Hello,

KOBD has received approval from the NTIA on our Initial Proposal Volume 1 and will proceed towards the next step to connect all Kansans - the Challenge Process.

The official Challenge Process will begin tomorrow, Friday, December 15 at Noon CT and run until Sunday, January 14 at 5:00 p.m. CT.

If you have registered, please proceed to challenge portal and begin filing challenges here. If you have not registered, please do so via this link.

Reminder Links + Info

• Challenge Portal
• Portal Registration Webinar
• Challenge Guidelines
• KOBD Website - info found under "Challenge Process Information"

License Reminder: Licenses are required when using the pre-populated templates of locational information from the challenge portal and will support submitting a challenge on many locations at once.  

Eligible challenging entities (tribal/local government, nonprofits and internet service providers) can apply for licenses from CostQuest, at no cost. Learn more from this NTIA webpage here.   

Questions, please email broadbandchallenge@ks.gov.

Thanks!

Kansas Office of Broadband Development

Below is a summary for each of the BEAD requirements:

• Listening Sessions (completed - Broadband Roadshow)
• Five Year Action Plan (approved by NTIA)
• Initial Proposal Volume 1 (approved by NTIA)
• Initial Proposal Volume 2 (pending federal approval)
• Challenge Process (underway)
• Bidding for Grant Awards (upcoming - anticipated for 2024)
• Final Proposal Submission (upcoming - anticipated 2025)
• Grants Awarded (upcoming - anticipated for 2025)