Loans & Grants

List of national, state and local resources on funding opportunities. New resources are added as information becomes available.

Government loan/grant programs
Colorado

Colorado OEDIT

Colorado Startup Loan Fund

The Colorado Startup Loan Fund provides loan capital to mission-based lenders to provide loans to Colorado entrepreneurs and small business owners needing capital to start, restart, or restructure a business, and those who are not able to obtain a loan from traditional lenders. This is a revolving loan fund, meaning the dollars will be used to continue supporting new entrepreneurs as loans are repaid. OEDIT has partnered with eight mission-driven lenders to provide micro loans under $150,000 to small business owners and entrepreneurs with capital from the Colorado Startup Loan Fund.

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Tuesday, June 1, 2032
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Colorado

Energize Colorado

Energize Colorado Community Program

Apply for the ECP Gap Fund Loan today. This program is for entrepreneurs statewide in Colorado who are looking to stabilize or grow their business.

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
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Nonprofit loan/grant programs
Colorado

Colorado Enterprise Fund

Small Business Loans

With CEF's flexible terms & loan programs, including SBA Microloans, they'll work with you to build a loan that fits your business needs and makes your dream a reality.

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
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Local government loan/grant programs
Colorado

Greeley Colorado

Greeley Community Development Fund

The Greeley Community Development Fund assists with the financial needs of companies expanding in or locating to the City of Greeley. The Weld/Larimer Revolving Loan Fund, the City of Greeley, commercial banks in Greeley and the Hispanic Loan Program have joined together to provide the initial funding for this loan program.

Area served: City of Greeley, Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
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Local government loan/grant programs, State loan/grant programs
Colorado

Northwest Colorado Council of Governments

Northwest Loan Fund

If you are a new or growing business within the Northwest service area that is creating jobs or providing positive economic impact for the local economy, you may be eligible to apply for a Northwest Loan Fund.

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
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National Resources

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Government loan/grant programs
National

U.S. Department of the Treasury

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide a substantial infusion of resources to help turn the tide on the pandemic, address its economic fallout, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery.

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
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Corporate loan/grant programs
National

The Halstead Grant

2024 Halstead Grant

The Halstead Grant is an annual award for emerging silver jewelry artists. The experience is designed to help jewelry entrepreneurs create a strategy to kick-start their careers. 

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Nonprofit loan/grant programs
National

NDN Collective

Community Self-Determination Grant

This grant opportunity will provide Tribal Nations, communities and organizations as an investment in Indigenous power and a means to foster equity and inclusion, and to reframe decision-making with those most impacted. Applications open May 29, 2024.

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
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Corporate loan/grant programs
National

IFundWomen

IFundWomen Universal Grant Application

When IFundWomen brokers a grant with a partner, IFundWomen matches the partner’s grant criteria to those businesses who have applied through their Universal Grant Application. If you’re a match, they may request that you apply for that partner’s specific grant program, and you will be notified.

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
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Corporate loan/grant programs
National

Etsy

Etsy Emergency Relief Fund

Any Etsy seller who has experienced a federally declared disaster within the past year may apply for a grant, as long as they’ve been an active seller on Etsy for at least one year, and their accounts with Etsy are in good standing. The amount and frequency of grants will depend on the amount of money available in the fund at any given time.

Audience: Small Business Owners
Application deadline: Open, no end date posted
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