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Revised BEAD Grant Program

The Benefit of the Bargain Round has now closed.

On June 6, 2025, the NTIA released a BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice requiring changes to the BEAD program. To comply with the new NTIA guidelines, CBO is rescinding all preliminary BEAD awards.

NTIA Benefit of the Bargain Round

Revised BEAD Grant Program Guidelines

Program Guidelines

A new single-round BEAD application process, named "NTIA Benefit of the Bargain Round," will be initiated, and all eligible entities, including previous preliminary awardees, can apply.

The NTIA Benefit of the Bargain Round application window is closed. It ran from Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., to Monday, July 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.

NTIA's Benefit of the Bargain Round Guidelines

Revised Final BEAD-Eligible Location List and Map

Benefit of the Bargain Round application downloads:

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to questions we receive from emails and stakeholder meetings are added to the FAQ document and updated frequently. Questions about the Advance-BEAD Grant Program? Email Advance_CBO@state.co.us

FAQ Benefit of the Bargain Round  (Updated: July 20, 2025)

Benefit of the Bargain Round Office Hours

July 7, 2025

July 9, 2025

July 14, 2025

July 16, 2025

CBO Quarterly Roundtable Recording

On June 25, 2025, the Colorado Broadband Office hosted a Roundtable (part of the quarterly roundtable series), which largely focused on the new policy notice for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) grant program.

Watch the Quarterly Roundtable Recording

About the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) BEAD Program: Colorado receives $826.5 million, which the Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) will deploy through the Advance Colorado Broadband grant program. BEAD will expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs across Colorado.