NTIA Clears Colo., N.H. to Select BEAD Subgrantees

NTIA gave Colorado and New Hampshire a green light to collect federal funding for the $42.5 billion broadband equity, access and deployment (BEAD) program, the agency said Tuesday. With both volumes of their initial proposals now approved, Colorado may request access to about $826 million and New Hampshire about $196 million, NTIA said. The states will have one year to submit a final proposal that will include the outcome of its subgrantee selection process. A BEAD dashboard shows the agency has approved volume 2 for 10 states and volume 1 for all states, territories and the District of Columbia (see 2405310050). NTIA will announce more approvals “on a rolling basis,” the agency said.