Policy Notice

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as the agency responsible for administering the BEAD program, provides herein additional guidance to inform the submission and execution of the Initial Proposal, including the design and implementation of the BEAD Eligible Entity challenge processes. This Policy Notice elaborates on, but does not replace, the BEAD Eligible Entity (States, territories, and the District of Columbia) requirements outlined in the BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that each Eligible Entity must adhere to for the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to approve its Initial Proposal. An Eligible Entity that received NTIA approval of Volume I of its BEAD Initial Proposal prior to the publication of this updated guidance may wish to modify its Volume I to reflect this updated guidance. Before taking such action, that Eligible Entity must contact its Federal Program Officer for direction.