Capital Projects Fund (CPF)
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 18,000 homes and businesses across Colorado. Read the full press release.
Advance Colorado Broadband Mini Grant Program
Challenge Process
The Advance Colorado Broadband Mini Grant Program, which ran from October 7 to November 7, 2025, received 19 applications. To ensure a faster path to project initiation, the CBO will streamline the eligibility review by opening the challenge process to all applications at once, allowing for one final informed decision on eligibility rather than an iterative approach.
The due date for a challenge submission is 5 p.m. MST on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.
Review the map of proposed locations and the CSV data to determine if you wish to submit a challenge.
Downloadable list of Proposed Locations
For detailed instructions on how to submit a challenge, please refer to the Challenge Process section of the Mini Grant Program Guidelines. Locations can only be challenged if you can provide one of the following:
- Existing Service Challenge: Proof that qualifying service already exists at the location.
- Planned Service Challenge: Evidence that qualifying broadband infrastructure will be built to serve the location within the next 12 months
Application Materials
Maps
Frequently Asked Questions
- FAQ CPF Mini Grant Program (Updated 11/6/2025)
Webinar
- Advance-Mini Grant Program Webinar Slides
- Watch the webinar recording on our YouTube channel
Advance-CPF
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 several 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 Loveland dba Loveland Pulse | $501,000 | $167,000 | 22 | Loveland Pulse - Hidden Valley Estates 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 | 2,335 | La Plata County - FTTP |
| Montezuma | Clearnetworx, LLC | $3,039,501 | $1,013,166 | 370 | Montezuma County - HWY 160 |
| Montezuma | Clearnetworx, LLC | $3,754,852 | $1,251,617 | 597 | Montezuma County - HWY 184 |
| San Miguel | Clearnetworx, LLC | $2,120,941 | $706,981 | 235 | San Miguel County - Placerville |
| El Paso | Colorado Springs Utilities | $1,954,660 | $878,180 | 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 | $3,782,133 | $1,260,711 | 333 | DMEA Greater Montrose and Delta Counties |
| Huerfano | Jade Communications LLC | $3,823,303 | $2,781,933 | 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. | $12,832,911 | $4,871,598 | 1,661 | 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 | $2,776,659 | $925,553 | 501 | 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 |
| Crowley | Southern Colorado Economic Development District | $11,812,205 | $2,765,827 | 1,753 | SECOM FTTP in Crowley County |
| Southern Ute Reservation | Southern Ute Indian Tribe | $8,569,301 | $0 | 557 | Southern Ute Indian Tribe, West Side |
| Teller | Vero | $2,469,375 | $2,469,375 | 671 | Teller County FTTH Project |
| Weld | Vero | $700,826 | $700,826 | 385 | Gilcrest FTTH Project |
| Archuleta | Visionary Communications, Inc. dba Visionary Broadband | $3,943,915 | $1,314,638 | 1,028 | VCN Pagosa FTTX |
| Chaffee | Visionary Communications, Inc. dba Visionary Broadband | $5,190,064 | $1,730,022 | 1,307 | VCN Buena Vista FTTX |
| $112,820,476 | $43,315,294 | 18,387 | Total |
- 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
- Nov. 4 - 18, 2024: Additional award announcement and challenge process
- April 14 - May 11, 2025: CPF Round 2 Application Window
Grant Program Resources
- Capital Projects Fund Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program Guidelines
- County Priority Map (Archived material)
- Advance-CPF Grant Program FAQ (Updated on 9.29.23) (Archived material)
- Advance-CPF Grant Agreement Template (Archived material)
- Financial Activity Cover Sheet (Archived material)
- Advance-CPF Compliance & Reporting Guidelines
- U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Fund
- U.S. Treasury Guidance for Capital Projects Fund
- Financial Activity Project Reimbursement Requests: How to submit reimbursement requests in the Advance Grants Portal
Webinars
- Advance-CPF Grant Agreement Webinar (Archived material)
- Advance-CPF Grant Agreement Webinar Slides (Archived material)
- Advance-CPF Grant Program Webinar (Archived material)
- Advance-CPF Grant Program Webinar Slides (Archived material)
- Advance-CPF Application Workbook Walkthrough (Archived material)
- July 31, 2023
- July 31, 2024
- Sept. 2025
- July 31, 2026
- March 31, 2027