The Colorado Broadband Office hosted two webinars to review the letter of intent (LOI) to apply for broadband grants. The CBO answered questions on this first step in deploying funds from federal broadband programs.
Recordings and Slides are available below:
As stated in HB22-1306, signed on June 2 by Governor Polis, the Broadband Deployment Board (BDB):
Earlier this year, Governor Polis and state lawmakers charged the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) with crafting a strategic plan to speed up the fair, reliable, and user-friendly delivery of digital and broadband services to residents, businesses, and other state customers.
On June 2, Governor Polis signed an Executive Order restating and amending the Executive Order on Accelerating Broadband Deployment in Colorado, creating a single streamlined directive concerning broadband access in Colorado.
DOLA is pleased to announce the award of four grants in their Broadband Program funded by the Energy Mineral Impact Fund in March 2022:
Region 10/Hinsdale County/Lake City: $300,000
On June 2, Governor Polis signed HB22-1306, which “updates the requirements for awarding grant money pursuant to the act to require that applications comply with finalized federal regulations regarding use of money under the [American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]”.
The Bill:
The Broadband Fund would like to announce the new dates for the Winter and Summer 2022 Grant Cycles. Due to additional delays in the Winter 2022 Grant Cycle, the Summer 2022 Grant Cycle dates have been pushed back.
The Summer 2022 Grant Cycle Introduction Webinar will take place on July 5, and applications are now due Friday, Sept. 2, 2022
Further updates will be announced on our website, under the “Recent Notices” section.
Previously, the Broadband Deployment Board (BDB) identified geographic regions to be included in the RFP process, as required by HB21-1109. The Broadband Data Team has developed updated maps of each region. Please click the links below to view maps of each identified critically unserved area:
Unfortunately, the Broadband Deployment Board's application review meetings scheduled for June 1 and June 2 will be postponed due to board member availability. Once future dates are determined, the Broadband Fund staff will publish them and build out a revised timeline for both the Winter 2022 Grant Cycle and for the upcoming Summer 2022 Grant Cycle. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
At the May 4 Board meeting, the Broadband Deployment Board (BDB) reviewed public comments on the previously identified geographic regions to be included in the RFP process, as required by HB21-1109. The BDB decided to include the following geographic areas in the Request for Proposal (RFP):