The Advance Colorado Broadband Grant Program funds broadband projects that improve or expand infrastructure or make access to high-speed internet affordable and easy to use for all Coloradans. Colorado is using pandemic recovery funding to make significant, long-term improvements to the state's broadband infrastructure through the Capital Projects Fund (CPF). On Jan. 3, 2024, Governor Polis announced the investment of $113 million from CPF to connect nearly 19,000 homes and businesses across Colorado. Read the full press release.
On March 22, 2024, the CBO announced 5 additional grants as a result of the Advance-CPF Challenge Process. For more information about these new projects review the Awarded Projects List below (the new awards are in bold).
Awarded Projects
The Advance-CPF application opened in June and closed in September 2023. We received 112 applications requesting more than $642 million across 47 counties. The review process and proposed project selection took into consideration a number of factors including the percentage of eligible unserved locations, cost efficiency and justification for high-cost areas, available and affordable services, community engagement by the applicant, and Executive Order 2022-023.
| County | Grantee | Award Amount | Total Matching funds | Number of Locations Served | Project name |
| Weld | *ALLO Communications, LLC | $1,107,318 | $1,107,318 | 654 | Kersey Connects |
| Larimer | City of Fort Collins Connexion | $1,562,816 | $ 520,939 | 171 | Poudre Park FTTP |
| Larimer | City of Fort Collins Connexion | $2,329,000 | $780,000 | 740 | Red Feather Lakes FTTP |
| Larimer | City of Fort Collins Connexion | $2,541,364 | $847,120 | 234 | Rist Canyon FTTP |
| Larimer | City of Fort Collins Connexion | $3,682,851 | $1,272,078 | 260 | Rustic to Colorado State University Mountain Campus FTTP |
| Larimer | City of Loveland dba Loveland Pulse | $501,000 | $167,000 | 22 | Loveland Pulse - Hidden Valley Estates FTTP |
| Larimer | City of Loveland dba Loveland Pulse | $1,808,953 | $602,984 | 189 | Loveland Pulse - Pole Hill FTTP |
| Larimer | City of Loveland dba Loveland Pulse | $921,688 | $307,230 | 208 | Loveland Pulse - Storm Mountain FTTP |
| Archuleta | Clearnetworx, LLC | $6,104,737 | $2,034,912 | 555 | Archuleta County - South Pagosa Lakes |
| La Plata | Clearnetworx, LLC | $10,321,829 | $3,440,610 | 2,334 | La Plata County - FTTP |
| Montezuma | Clearnetworx, LLC | $3,039,501 | $1,013,167 | 370 | Montezuma County - HWY 160 |
| Montezuma | Clearnetworx, LLC | $3,754,852 | $1,251,618 | 591 | Montezuma County - HWY 184 |
| San Miguel | Clearnetworx, LLC | $2,120,942 | $706,981 | 235 | San Miguel County - Placerville |
| El Paso | *Colorado Springs Utilities | $1,831,840 | $823,000 | 229 | Colorado Springs Utilities ‐Cedar Heights |
| Eagle | County of Eagle | $110,000 | $110,077 | 72 | Dotsero Mobile Home Park |
| Delta & Montrose | Delta Montrose Electric Association | $3,855,587 | $1,285,196 | 333 | DMEA Greater Montrose and Delta Counties |
| Huerfano | Jade Communications LLC | $3,823,303 | $1,274,434 | 368 | Huerfano Highway 160 |
| Boulder & Gilpin | Maverix Broadband, Inc. | $7,054,391 | 7,054,400 | 2,600 | Gilpin + Boulder Counties FTTH |
| Chaffee & Saguache | Maverix Broadband, Inc. | $12,349,394 | $4,116,500 | 1,485 | Chaffee + Saguache Counties FTTH |
| Elbert | Maverix Broadband, Inc. | $1,861,407 | $620,500 | 276 | Kiowa FTTH |
| Larimer | Nunn Telephone Company | $2,289,440 | $763,147 | 107 | Nunn Larimer County Rural FTTH Expansion |
| Sedgwick | PC Telcorp, Inc DBA PC Telcom | $3,242,962 | $1,080,987 | 324 | Sedgwick County CPF |
| Bent & Otero | Southern Colorado Economic Development District | $8,848,689 | $2,949,563 | 930 | SECOM FTTP in Bent County |
| Lake | Southern Colorado Economic Development District | $1,236,866 | $192,622 | 132 | Vero FTTP North of Leadville |
| Pueblo | Southern Colorado Economic Development District | $2,381,572 | $793,857 | 340 | SECOM FTTP in Pueblo County |
| Las Animas | *Southern Colorado Economic Development District | $3,371,190 | $1,123,730 | 385 | SECOM FTTP on Highway 12 west of Trinidad |
| Southern Ute Reservation | Southern Ute Indian Tribe | $8,569,301 | $0 | 557 | Southern Ute Indian Tribe, West Side |
| Teller | *Vero | $2,469,018 | $2,469,018 | 671 | Teller County FTTH Project |
| Weld | *Vero | $700,826 | $700,826 | 385 | Gilcrest FTTH Project |
| Archuleta | Visionary Communications, Inc. dba Visionary Broadband | $3,913,702 | $1,304,568 | 1,028 | VCN Pagosa FTTX |
| Chaffee | Visionary Communications, Inc. dba Visionary Broadband | $5,190,064 | $1,730,021 | 1,304 | VCN Buena Vista FTTX |
| $112,896,403 | $42,444,403 | 18,089 | Total |
*Preliminary list of new awards pending challenge process.
Recommended Funding Overview
| Requested Funds | $112,896,403 |
| Matching Funds | $42,444,403 |
| Overall Percentage of Match | 27% |
Recommended Applications Basics
| Recommended Applications | 31 |
| Number of Recommended Applicants | 15 |
| Total Eligible Locations | 18,089 |
| Fiber to the Premise Technology | 100% |
Recommended Applicant Information
| County Government | 1 |
| Co-Operative | 1 |
| Municipal Government | 3 |
| Nonprofit Corporation | 1 |
| Private Entity | 8 |
| Tribal Government | 1 |
*Preliminary totals pending challenge process.
Supplemental CPF Challenge Process
This supplemental CPF Challenge Process closed at 11:59 p.m. MT on April 4, 2024.
Timeline
- Mar 27, 2023: Capital Projects Fund guidelines and mapping challenge available
- April 28, 2023: Public comment period and mapping challenge close
- June 14, 2023: Grant portal and workbook webinar
- June 20, 2023: Grant application window opens
- Sept. 29, 2023, 11:59 p.m., MDT: Application deadline
- Jan. 3 - 19, 2024: Award announcement and Challenge and Appeals process
- March 22 - April 4: Supplemental award announcement and appeals process
Annual CPF Performance Reporting
- July 31, 2023
- July 31, 2024
- July 31, 2025
- July 31, 2026
- March 31, 2027
Resources
Questions? Email Advance_CBO@state.co.us
