Colo. Broadband Office Seeks Grant Challenges, Cancels Summer Cycle

The Colorado Broadband Office wants challenges by Monday to initial decisions for the winter 2022 grant cycle. The Broadband Deployment Board posted decisions Friday on applicants’ ability to meet minimum requirements for high-cost support mechanism and American Rescue Plan Act funding. The board decided Thursday to cancel the summer 2022 grant cycle because it said recent changes to state law and federal rules “created delay.” Funding carries over from one cycle to the next, “so this decision does not impact funding availability,” it said. “The Board believes this will allow staff, the Board, and the public to reconvene to assess Board processes, deliberate issues, and prepare for a better upcoming cycle.” Applications for the winter 2023 grant cycle are due Jan. 15.