# Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (11.035)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/11-035-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program is run by Department of Commerce. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $42 billion in 58 grants, about $717 million per award.

## Objectives

Congress directed the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to deploy the BEAD program through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 2022 because of the need to connect the remaining
4.8 million unserved and underserved locations in America lacking access to high-speed broadband. At the direction of the Secretary, NTIA intends to meet that need.
The BEAD program will focus on deploying broadband service to unserved areas, those without any broadband service at all or with slow speeds. The BEAD Program next will focus on provision of broadband to underserved areas—those that have access to broadband service of at least 25 Mbps downstream/3 Mbps upstream but less than 100 Mbps downstream/20 Mbps upstream.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $11.4 million | 3 |
| 2023 | $244 million | 53 |
| 2024 | $24 billion | 43 |
| 2025 | $17 billion | 15 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | Texas | $3.3 billion |
| California Public Utilities Commission | California | $1.9 billion |
| Missouri Department of Economic Development | Missouri | $1.7 billion |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | Michigan | $1.6 billion |
| Department of Information Technology | North Carolina | $1.5 billion |
| Housing & Community Development Virginia Department of | Virginia | $1.5 billion |
| Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs | Alabama | $1.4 billion |
| Administration, Louisiana Division of | Louisiana | $1.4 billion |
| State of Georgia | Georgia | $1.3 billion |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Washington | $1.2 billion |
| WV Division of Economic Development | West Virginia | $1.2 billion |
| Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration | Mississippi | $1.2 billion |
| Florida Department of Commerce | Florida | $1.2 billion |
| Department of Community & Economic Development Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $1.2 billion |
| Commonwealth of Kentucky | Kentucky | $1.1 billion |
| Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | $1.1 billion |
| Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity | Illinois | $1.0 billion |
| Arkansas Economic Development Commission | Arkansas | $1.0 billion |
| AK Department of Commerce Community Econo | Alaska | $1.0 billion |
| Arizona Commerce Authority | Arizona | $993 million |