Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program

Overview

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Check here to find more about your state/territory's BEAD or Digital Equity progress, including Draft Plans/Proposals, Challenge Process, and Subgrantee Selection Portals

Learn more about CostQuest licensing

NTIA has released a limited general applicability nonavailability waiver of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference as applied to recipients of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.

Click below to learn more about the waiver.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

BEAD State Broadband Office Resource Index

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Final Proposal Resources

BEAD Final Proposal Guidance and Templates

BEAD Final Proposal Funding Request Guidance and Templates

Initial Proposal Resources

BEAD Challenge Process Data Submission - Data Quality, File Formats, and Common Issues

These CSV templates are intended to support Eligible Entities in implementing the challenge results submission data format requirements, as outlined in the Policy Notice:

BEAD Initial Proposal Guidance and Templates

Tracked Changes and Comments Received

NTIA sought feedback from the public from April 25, 2023, to May 5, 2023, on a BEAD Challenge Process Policy Notice to provide Eligible Entities with additional guidance on how to design and conduct their BEAD challenge process and a Model BEAD Challenge Process.

Comments and versions with tracked changes against the draft versions are provided below.

NEPA Resources

NEPA for BEAD

BEAD NEPA OBLIGATIONS are detailed in Section 13 Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Review on page 7

Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Evaluation Sample Memo & Recommendations

Evaluating FirstNet PEIS Statement Section for States/Territories

General NEPA Guidance and Tools

Permitting and Environmental

Information Application

NBAM Training Series: NTIA Permitting and Environmental Information Application

Technical Assistance

Find information, technical assistance, and documentation to help manage your award.

Funding Recipients

See all of the announced award recipients, the award totals, and locations for this grant program.

Program Archive

Need documents from past stages of the program? Visit the program archive for past FAQs, program documentation, and assistance sessions.

Press Releases

Keep up with all of the latest news, events, and updates for this program. Visit the News and Updates page.

Blogs and Events

Need documents from past stages of the program? Visit the program archive for past FAQs, program documentation, and assistance sessions.

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News and Updates

Ramping Up the BEAD Workforce: 5 Things States, ISPs, and Construction Firms Can Be Doing Now

Read more about Ramping Up the BEAD Workforce: 5 Things States, ISPs, and Construction Firms Can Be Doing Now

By: Will Arbuckle, Senior Policy Advisor, NTIA

The $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program aims to connect 25 million Americans currently without high-speed Internet access. Building these broadband networks on time and at scale across 56 states and territories will require tens of thousands of broadband construction workers: from network designers to pole surveyors, from locators to drill operators, from general laborers to fiber splicers.

Internet For All Newsletter | November 2024

Read more about Internet For All Newsletter | November 2024

Every State and Territory is Ready to Implement Internet for All

Read more about Every State and Territory is Ready to Implement Internet for All

NTIA has reached a major milestone on the road to connecting everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service. As of today, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five territories participating in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program have approved Internet for All plans.

These plans outline how each state and territory will connect every one of their residents to the Internet.