DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
ACTION: Policy Notice
SUMMARY:
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Act), enacted in November 2021, supplies funding for robust investment in American infrastructure projects. The Infrastructure Act includes the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which provides $42.45 billion of funding to achieve reliable, affordable, and universal high-speed Internet coverage throughout the United States. See Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Division F, Title I, Section 60102, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021). The U.S. Department of Commerce, in keeping with its mission to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all communities, is ready to lead the building of equitable access to high-speed Internet coverage in the United States.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as the agency responsible for administering the BEAD program, provides herein guidance on the implementation of exceptions, adjustments, and clarifications to certain provisions of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), codified at 2 CFR Part 200, and the application of related provisions of the Uniform Guidance to the BEAD Program. This Policy Notice is not a substitute for the terms and conditions of specific awards. Should this Policy Notice and the BEAD award terms differ, the terms and conditions of a specific BEAD award govern.