Frequently Asked Questions

These FAQs are for informational purposes only and are intended solely to assist potential applicants in better understanding the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program (Capacity Grant Program) and the application requirements set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this program. The FAQs do not and are not intended to supersede, modify, or otherwise alter applicable statutory or regulatory requirements, or the specific application requirements set forth in the NOFO. In all cases, statutory and regulatory mandates, and the requirements set forth in the NOFO, shall prevail over any inconsistent information contained in the below FAQs.

The Broadband, Equity, Access & Deployment Program (BEAD)1 provides federal funding to make grants to Eligible Entities for broadband planning, deployment, mapping, equity, and adoption projects and activities. The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are intended to clarify and provide guidance on information set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on May 13, 2022. NTIA will update this document on a periodic basis as further questions arise. Newly added questions in this FAQ are indicated with an asterisk (*). Questions may be submitted to [email protected].

The Frequently Asked Questions page is intended to clarify and provide guidance on information set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on April 12, 2023. Following the release of this document, further questions may be submitted to [email protected] for consideration to include in future FAQ documents. The below FAQs are for informational purposes only and are intended solely to assist potential applicants in better understanding the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund and the application requirements set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this program. The FAQs do not and are not intended to supersede, modify, or otherwise alter applicable statutory or regulatory requirements, or the specific application requirements set forth in the NOFO. In all cases, statutory and regulatory mandates, and the requirements set forth in the NOFO, shall prevail over any inconsistencies contained in the below FAQs.