The Broadband Deployment Board has allocated 30% of the State High Cost Support Mechanism (HCSM) funds for critically unserved areas across the state of Colorado.
The Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) is opening our Advance Colorado Broadband - Capital Projects Fund grant program (Advance-CPF) on June 20. To prepare, CBO and our vendor, Tilson, are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, June 14 at 1 p.m.
We encourage potential applicants for Advance-CPF to attend. Webinar topics include:
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The Broadband Fund and Broadband Deployment Board (BDB) are pleased to invite you to attend an informational webinar for the Summer 2023 Grant Cycle on Monday, May 15 at 10:00 a.m. Registration for the webinar is no longer required, we apologize for the broken registration link and any confusion this may have caused. To attend the webinar simply click the following link to join the webinar at 10 a.m. on Monday: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88392908248
On May 1, the Governor signed SB23-183 (Local Government Provision of Communications Services) which eliminates a 2005 law that has jeopardized CBO's efforts to close the digital divide. This bill enables Colorado’s local governments to provide, or partner to provide, broadband internet service without having to pass voter referendums. SB23-183 is necessary to close existing gaps in the state as we work to reach our goal of connecting 99% of Colorado households to high-speed broadband by the end of 2027.
The Broadband Fund and Broadband Deployment Board (BDB) are pleased to invite you to our Summer 2023 Grant Cycle webinar on Monday, May 15 at 10 a.m. In this webinar, we will discuss the BDB application process, available funds, the Board’s critically unserved policy and what to expect in the application submission and review process.
Slides will be posted to our website in advance of the webinar. The webinar will also be recorded.
On April 21, the Broadband Deployment Board (BDB) awarded $8,186,141.76 in High-Cost Support Mechanism Funds (HCSM), and $3,469,252.87 in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to 10 applicants for the Winter 2023 Grant Cycle. All final decisions were posted to our website on April 25, 2023.
Minimum Requirements Decisions
As of March 31, the Board completed its review and issued Minimum Requirement Decisions for all of the applications for the Winter 2023 Grant Cycle. You can find all of the funding eligibility decisions on High Cost Support Mechanism (HCSM) and State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) on our website.
Board Decisions Posted
The Broadband Deployment Board (BDB) has published all of the decisions for the Presentation and Minimum Requirements Review meetings that took place on March 14, 15 and 22. Board decisions can be found on the Grant Awards page of our website.
