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
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.
Program Resources
- Application Evaluation Decision Tree
- Revised BEAD Grant Agreement Template
- Advance Grants Portal Tips and Tricks
- Email Advance_CBO@state.co.us for grant portal questions or issues.
Benefit of the Bargain Round application downloads:
- Scalable Technology Questionnaire (Updated to resolve permission issue 7/11/25)
- Project Financials Workbook
- Location Upload Template
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
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.
BoB Applications Received
136 Total applications
107 from previous applicants, 29 new applications
BoB Funding Applied For
$743 million Total funding requested
+ $370 million in proposed matching funds
= $1.114 billion total investment
BoB Funding Requested by Technology Type
Fiber applications: $403 million
Fiber combo applications: $65 million
Satellite applications: $260 million
Wireless applications: $70 million
BoB Locations Applied For
97,149 of the 97,155 Benefit of the Bargain Round eligible locations were applied for.
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.