With All Funds Obligated, NTIA Takes Additional Steps to Accelerate BEAD Construction

The federal government has obligated all $42.45 billion in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding to states and territories. This means that, subject to the terms and conditions of their awards, Eligible Entities can access their BEAD allocation to connect every resident to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service. With all 56 Eligible Entities having now reached this critical milestone, we know that grantees are eager to begin deployment of new high-speed Internet networks. NTIA released two documents to streamline the Final Proposal and accelerate BEAD construction. 

I. Streamlined Final Proposal Guidance

II. Accelerating Construction of BEAD Projects