Federal Funding

The Digital Equity team is supporting public comments listening sessions on the draft Digital Access Plan in multiple locations across the state. 

The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program requires the CBO to allow ISPs, nonprofits, and local and Tribal governments to challenge the accuracy of BEAD-eligible locations. These are unserved and underserved locations in Colorado.

This Challenge Process is right around the corner. In preparation, we have opened our Advance-BEAD Challenge Portal. In the portal, you will find all the resources you need to prepare for and eventually participate in the Challenge Process.

The draft Colorado Digital access Plan, a community-led plan to expand digital access in Colorado, is now available for public review and comment. Public comment is available through Jan. 19, 2024 in the following languages - Spanish, French, Russian, Dari, Farsi, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese and Pashto.

The Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) and the Office of Future Work (OFW), a Colorado Department of Labor and Employment division, have jointly unveiled their plan to tackle a major obstacle hindering broadband deployment across the state. The Broadband Workforce Plan is vital to successfully distributing $826.5 million from the federal Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding program. 

One last chance to decide which locations are eligible for the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program

The Initial Proposal Volume 2 for BEAD was released last week for public comment.

The CBO today released the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program Initial Proposal Volume 2. 

The Initial Proposal Volume 2 outlines critical components of the BEAD grant program, including the plan for workforce development, stakeholder engagement, low-cost and middle-class broadband service options, and the selection process for subgrantees.

A Broadband Ready Certified Community is a Colorado community that has taken steps to encourage broadband infrastructure deployment to connect its residents. Steps can include creating a broadband task force, surveying community members, involving schools, businesses and other community anchor institutions, creating budgets and timelines, reviewing local policies and speaking with providers. 

The application window for Capital Projects Fund (CPF) through the Advance Colorado Broadband grant program closed last week.

The CBO recently published the BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 — Colorado’s initial proposal to use BEAD money to bridge the digital divide and achieve our goal to connect 99% of Colorado households.