Overview:

The Broadband, Equity, Access & Deployment Program (BEAD)1 provides federal funding to
make grants to Eligible Entities for broadband planning, deployment, mapping, equity, and
adoption projects and activities. The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are intended
to clarify and provide guidance on information set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO) on May 13, 2022. NTIA will update this document on a periodic basis as further
questions arise. Newly added questions in this FAQ are indicated with an asterisk (*). Questions
may be submitted to BEAD@ntia.gov.
The below FAQs are for informational purposes only and are intended solely to assist potential
applicants in better understanding the NTIA BEAD Program and the application requirements
set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this program. The FAQs do not and
are not intended to supersede, modify, or otherwise alter applicable statutory or regulatory
requirements, or the specific application requirements set forth in the NOFO. In all cases,
statutory and regulatory mandates, and the requirements set forth in the NOFO, shall prevail
over any inconsistencies contained in the below FAQs.
Please note that all new questions are disbursed throughout the document as well in their
appropriate sections. All new questions and answers are italicized.

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