advisory: New Federal Law Requires Colorado Businesses to Register Ownership Information
A new federal law, the Corporate Transparency Act, requires almost all corporations, partnerships and LLCs in the United States, including small businesses, to report what is called “Beneficial Ownership Information” to the Department of Treasury’s Financial...
Past Events
Polis Administration Announces 37 Colorado Communities to Receive Funding for Roads & Transportation
Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) are providing more than $42 million in grants to 37 entities across the state as part of its Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), which funds projects that expand travel options,...
Polis Administration, Department of Local Affairs Awards More Than $48M in the Third Round of the Transformational Affordable Housing Grant Program
Governor Polis and the Department of Local Affairs announced the third round of Transformational Affordable Housing Grant (TAHG) recipients, providing transformative support to 13 Colorado counties. This grant is overseen by the Division of Housing (DOH) of the...
Colorado Officially Recognized as a State Apprenticeship Agency
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced today that Apprenticeship Colorado is now officially recognized as a State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA) to oversee and register apprenticeship programs in the state effective July 1, 2023....
Deck Nine Video Game Produced with State Support Wins Peabody
Life is Strange: True Colors, a groundbreaking AAA video game produced by Deck Nine with support from the Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media (COFTM) within the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), has received the...
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Polis Welcome Over $826 Million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Funding for Colorado from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado Governor Jared Polis welcomed the announcement from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that Colorado was awarded $826,522,650.41 from the Bipartisan...
Premiering this Week: Tomorrow’s Talent Today Highlights Power of Modern Youth Apprenticeships
A documentary demonstrating the power of modern youth apprenticeship programs to create new career pathways will air on PBS12 this week. The half-hour film, Tomorrow’s Talent Today, was produced with support from the Colorado Office of Film, Television and...
Expanding Venture Capital in Southern Colorado: State Announces New VCA Partnership with Colorado ONE Fund
The Colorado Venture Capital Authority (VCA) and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that the VCA has partnered with Colorado ONE Fund, based in Colorado Springs. This is the fourth new partnership announced by...
Lake County Becomes a Rural Jump-Start Zone to Encourage Economic Development and New Jobs
The Business Funding & Incentives Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Lake County has been designated as a Rural Jump-Start (RJS) Zone. This designation is intended to encourage economic...
Town of Frederick Launches App
Get ready to elevate your community experience with the launch of FrederickCO, the brand-new mobile application from the Town of Frederick! The App is aligned with the Town's Strategic Plan to implement new ways to increase accessibility for public engagement...
Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program | Application period opens July 5 – Aug 31
The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) announced the Nonprofit Infrastructure (NPI) Grant Program, a statewide grant program for small, community-based, nonprofit organizations providing services to communities who have historically been underrepresented, underserved,...