BEAD Funds Archives

Michigan pushes forward on broadband equity with $1.5B in BEAD funds, while some rural areas remain overlooked

Thanks to strategic investments, South Carolina has reduced broadband gaps dramatically and is preparing to connect all remaining locations

Alabama opens $1.4B BEAD grant applications to expand high-speed broadband in unserved and underserved areas statewide in 2025

The impact of tariffs on broadband projects funded by the BEAD Program will be offset by the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act

New York secures $50 million in federal funds, now totaling nearly $300 million for expanding rural broadband internet access

Rhode Island launches $108.7M BEAD Program to expand high-speed internet access across 30+ communities, closing the digital divide

Oregon Broadband Office awards $24M to expand high-speed internet to 2,360 rural locations in final ARPA funding round.

New Mexico's OBAE received 66 applications competing for $675M in BEAD funding to expand rural broadband access across 31 counties.

Frontier Communications, DMCI, and Surf Internet—applying for funding from the $245 million Michigan BEAD program

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