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.
The CBO recently ran the Location Modification Program, which allowed existing CPF awardees to apply for additional funding to serve additional unserved locations near their initial award areas. The Challenge Window is open from May 31 to June 14, 2024. See the Challenge section below for more information.
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 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 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. | $12,713,558 | $4,831,848 | 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 |
| 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.
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
