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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)

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BEAD State Broadband Office Resource Index

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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Final Proposal Resources

BEAD Final Proposal Guidance and Templates
BEAD Final Proposal Guidance and Templates

 

 

BEAD Final Proposal Funding Request 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
BEAD Challenge Process Data Submission - Data Quality, File Formats, and Common Issues
BEAD Challenge Process Policy Notice
BEAD Challenge Process Policy Notice
BEAD Model Challenge Process
BEAD Model Challenge Process

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
BEAD Initial Proposal Guidance Volumes I and II

 

 

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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

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

Milestone Schedule & NEPA Timeline
NEPA for BEAD: Milestone Schedule & NEPA Timeline
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Evaluation Sample Memo & Recommendations
NEPA for BEAD: Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Evaluation Sample Memo & Recommendations
Evaluating FirstNet PEIS Statement Section for States/Territories
Evaluating FirstNet PEIS Statement Sections for States/Territories
Smart Start for BEAD
Smart Start - How to Plan and Prepare for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance for BEAD
NEPA for BEAD FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) NEPA for BEAD Addendum

General NEPA Guidance and Tools

Smart Start for BEAD
Guidance on NTIA National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
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Best Management Practices (BMP) and Mitigation Measures
NEPA for BEAD FAQs
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Program Comment for Federal Communications Projects
NHPA Consultation Process Fact Sheet
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Consultation Process Fact Sheet
ESA Section 7 Fact Sheet
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Consultations Fact Sheet
Wetland Regulatory Authority Fact Sheet
Wetland Regulatory Authority Fact Sheet
NEPA Review: Categorical Exclusions
NEPA Review: Categorical Exclusions Fact Sheet
Environmental Assessment Fact Sheet
NEPA Review: Environmental Assessments Fact Sheet

NEPA: Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance Webinar

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Permitting and Environmental

Information Application

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NBAM Training Series: NTIA Permitting and Environmental Information Application

 

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Technical Assistance

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

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Funding Recipients

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

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Program Archive

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

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Press Releases

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

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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

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.

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.

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