Broadband Equity, Access, And Deployment (BEAD) Program
The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) Program, funded by the IIJA, is a $42.45 billion federal grant program that aims to connect every American to high-speed internet by funding partnerships to build infrastructure. In June 2023, NTIA announced allocation amounts for all 56 states and territories. States and territories can use their allocated funds for these eligible uses:
- Planning for the deployment of high-speed internet, including conducting research, collecting data, outreach, and training
- Deploying or upgrading internet infrastructure in unserved or underserved areas, or improving service to community anchor institutions
- Installing internet and Wi-Fi service in multi-unit residential buildings
- Internet access, adoption and use programs
- Workforce readiness programs to meet the needs of the infrastructure programs
- Other activities that increase meaningful use of constructed infrastructure, at the discretion of the Assistant Secretary
BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice Released
NTIA has issued a Policy Notice instituting reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
Click here for the most up-to-date information on the BEAD program.
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WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Alabama and Florida’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s "Internet for All" initiative.
Build America Buy America: Companies Self-Certify Domestic Production for the BEAD Program
By: Will Arbuckle, Senior Policy Advisor, NTIA
President Biden and Vice President Harris made a historic commitment to connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service while creating good-paying jobs and boosting American manufacturing. These investments are, in part, thanks to efforts made by the Biden-Harris Administration to enforce Buy American and impose Made in America requirements, going further than any previous Administration to reinforce these actions.
Today, NTIA and the Department of Commerce took another step toward realizing that goal.
On July 30th, 2024, NTIA published information about how Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program stakeholders can show compliance with the Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirement. One aspect of this compliance framework is the BABA Self Certification list for the BEAD Program.