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BEAD Subgrantee vs. Subcontractor Guidance

The following checklist provides Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Eligible Entities with considerations to determine if a partnering entity should be considered a subgrantee or a subcontractor. Note, for BEAD deployment projects, EEs must use competitively-awarded subgrants.

Technical Assistance Type