BEAD Articles

California receives an additional $9 million for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD) program grant funding and digital equity

Four key themes you should look for in NTIA’s $42.5 Billion BEAD NOFO.

Colorado is racing ahead and soliciting input from local stakeholders and communities ahead of the NTIA's July 18 deadline for state submissions of letters of intent to apply for federal broadband funding

For the BEAD program, eligible entities include states and territories who receive funds. In turn, they are responsible to distribute them to subgrantees to carry out eligible activities.

Here's what some key players told the Biden administration to do with the $42.5 billion in broadband funding

America's gearing up to make its largest – and almost certainly last – investment in broadband. By default, most of that money is set to flow away from urban areas. Mayors can and should get their share to connect constituents.

More than $75 billion in federal grants is coming to local broadband projects over the next five years. Grantmakers both on the federal and state levels have historically received requests for way more money than they have to give out. So applicants need to act quickly and decisively. Read more to learn five things you can do to get ready for the tsunami of funding.

Here are the nine steps that states and territories must take to land federal funding to bring broadband to everyone.

On behalf of the Broadband.money and Ready teams, we are thankful you are undertaking the quest to help end the digital divide once and for all. Enrollment is now open for local providers intending to pursue BEAD grants. Get Started on BEAD, Middle Mile, Digital Equity, and Tribal Broadband Grants.

The Infrastructure, Investments and Jobs Act's BEAD notice of funding opportunity is likely to focus on states' efforts to solicit local communities' input.

Capacity, data and outreach are key to landing federal BEAD grants.

New York State needs to improve the way it administers broadband grants, according to a new audit from the state comptroller's office.

Parallels with rural electrification, states digest their awards, and learning to live with Buy America rules.

A guide to the evidentiary standard of the BEAD Challenge Process with an emphasis on the area challenge module for State Broadband Offices.

Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming have released their initial proposals.

There’s big changes coming for BEAD applicants after recent announcements from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on its controversial Letter of Credit requirement.

Highlights and takeaways from Fiber Broadband Association’s Where’s the Funding (WTF) series exploring sources of matching funds for NTIA's BEAD

Recapping the 2023 broadband year in review centers on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, the $42.5 billion last-mile broadband program under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.