A better way to win broadband grants
Go from broadband grant research proposals to funded projects with the fastest way to discover and win broadband grants.
When Should You Get Started?
Most people think everyone’s waiting on FCC’s Fabric and state plans. The truth is competitors are already building their application proposals. Get started today to be ready for strong submissions.
Phase 1
Pre-Application Research & Development
ASAPGet a head start on your competition
Uncover areas of opportunity
Begin Local Coordination
Invite collaborators & consultants
Line up match capital
Phase 2
Review & Submit Application(s)
+ 3-6 MonthsFile one or more application(s) from your model
Build one application profile
Apply to many programs
Get professional help
Export your application profile at any time
Phase 3
Ongoing Monitoring, Reporting & Performance Management
+ 120 Months from First DisbursementFocus on serving subscribers
One-touch federal, state & local reporting
Comply with agencies and capital providers
Keep partners informed in the dashboard
Includes active measurement reporting
Collaborate with Partners
Who’s Using Broadband.money?
700+
IIJA BEAD Applicants
50
States & 4 Territories
$18Bn+
Grants Sought
IIJA BEAD broadband grants support and encourage diverse partnership models. Broadband.money is built from the ground up to support many kinds of local partnerships, involving many stakeholders.
For Broadband Providers
Research your territory, build you application profile, line up matching funds, win at local coordination, and more.
For Communities
Use the Community Broadband Toolkit to identify and document your community’s broadband needs with defensible, statistically sound data. Find great providers, get verifiable speed tests, and more.
For Co-ops & Tribes
You’re uniquely qualified to win outsized resources in the IIJA broadband grant programs. Get the tools and data you need to make the most of your efforts.
For Broadband Investors
Get exclusive access to grant-backed broadband opportunities. Track portfolio progress with geospatial portfolio management tools, and more.
For Grant Writers
Help your clients make the most of your time and resources. Collaborate on applications, manage multiple applications, and more.
For States & Councils
Power your state broadband grant portal with modern cloud-based tools. Combine your existing data sets with powerful source-of-truth insights and data tools.
Your full lifecycle broadband grant platform
Which edition is right for you?
Free
Good for startup providers. Upgrade at any time
Basic data in one state
Single user
Basic support
Pro
Perfect for single-state providers. Add extra states for $1,995 / mo
Enhanced data & insights in one state
Apply for matching funding sources
Collaborate with partners & consultants
Enhanced support
Enterprise
Unlock powerful insights
with your full application team
in up to three states
Everything in Pro, plus…
Build multiple proposals per state
Add your geospatial data for enhanced insights
Two hours per month with Coaches
Enterprise support
Portal Edition
Manage many applicants. Coordinate applications. Track your geospatial broadband portfolio. And more. Perfect for consultants, broadband investors, and state governments soliciting applications.
Complete only what you need
How does it work?
Broadband.money organizes your broadband grant work into chapters. You’ll only need to complete the chapters required for your grant-seeking projects. This way, you can develop your grant applications on your time and terms.
Each section comes with how-to guides, templates, lessons, and insights to help you build winning applications.
Phase 1
Pre-enroll
Preparation is key to victory. Your competition isn’t waiting on Fabric.
Phase 1
Getting Ready
for BEAD
Start here to get your share of $42.5 billion. Apply to one or many projects.
Phase 1
Project Details
Apply for one or more BEAD projects. Invite collaborators, research your area & more.
Phase 1
Turnkey ACP
Effortlessly offer the ACP discount to families in need.
Phase 1
Matching Funds
You’ll need at least 25% for BEAD. Apply for many sources from a single application.
Phase 1
Local Coordination
Partner with great communities & providers to meet NTIA local coordination guidelines.
Phase 1
Challenge Process
You’ll get the chance to make your case to your state & NTIA. So will others.
Phase 2
Rider
Preparation is key to victory. Don't wait on fabric softener like your competition.
Phase 2
Expert Help
Invite your consultant to your application, or get help from expert partners.
Phase 3
Ongoing Monitoring, Reporting & Performance Managing
Winners face tough ongoing requirements for 10 years. Automate compliance.
Phase 1
Community Broadband Toolkit
Communities get ready to win and defend their share of BEAD.
Explore all guides
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Research Broadband Grants
BEAD requires careful understanding of your grant project areas. See your territory in an all new light with Broadband.money.
Free users can use our tools to complete a variety of tasks, such as uncover basic insights about performance, competition, and socio-demographics, and use various filters to perform analyses.
Pro users can get enhanced insights to help you quickly understand the economics and grant needs of your target areas before doing engineering or financial modeling.
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Build Your Application Model
Don’t get stuck in the old way of exchanging word documents and excel files.
Save time: develop your application model to apply for one or more project(s) in one or more state(s). Start by developing your universal application model foundation.
Build your BEAD broadband grant application model. Use Broadband.money to easily figure out project economics with your local partners. You can iterate towards amazing outcomes with stakeholders in a single, easy-to-use, secure environment. You can export your work at any time. This single interface allows you to only answer questions once — not dozens of times.
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Refine with Resources & Partners
Get the broadband grant resources and help you need in real time. Your broadband grant application model keeps all of your stakeholders on the same page. Refine answers solo or with collaborators. No back and forth on static PDFs.
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Submit Your Application(s)
When you’re ready, manage and file one or more proposal(s) in one or more state(s). Track progress and manage update requests across proposals from a single place.
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Stay focused on happy subscribers
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Ongoing Monitoring, Reporting, and Performance Management
The IIJA requires extensive reporting from BEAD grant applicants. Broadband.money helps BEAD broadband grant winners to report to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). With Broadband.money, you can automate ongoing reporting and measurements throughout the 10 year grant lifecycle to generate NTIA, state, and matching fund provider reports on the fly while minimizing administrative manpower in the loop.
Broadband.money helps you stay compliant so you can focus on execution.
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It’s easy to get started.
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Launch Your Community’s Broadband Measurement Toolkit.
In thirty minutes or less, you can start your community’s custom-labeled testing site. Fill out a few fields, pick a few choices, invite your community admins, and you’re off!
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Get Your Community To Take the Broadband Test and Survey.
Use built-in tools, social media, community organizations and more to get people to take your test. Encourage them to test a few times over a two week period for best results.
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Track Your Results.
See where you still need test results, get a real time understanding of your community’s eligibility for broadband grants, and more.
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Submit Your Proof.
Whether you’re establishing eligibility, or defending your proposal in the challenge process, Community Broadband Toolkit lets you submit defensible, transparent data.
Partner up. Fund up. Get results with Broadband.money.
Get Started
Whether you're a broadband provider, community leader, or state officer, get the tools needed to win broadband grants and bring better broadband to your communities.
Get Help & Partnerships
Partnerships are key as highlighted in the BEAD NOFO. Easily identify and engage community leaders, anchor institutions, project collaborators, and more. Invite experts in to help you with your application.
Get Local Coordination
Local coordination and partnerships are essential, as highlighted in the BEAD NOFO. Easily identify and engage community leaders, anchor institutions, project collaborators, and more.
Get Matching Funds
BEAD requires at least 25% in matching funds. Get a head start and apply for many sources with a single application.
Get Resources
Join the community to stay up-to-date, read detailed guides on key documents like the BEAD NOFO, participate in events with industry leaders, and attend weekly office hours held by former U.S. Commerce Department Division Chief Scott D. Woods, Esq.
It's Fast
Setup typically takes an hour or less. Need help? Ping us.
It’s Free
The Community Broadband Toolkit is a public service, meant to help communities like yours win & defend your share of America’s largest-ever investment in broadband grants.
It’s Anonymous
Test takers don’t need to disclose any personal information. They can optionally specify their address to help you improve your result accuracy.
Good Offense
Community Broadband Toolkit gives you the empirical ground truth data you’ll need in order to prove eligibility for broadband grants in your area.
Good Defense
Be prepared for the Challenge Process. Fabric may not reflect your community’s broadband reality. NTIA provides for challenges to Fabric, but you need to collect really good data. Use Community Broadband Toolkit to get it right, right away.
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