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NTIA BEAD Program

Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD Program)

For the NTIA BEAD Program, each State is in different phases of setting up its programs; use the dashboard and resources below to follow along with what phase each State is in, and other critical information for each State’s BEAD Program.

The NTIA Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD Program) is a $42.5 billion broadband grants program from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that provides financial support for Broadband Planning, Deployment, Mapping, Equity, and Adoption Activities to make broadband accessible across the United States. Click here to learn more.

NTIA BEAD Program State Progress Dashboard

State BEAD Programs

All 56 States and Territories have both BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 and 2 approved by the NTIA.

State	Vol 1 Approved	Vol 2 Approved	Challenge Process Submission Running	Challenge Process Initial Submissions Closed	BEAD Eligible Locations Approved	Entered 1-Year Subgrantee Selection Phase	BEAD ISP Awardee Selection Started	BEAD ISP Awardee Selection Completed	Final Proposal Released for Public Comment
Alabama	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Alaska	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	–	–
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	–	–
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
California	Yes	No	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Colo rado	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes – click for more info	Yes	Yes	–	–
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Delawa re	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes – click for more info	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
District of Colombia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Florida	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Georgia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Idaho	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Illinois	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	–
Indiana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Iowa	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Kansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes – click for more info	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maine	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Maryland	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Michigan	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Missouri	Yes	Ye s	No	Yes	Click for more info	Yes	Yes	–	–
Montana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes – click for more info	Yes	Yes	–	–
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Click for more info	Yes	–	–	–
Nevada	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes – click for more info	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	Yes	–	–	–
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Click for more info	Yes	–	–	–
New York	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Click for more info	Yes	Yes	–	–
North Carolina	Yes	No	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–
Ohio	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Oregon	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	–
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Texas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Utah	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	–	–	–
Vermont	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes – click for more info	Yes	–	–	–
Virginia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	–	–
Washington	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Click for more info	Yes	Yes	–	–
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes – click for more info	Yes	Yes	–	–
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	–
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	–	–

Updated 12/31/24

Key NTIA BEAD Program Information

NTIA BEAD Program Timeline

All 56 States and Territories have completed the BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 and 2 Phases. Now, each State and Territory is either finalizing its Challenge Process, starting its Subgrantee Selection program, completing the Subgrantee Selection program, or releasing their BEAD Final Proposal.

NTIA BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity

Click here for the BEAD NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity Breakdown).

NTIA BEAD Challenge Process

As part of NTIA’s BEAD program, the BEAD Challenge Process is where each Eligible Entity (states, territories, and D.C.) will conduct a challenge process to confirm locations eligible for BEAD funding. Each Eligible Entity must outline how they will conduct their challenge process in their Initial Proposal to NTIA. After submission of the Initial Proposal, and approval of the proposed challenge process, is when each Eligible Entity’s BEAD Challenge Process will take place.

The overall purpose of the BEAD Challenge Process is to allow local government, nonprofits, and service providers to supply their input on whether a location lacks high-speed internet access and is eligible for BEAD funding.

NTIA BEAD Challenge Process Sequence of Events

To get more granular on the steps that will be taken for the BEAD Challenge Process, listed below is the guidance NTIA gave in their “Introduction to the Challenge Process Webinar” on the eleven steps that Eligible Entities and NTIA will perform related to the Challenge Process.

1. Eligible Entity Develops Initial Proposal Volume I

During this step, “Eligible Entities will consult with their Federal Program Officers (FPOs) to identify unserved and underserved locations using the National Broadband Map, identify eligible CAIs, and develop a transparent, evidence-based, fair, and expeditious challenge process that includes their proposed pre-challenge process location modifications (e.g., the proposed deduplication process). Prior to submitting to NTIA, the Initial Proposal must be made available for public comment for no less than 30 days. Eligible Entities must conduct outreach and engagement activities to encourage feedback and include a description of comments received and how they were incorporated.”

2. Eligible Entity Submits Initial Proposal Volume I (submitting Vol I before Vol II is optional)

3. Eligible Entity Submits Full Initial Proposal (Volume I and Volume II)

4. NTIA Reviews and Approves or Disapproves Initial Proposal Volume I

5. Eligible Entities Run Approved Modifications and Deduplication of Funding Process

6. Eligible Entities Run the Approved Challenge Process

7. Eligible Entity Runs Another Deduplication of Funding Process

8. Eligible Entities Submit Challenge Results to NTIA

10. NTIA Communicates Determination to Eligible Entities

11. Eligible Entities Publish Final Determinations

*Watch NTIA’s “Introduction to the Challenge Process Webinar“ or review their webinar deck (slides 14-15) for more details on the sequence of events for the BEAD Challenge Process.

NTIA BEAD Challenge Process Design Requirements

Each Eligible Entity’s Challenge Process must include the following 4 phases:

BEAD Design Requirements. From the NTIA Webinar Deck.

Click here for more information on the BEAD Challenge Process.

NTIA BEAD Subgrantee Selection Process

Once States and Territories conduct a Challenge Process and have their Initial Proposal Volume 2 approved, they can move on to the Subgrantee Selection phase of the BEAD Program.

Eligible Entities can create a competitive Subgrantee Selection process and will have up to one year to conduct additional local coordination, complete the selection process, and submit a Final Proposal to NTIA. “The Eligible Entity may utilize the funding provided (not less than 20 percent of the Eligible Entity’s total grant funds) to initiate certain eligible activities before submission and approval of their Final Proposals.”

“Each Eligible Entity must establish fair, open, and competitive processes for selecting subgrantees. The selection of subgrantees is a critically important process that will determine which providers will bring service to all Americans, and in many cases, which entities will stand up and operate training programs and take other actions aimed at closing the digital divide. Eligible Entities’ selection processes must be made clear to potential subgrantees and must be described in the Eligible Entity’s Initial Proposal and Final Proposal.”

NTIA BEAD Reporting Requirements

According to NTIA’s BEAD NOFO, “Both Eligible Entities and subgrantees will be required to comply with reporting requirements. In addition to the reporting requirements found in 2 C.F.R. Part 200, NTIA will provide additional reporting instructions in connection with the requirements set forth in this Section, including details on the manner and format that Eligible Entities will be required to report information in support of federal agency obligations under the ACCESS BROADBAND Act, 47 USC § 1307, and Infrastructure Act § 60105.101.”

BEAD Reporting Requirements for Subgrantees

The recipient of a subgrant from an Eligible Entity under this Section shall submit to the Eligible
Entity a regular reporting, at least semiannually, for the duration of the subgrant to track the
effectiveness of the use of funds provided. Each report shall describe each type of project and/or
other eligible activities carried out using the subgrant and the duration of the subgrant. Eligible
Entities may add additional reporting requirements or increase the frequency of reporting with
the approval of the Assistant Secretary and must make all subgrantee reports available to NTIA
upon request.

In the case of a broadband infrastructure project, the report must, at minimum:

Include a list of addresses or location identifications (including the Broadband
Serviceable Location Fabric established under 47 U.S.C. 642(b)(1)(B)) that constitute the
service locations that will be served by the broadband infrastructure to be constructed and
the status of each project;
Identify new locations served within each project area at the relevant reporting intervals,
and service taken (if applicable);
Identify whether each address or location is residential, commercial, or a community
anchor institution;
Describe the types of facilities that have been constructed and installed;
Describe the peak and off-peak actual speeds of the broadband service being offered;
Describe the maximum advertised speed of the broadband service being offered;
Describe the non-promotional prices, including any associated fees, charged for different
tiers of broadband service being offered;
List all interconnection agreements that were requested, and their current status;
Report the number and amount of contracts and subcontracts awarded by the subgrantee
disaggregated by recipients of each such contract or subcontracts that are MBEs or
WBEs;
Include any other data that would be required to comply with the data and mapping
collection standards of the Commission under Section 1.7004 of title 47, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor regulation, for broadband infrastructure projects;
Include an SF-425, Federal Financial Report and meet the requirements described in the
Department of Commerce Financial Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions (dated
November 12, 2020), Section A.01 for Financial Reports;
For projects over $5,000,000 (based on expected total cost):
a. A subgrantee may provide a certification that, for the relevant Project, all laborers
and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in the performance of
such Project are paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing, as determined
by the U.S. Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of
title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the “Davis-Bacon Act”), for the
corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on projects of a
character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision of the State (or the
District of Columbia) in which the work is to be performed, or by the appropriate
State entity pursuant to a corollary State prevailing-wage-in-construction law
(commonly known as “baby Davis-Bacon Acts”). If such certification is not
provided, a Recipient must provide a project employment and local impact report
detailing:
i. The number of contractors and sub-contractors working on the Project;
ii. The number of workers on the Project hired directly and hired through a
third party;
iii. The wages and benefits of workers on the Project by classification; and
iv. Whether those wages are at rates less than those prevailing.

NTIA Build-Out Requirements

Per NTIA’s BEAD NOF O, Eligible Entities shall ensure that each subgrantee deploys its Funded Networks and begins providing broadband service to each customer that desires broadband service not later than four years after the date on which the subgrantee receives the subgrant for the applicable network. Eligible Entities shall establish interim buildout milestones, enforceable as conditions of the subgrant, sufficient to ensure that subgrantees are making reasonable progress toward meeting the four-year deployment deadline. Eligible Entities may, following consultation with the NTIA and with the approval of the Assistant Secretary, extend the deadlines under this subparagraph if the Eligible Entity reasonably determines that (i) the subgrantee has a specific plan for use of the grant funds, with project completion expected by a specific date not more than one year after the four-year deadline; (ii) the construction project is underway; or (iii) extenuating circumstances require an extension of time to allow the project to be completed.

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