The Broadband Deployment Board staff is hosting a webinar to discuss the 2024 Final Grant Cycle on December 14 at 11:00 a.m. MT. Join the webinar.
Minor changes have been made to the previously published timeline. The new timeline is below. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
| Date | Milestone |
12/14/23 | 2024 Final Grant Cycle Webinar (2 months prior to application deadline) |
2/15/24 | 2024 Final Grant Application Deadline (11:59 p.m. MT) |
2/16/24 | Public comments period opens (45 days) |
3/14/24 | BDB Meeting - Refresher to review and take policy questions before review |
4/1/24 | All public comments, Responses and Right of First Refusals (filed by incumbents) due (11:59 p.m. MT) |
4/1/24 | HB-1137 Certification Submission Deadline |
4/2/24 | Public comments are posted to website and applicants are notified who made comments |
4/9/24 | One-page reply to addressing the Responses/RoFR |
4/11/24 | BDB Meeting - Applicant and any party who filed Response or Notice of RoFR may appear and present; Review of Minimum Requirements |
4/12/24 | BDB Meeting - Initial Application Review |
4/15/24 | Minimum Requirements decisions are posted to website and shared with applicants |
4/22/24 | Deadline for applicants to submit an appeal against a Board Decision |
4/30/24 | Deadline for appeal presentations/materials to be submitted to oit_broadbanddeploymentboard@state.co.us |
5/2/24 | BDB Meeting - Appeals & Award Criteria Review |
5/3/24 | Final Decisions and List of Set Aside Applications (if funds remain) are posted to website and shared with applicants |
5/17/24 | Staff will send draft agreements to new grantees (14 days from award decisions) |
5/23/24 | Resubmission Deadline for applicants not meeting MR (if funds available) |
5/23/24 | RoFR Written Proposal Submission Deadline (20 days after final written decisions) |
7/10/24 | BDB Meeting - Review Resubmission Applications (if funds available) and RoFR Hearing (if applicable) |
7/11/24 | Final written decisions are posted to website (if applicable) |
8/20/24 | 1st and 2nd Cohort Grant Agreements must be finalized and executed by all parties |
9/1/24 | The BDB Program sunsets |