2024-001 - Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD) Broadband Partnership

The Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD) strives to nurture the economies of our member counties throughout southern Colorado.  SCEDD's broadband initiative aims to facilitate the expansion of broadband infrastructure throughout the SCEDD region serving the counties of Bent, Baca, Prowers, Otero, Crowley, Chaffee, Custer, Kiowa, Huerfano, Pueblo, Las Animas, Lake and Fremont.  To accomplish its broadband implementation goals, SCEDD desires to partner with local and regional ISPs.  As such, the scope of services contemplated through this request for partnership includes: partnering with SCEDD to refine the fiber projects and develop last mile deployment plans building on the work done in the SCEDD Broadband Blueprint and BEAD eligible areas; designing and building middle and last mile fiber optic network routes to unserved and underserved locations throughout the SCEDD region; participating in BEAD grant applications and funding programs to further broadband initiatives acrsoss the SCEDD region; complying with all federal and state government standards and requirements around grant programs and grant awards including 2 CFR 200, and 2 CFR 200.216.