Colorado
Last checked 2026-06-16
91
Designated tracts (of 362 eligible)
28
Rural designated — QROF treatment
46
Former OZ 1.0 tracts redesignated
57
Days until designations take effect
How Colorado chose
Treasury published the final list on October 30, 2026. Colorado designated 91 of 362 eligible tracts, its full allocation, in 32 of 51 counties with eligible tracts. Designations take effect January 1, 2027 and run through December 31, 2036. Treasury's October list has 2 more eligible tracts here than the April appendix, qualified under its missing-data rules; 0 were designated.
Compared with the eligible tracts it passed over, Colorado favored former OZ 1.0 tracts, less dense tracts and tracts with prior NMTC deals.
| Trait | Designated | Passed over |
|---|---|---|
| Former OZ 1.0 tract | 50.5% | 14% |
| Rural (QROF) | 30.8% | 27.3% |
| Urban Institute Tier 1 | 44% | 40.2% |
| Median poverty rate | 20.7% | 16.6% |
| Median family income, % of area | 58.5% | 62% |
| Residents of color (mean) | 50.8% | 47.7% |
| Median density, people / sq mi | 2,112 | 4,819 |
Poverty and income: Treasury's own eligibility figures (ACS 2020–2024). Demographics: ACS 2020–2024. Former OZ 1.0 = at least half the tract's land area was in a 2018 QOZ. How every state compares →
Record: how Colorado ran its nomination input process
Nomination process
Community input window closed 2026-06-30. The state is now in internal review.
Map: designated and eligible tracts
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Designated tracts by county
The county is usually the first local partner on an OZ deal — zoning, infrastructure, incentives. CDEs listed are New Markets Tax Credit allocatees that have already financed deals inside this county's designated tracts: the organizations with a working track record of underwriting there.
| County | Designated / eligible | Rural | OZ 1.0 kept / lost | Residents | NMTC CDEs active in designated tracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 14 / 43 | — | 6 / 4 | 54,188 | Central States Development Partners, Inc.; Colorado Enterprise Fund, Inc.; Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC; Commercial Federal Community Development Corporation; HFHI-SA NMTC I, LLC; Key Community Development New Markets LLC |
| Denver County | 13 / 51 | — | 7 / 5 | 48,242 | Charter Facilities Funding, LLC; Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC; ESIC New Markets Partners LP; Key Community Development New Markets LLC; Merrill Lynch Community Development Company; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. |
| El Paso County | 8 / 36 | — | 4 / 4 | 31,921 | Charter Facilities Funding, LLC; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. |
| Arapahoe County | 7 / 39 | — | 4 / 7 | 25,683 | Brownfield Revitalization, LLC; Habitat for Humanity NMTC, LLC; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. |
| Jefferson County | 5 / 20 | — | 3 / 3 | 17,283 | Greenline Community Development Fund, LLC; Merrill Lynch Community Development Company |
| Pueblo County | 5 / 18 | — | 2 / 7 | 9,684 | Colorado Enterprise Fund, Inc.; HEDC New Markets, Inc; Zions Community Investment Corp. |
| Larimer County | 4 / 20 | — | 2 / 3 | 14,136 | Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. |
| Mesa County | 3 / 6 | — | 2 / 6 | 13,564 | — |
| Weld County | 3 / 21 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 5,735 | — |
| Alamosa County | 2 / 4 | 2 | 2 / 2 | 7,924 | — |
| Boulder County | 2 / 14 | — | 2 / 4 | 9,160 | Greenline Community Development Fund, LLC |
| Fremont County | 2 / 9 | 2 | 2 / 1 | 9,955 | — |
| Las Animas County | 2 / 5 | 2 | 0 / 3 | 4,580 | — |
| Montezuma County | 2 / 4 | 2 | 0 / 1 | 7,759 | — |
| Montrose County | 2 / 6 | 2 | 1 / 4 | 8,070 | — |
| Chaffee County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 3 | 2,573 | — |
| Delta County | 1 / 7 | 1 | 1 / 2 | 3,900 | — |
| Garfield County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 3 | 7,662 | — |
| Gunnison County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 3,688 | — |
| Huerfano County | 1 / 3 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 1,861 | — |
| Lincoln County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 2,227 | — |
| Logan County | 1 / 3 | 1 | 0 / 4 | 2,986 | — |
| Mineral County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 729 | — |
| Moffat County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 4,223 | — |
| Morgan County | 1 / 4 | 1 | 0 / 2 | 5,928 | — |
| Otero County | 1 / 7 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 4,737 | — |
| Prowers County | 1 / 3 | 1 | 1 / 2 | 2,241 | — |
| Rio Blanco County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 2,800 | — |
| Rio Grande County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 4,829 | — |
| San Juan County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 724 | — |
| San Miguel County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 1,264 | — |
| Sedgwick County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 2,304 | — |
| Archuleta County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Baca County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Bent County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 2 | — | — |
| Cheyenne County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Costilla County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Crowley County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 2 | — | — |
| Dolores County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Kit Carson County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Phillips County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Saguache County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Washington County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Yuma County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
Counties with no designated tracts are listed only if they lost OZ 1.0 tracts. NMTC: CDFI Fund NMTC public data release. 15 distinct CDEs across Colorado's designated tracts.
Find projects and partners in the designated tracts
Every designated tract in Colorado, tagged by the signals that point to a project type or a partner. Pick tags to narrow the list — a tract must carry every tag selected. Tags are simple published rules, not a score; hover a tag for its definition.
91 of 91 tracts shown
Download all eligible tracts, national (CSV) →| Tract | County | Pov. | MFI | Pop. | Rent. | Vac. | Signals | Prior NMTC CDEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08001007801 Lakewood | Adams County | 25.2% | 54.2% | 4,108 | 84.9% | 5.9% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08001007802 | Adams County | 29.9% | 45.7% | 4,323 | 90% | 4.2% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | HFHI-SA NMTC I, LLC |
| 08001007900 Boulder | Adams County | 21.6% | 61.3% | 6,735 | 60.2% | 4.9% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC |
| 08001008100 | Adams County | 44.1% | 51.9% | 1,676 | 99.2% | 11.3% | Former OZ 1.0Housing pressure | — |
| 08001008309 | Adams County | 20.8% | 57.5% | 3,865 | 10.8% | 3% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 08001008706 Lakewood | Adams County | 9.5% | 45% | 4,731 | 34.3% | 6.5% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 08001009202 | Adams County | 5.5% | 69% | 4,340 | 22.1% | 2.6% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08001009309 | Adams County | 12.4% | 65.8% | 3,946 | 49.4% | 0% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 08001009320 | Adams County | 16.4% | 64.9% | 2,965 | 47% | 4% | CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08001009321 | Adams County | 21.7% | 57.6% | 4,351 | 40.6% | 3.9% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 08001009604 | Adams County | 25.8% | 45.7% | 3,849 | 45.9% | 9.8% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Key Community Development New Markets LLC |
| 08001009606 | Adams County | 19.1% | 64.8% | 3,092 | 52.3% | 8.2% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08001009751 Denver | Adams County | 18% | 54.4% | 3,884 | 38.3% | 11.2% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 08001015000 | Adams County | 7.2% | 53.4% | 2,323 | 20.3% | 11.5% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Central States Development Partners, Inc.; Colorado Enterprise Fund, Inc.; Commercial Federal Community Development Corporation $1.0M · 3 deals |
| 08003960201 | Alamosa County | 20% | 55.7% | 2,334 | 50.9% | 7.1% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligiblePersistent poverty | — |
| 08003960300 Westminster | Alamosa County | 19% | 46.3% | 5,590 | 50% | 8.8% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1Persistent poverty | — |
| 08005005552 | Arapahoe County | 8.7% | 46.7% | 2,619 | 32.3% | 6% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Habitat for Humanity NMTC, LLC $0.7M · 1 deal |
| 08005005702 | Arapahoe County | 8% | 61.3% | 2,370 | 67% | 7.3% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | Brownfield Revitalization, LLC |
| 08005006501 | Arapahoe County | 20.7% | 76.6% | 2,362 | 85.8% | 5.4% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. $3.0M · 1 deal |
| 08005007202 | Arapahoe County | 9.4% | 58.7% | 3,488 | 54.5% | 8.8% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08005007302 | Arapahoe County | 30.6% | 37.7% | 5,555 | 83.1% | 11.1% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08005081101 | Arapahoe County | 25.5% | 54.2% | 4,305 | 89.2% | 3.4% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08005082000 | Arapahoe County | 10.4% | 51.2% | 4,984 | 70% | 9.4% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08013013401 | Boulder County | 15% | 54.2% | 3,893 | 71.1% | 6.1% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08013060802 Denver | Boulder County | 10.2% | 53.1% | 5,267 | 49.4% | 3.5% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | Greenline Community Development Fund, LLC $0.2M · 1 deal |
| 08015000100 | Chaffee County | 14.8% | 58.9% | 2,573 | 43.1% | 8.3% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08029964800 | Delta County | 11.4% | 58.9% | 3,900 | 30.6% | 7.9% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 08031000705 | Denver County | 22.4% | 58.5% | 2,724 | 59.5% | 6.6% | Former OZ 1.0Housing pressure | — |
| 08031000800 | Denver County | 40.4% | 22.3% | 1,158 | 91.8% | 10.1% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC $0.4M · 1 deal |
| 08031001000 Aurora | Denver County | 23% | 38.2% | 3,309 | 57.5% | 6.2% | Housing pressure | — |
| 08031001302 | Denver County | 17.9% | 54.7% | 3,468 | 27.1% | 3.7% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. $8.1M · 2 deals |
| 08031001500 | Denver County | 30% | 63% | 4,694 | 64.1% | 8% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC $0.2M · 1 deal |
| 08031001901 Pueblo | Denver County | 29.3% | 61.7% | 3,441 | 74.5% | 8.4% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | ESIC New Markets Partners LP $0.7M · 1 deal |
| 08031003501 | Denver County | 25.5% | 53.3% | 3,416 | 59.7% | 13.8% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Charter Facilities Funding, LLC; Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC; Key Community Development New Markets LLC; Merrill Lynch Community Development Company $9.2M · 4 deals |
| 08031003502 | Denver County | 19.1% | 42.9% | 3,063 | 46.2% | 1.1% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. $1.2M · 2 deals |
| 08031004101 | Denver County | 38.5% | 31.1% | 4,561 | 44% | 4.9% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 08031004404 | Denver County | 32.1% | 38.3% | 6,003 | 75% | 7.9% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08031004503 | Denver County | 32.1% | 36.3% | 4,118 | 68.5% | 2.6% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08031004505 | Denver County | 26.7% | 32.3% | 4,276 | 50.7% | 0.7% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 08031015800 Greeley | Denver County | 9.5% | 65.6% | 4,011 | 65% | 10.6% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 08041000302 | El Paso County | 25.4% | 58.1% | 4,504 | 45.3% | 7.8% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 08041002102 | El Paso County | 10.4% | 59.2% | 4,561 | 32.6% | 8.5% | CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08041002300 | El Paso County | 36.6% | 75.6% | 2,641 | 77.7% | 7.8% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | Charter Facilities Funding, LLC; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. $7.4M · 2 deals |
| 08041002901 | El Paso County | 19.6% | 54.9% | 4,461 | 58.4% | 6.1% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08041003001 | El Paso County | 22.1% | 114.7% | 1,780 | 50.9% | 9.6% | Housing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08041004501 Welby | El Paso County | 9.6% | 58.4% | 4,290 | 35.1% | 9.2% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. |
| 08041004513 | El Paso County | 14.3% | 67.1% | 3,655 | 44.1% | 7.7% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 08041005000 | El Paso County | 22.5% | 55.9% | 6,029 | 51.4% | 5.9% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 08043978200 | Fremont County | 12.6% | 51.9% | 3,895 | 31.8% | 3.5% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 08043978300 Colorado Springs | Fremont County | 9% | 68% | 6,060 | 24.1% | 7.9% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08045952100 Uintah and Ouray Reservation | Garfield County | 14.3% | 69.6% | 7,662 | 32.4% | 5.1% | Rural / QROFTribal | — |
| 08051963702 Denver | Gunnison County | 32.6% | 61.5% | 3,688 | 52.3% | 0.7% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 08055960902 Salida | Huerfano County | 9.2% | 55.7% | 1,861 | 26.1% | 47.7% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 08059009856 | Jefferson County | 12.1% | 67.6% | 2,707 | 48.2% | 2.2% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 08059010100 | Jefferson County | 11.1% | 66.2% | 5,357 | 53.1% | 1.9% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08059010406 | Jefferson County | 6.1% | 63.3% | 2,884 | 44.4% | 1.9% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Merrill Lynch Community Development Company |
| 08059010902 | Jefferson County | 24.4% | 43.2% | 3,058 | 78.8% | 7.1% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | Greenline Community Development Fund, LLC $0.5M · 3 deals |
| 08059011552 | Jefferson County | 24.4% | 95.1% | 3,277 | 58.6% | 6.2% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 08069000100 | Larimer County | 27.4% | 84.4% | 2,856 | 77.3% | 13% | NMTC track recordHousing pressure | National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. $6.8M · 1 deal |
| 08069001304 Commerce City | Larimer County | 19.5% | 45.5% | 3,306 | 21.8% | 3.7% | CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08069001305 Thornton | Larimer County | 27.2% | 85.2% | 3,413 | 60.8% | 6.3% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund LLC; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. $13.2M · 3 deals |
| 08069001306 | Larimer County | 24.6% | 104.5% | 4,561 | 36.1% | 0% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 08071000300 | Las Animas County | 20% | 62.7% | 2,571 | 18.3% | 24% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 08071000400 | Las Animas County | 21.2% | 64% | 2,009 | 40.9% | 11.4% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08073961800 | Lincoln County | 12.9% | 64.4% | 2,227 | 27.2% | 22% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 08075966200 Northglenn | Logan County | 15.9% | 39.9% | 2,986 | 49.2% | 6.3% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligible | — |
| 08077000400 | Mesa County | 20.7% | 83% | 3,725 | 43.2% | 2% | Former OZ 1.0UI Tier 1 | — |
| 08077000700 | Mesa County | 18.7% | 68.8% | 4,536 | 51.6% | 5.8% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08077001705 | Mesa County | 25% | 61.2% | 5,303 | 31.1% | 2.1% | | — |
| 08079973600 | Mineral County | 10% | 66.9% | 729 | 30.3% | 67.3% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 08081000400 | Moffat County | 8.5% | 63.5% | 4,223 | 39.5% | 10% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0 | — |
| 08083969400 | Montezuma County | 21.7% | 49.1% | 4,133 | 36.8% | 6.4% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligible | — |
| 08083969600 Ute Mountain Reservation | Montezuma County | 10.4% | 55.9% | 3,626 | 13.2% | 9.8% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleTribal | — |
| 08085966100 | Montrose County | 10.4% | 48.3% | 2,573 | 19.2% | 17% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 08085966601 | Montrose County | 15.7% | 62.7% | 5,497 | 20.9% | 3% | Rural / QROFUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08087000600 Aurora | Morgan County | 25.2% | 60.1% | 5,928 | 33.4% | 1.6% | Rural / QROFUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08089968600 Denver | Otero County | 27.9% | 63.8% | 4,737 | 33.6% | 9.5% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 08099000200 Westminster | Prowers County | 26.1% | 45.8% | 2,241 | 27.7% | 20.3% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 08101000800 | Pueblo County | 34.8% | 61.7% | 3,213 | 51% | 12.8% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08101000903 | Pueblo County | 75% | — | 744 | 100% | 0% | Housing pressure | — |
| 08101002100 | Pueblo County | 21% | 53.7% | 1,550 | 42.2% | 0.9% | UI Tier 1 | — |
| 08101003103 | Pueblo County | 23% | 67.5% | 1,695 | 29.3% | 13.6% | Former OZ 1.0 | — |
| 08101003500 Aurora | Pueblo County | 29% | 52.2% | 2,482 | 87.7% | 2.3% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | Colorado Enterprise Fund, Inc.; HEDC New Markets, Inc; Zions Community Investment Corp. $3.2M · 3 deals |
| 08103951200 Colorado Springs | Rio Blanco County | 13.1% | 66.8% | 2,800 | 22.5% | 17.6% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancy | — |
| 08105976700 | Rio Grande County | 27% | 55.3% | 4,829 | 37.5% | 7% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08111972600 Denver | San Juan County | 21.3% | 74.8% | 724 | 47.1% | 45.9% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHigh vacancyUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08113968200 Federal Heights | San Miguel County | 9.4% | 66.5% | 1,264 | 19.9% | 15% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 08115968300 | Sedgwick County | 13% | 62.7% | 2,304 | 28.2% | 15.8% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 08123000100 | Weld County | 43.3% | 42.7% | 2,757 | 89.5% | 15.3% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancyUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08123000701 | Weld County | 18.9% | 49.9% | 1,744 | 68% | 11.5% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 08123001911 | Weld County | 25.5% | — | 1,234 | 3.2% | 2.9% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligible | — |
Reading the signals for projects
- Rural / QROF — a rural QOF investment gets a 30% basis step-up at five years, and existing buildings need only 50% improvement. Rehab of existing stock pencils here in ways it does not elsewhere. Mechanics →
- Housing pressure — mostly renters, most of them cost-burdened. Housing deals here have demand; they also carry displacement risk, which is where community benefit terms matter.
- High vacancy — vacant structures to bring back. Pair with the 50% rural improvement threshold where both apply.
- UI Tier 1 — the Urban Institute's read that private capital is likely to come and the impact would be larger.
Reading the signals for partners
- NMTC track record — the listed CDEs have underwritten deals in this exact tract. They know the market and can layer NMTC with OZ equity. How they stack →
- CRA-eligible — bank investment here earns CRA credit. Start with community development officers at banks with branches in the county.
- Former OZ 1.0 — QOFs and sponsors may already hold assets here. They are the most likely early OZ 2.0 investors and know the local approvals path.
- Tribal — the tribal government is a principal, not a stakeholder to consult. Persistent poverty — USDA Rural Development programs can fill gaps.
Data context
17
Eligible tracts in EIG DCI top distress quintile
The EIG Distressed Communities Index (2019–2023) is referenced in many state scoring rubrics. Quintile 1 = most distressed. See whether OZ 1.0 reached the most distressed places →
3
Counties with eligible tracts designated USDA persistent poverty
Persistent poverty = 20%+ poverty rate in every census 1980–2010. Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes (2015 edition). Relevant for USDA RD program eligibility and QROF rural bonus. See QROF rural bonus mechanics →
68
Prior NMTC investments in eligible OZ tracts
CDFI Fund NMTC Public Data Release (2024). Indicates prior CDFI capital deployment track record in these tracts. See how NMTC and OZ stack →
302
Eligible tracts with CRA designation (LMI or distressed/underserved)
Banks earn CRA credit for investing in low- or moderate-income tracts (Track 1), and in non-metropolitan middle-income tracts officially designated distressed or underserved by FFIEC (Track 2). When an OZ project sits in a CRA-eligible tract, bank capital can satisfy CRA obligations while generating OZ tax benefits. How CRA and OZ interact →
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Look up a specific tract (FFIEC) → Source: FFIEC Census Flat File 2026, joined to IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 eligible tracts.
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Eligible tracts in top investability quintile (Urban Institute model)
The Urban Institute investability model scores OZ-eligible tracts by predicted likelihood of attracting private capital, based on OZ 1.0 investment patterns. Quintile 1 = highest predicted investability among scored tracts. Not all tracts are scored — coverage reflects tracts with sufficient OZ 1.0 data.
Who to contact
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
https://oedit.colorado.gov/colorado-opportunity-zone-program(303) 892-3840
Certified CDFIs
18 certified CDFIs headquartered in Colorado. CDFI Fund certified list →
USDA Rural Development
USDA RD Colorado State Office →RCAP Regional Partner
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) →Rural LISC
Rural LISC →Native / tribal
No formal tribal consultation process has been published for Colorado's OZ 2.0 nomination. If your jurisdiction contains or is adjacent to tribal land, contact the relevant Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) or tribal government directly before submitting a nomination.
Designations: Treasury, 2027 QOZ designations and revised eligible-tract file (October 30, 2026). Demographics: ACS 2020–2024 5-year. OZ 1.0: IRS Notice 2018-48, crosswalked to 2020 tracts. Eligible tract counts: IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 (April 6, 2026). Rural designation: Notice 2025-50, Section 4.01. Status tier last verified 2026-06-16. Full methodology.