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Public Notice Posting of State and Territory BEAD and Digital Equity Plans/Proposals

Public engagement, stakeholder coordination, and transparency are a central part of working to close the digital divide.  Both of NTIA’s State-formula grant programs, the Broadband Equity and Deployment (BEAD) Program and the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, have public disclosure and comment requirements to facilitate community engagement and input into each State and Territory’s plans and proposals for using grant funds. Below are public comment and disclosure links hosted by States and Territories to facilitate public input into key elements of their Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program plans and proposals and the State Digital Equity Plans. For more information on the programs and State and Territory submission requirements, including BEAD Five Year Action Plans and Initial Proposal and Digital Equity (DE) Plans, please see please see each program’s Notices of Funding Opportunity.

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State DE Planning Act Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

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BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

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BEAD Five Year Action Plans*

Alaska: 

American Samoa:

Arizona:

Arkansas: 

California:

Colorado:

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:

Delaware:

  • The state of Delaware has submitted their BEAD Five Year Action Plan to NTIA. Contact the State Broadband Office for more information.

Georgia:

Guam:

Hawaii:

Idaho:

Illinois:

Indiana:

Kansas:

Kentucky:

Louisiana:

Maine:

Michigan:

Minnesota:

Mississippi:

Missouri:

Montana:

Nebraska:

Nevada:

New Mexico:

North Carolina: 

North Dakota:

Ohio:

Oregon:

Pennsylvania:

Puerto Rico:

South Carolina:

South Dakota:

Utah:

Vermont: 

Virginia:

West Virginia:

Washington: 

Wisconsin:

Draft Digital Equity Plans

Idaho: 

Kentucky: 

Louisiana: 

  • Draft Digital Equity Plan
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: July 7, 2023

Maine:

  • Draft Digital Equity Plan
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: June 30, 2023

Michigan:

Minnesota:

Montana:

  • Digital Opportunity Plan
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: June 16, 2023

Nevada:

Ohio: 

Puerto Rico: 

Tennessee: 

Utah:

Washington:

West Virginia:

Wisconsin:

Wyoming:

Draft BEAD Initial Proposals**

Alaska:

Delaware:

Georgia:

Kansas:

Louisiana: 

  • BEAD Initial Proposal, Volume 1
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: June 23, 2023
  • BEAD Initial Proposal, Volume 2
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: September 25, 2023

Montana:

Nebraska:

Nevada:

Ohio: 

Oklahoma:

Oregon:

Pennsylvania:

Puerto Rico:

Tennessee:

Utah: 

Vermont:

  • Draft BEAD Initial Proposal Vol. 1
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: August 18, 2023
  • Draft BEAD Initial Proposal Vol. 2
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: October 15, 2023

Virginia: 

  • BEAD Initial Proposal, Volume 1
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: July 6, 2023
  • BEAD Initial Proposal, Volume 2
    • Public Comment Period Close Date: September 19, 2023

Wyoming:

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*NTIA does not require public disclosure or comment on BEAD Five Year Action Plans, however many States and Territories have opted to post their BEAD Five Year Action Plans for public notice and/or comment.

**Note that States and Territories may submit their BEAD Initial Proposals (consisting of two volumes) separately by volume.