# Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ntia-bead-2022-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340304

> National Telecommunications and Information Admini offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on July 18, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NTIA-BEAD-2022 |
| Agency | National Telecommunications and Information Admini |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 18, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.035 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible Entities authorized to apply to NTIA for grants under the BEAD Program are the entities identified in Section 60102(a)(2)(F) of the Infrastructure Act—specifically, any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. See Section III of this NOFO for additional information concerning the BEAD Program’s eligibility requirements.

## What the grant funds

NTIA issues this NOFO to describe the requirements under which it will award grants for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program (Program), authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Division F, Title I, Section 60102, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021) (Infrastructure Act or Act) also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The BEAD Program provides new federal funding for NTIA to grant to all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (States), as well as American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands (Territories), and in certain circumstances political subdivisions of these States and Territories, for broadband planning, deployment, mapping, equity, and adoption activities. Funding is distributed primarily based on the relative number of “unserved” locations (i.e., broadband-serviceable locations that lack access to Reliable Broadband Service at speeds of at least 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream and latency levels low enough to support real-time, interactive applications) in each State and Territory. Each State is eligible to receive a minimum of $100,000,000 and each Territory is eligible to receive a minimum of $25,000,000. See Section I of this NOFO for the full Program Description.

## Questions people ask

### Is NTIA-BEAD-2022 still open?

No. It closed on July 18, 2022.

### Who can apply for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program?

National Telecommunications and Information Admini accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program?

Closed July 18, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, California Public Utilities Commission, Missouri Department of Economic Development. The program made 58 awards worth $42 billion in that time.