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):
On April 4, the Broadband Deployment Board (BDB) opened a two-week public comment period on proposed suggestions for counties that contained Critically Unserved Areas. The public comment period closed on Monday, April 18 at 11:59 p.m. MDT.
A summary of the comments can be found below. The BDB will review these comments and hold a discussion regarding the previously identified critically unserved areas at the next BDB meeting on May 4 and 5.
As required by HB21-1109, the Broadband Deployment Board (BDB) is developing a request for proposal (RFP) process “under which, for each calendar year, the board reserves up to sixty percent of the HCSM money allocated for broadband deployment to award grants to proposed projects that serve critically unserved areas identified by the office, including any critically unserved areas within the boundaries of an indian reservation located within the state.”
On March 22, the Broadband Deployment Board decided to postpone the application review meetings for the Winter 2022 grant cycle originally scheduled for March 29 and 31.
On March 2, the Broadband Deployment Board opened a two-week public comment period on proposed revisions of the Grant Award Policy and Appeal Policy. The public comment period closed on Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. MDT.
The Broadband Deployment Board (Board) made decisions in recent meetings regarding Board Policies:
Applications for the Winter 2022 Grant Cycle are due on or before Jan. 15, 2022 by 11:59 p.m. MST. The Broadband Fund held its Winter 2022 Grant Cycle Webinar on Nov. 15, during which grant cycle preparation and the application process were discussed.