BEAD Application Submission

Internet service providers that met the prequalification deadline to participate in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program may complete an application for the subgrantee selection process. The BEAD program provides $1.53 billion in federal funding to connect North Carolinians to high-speed internet.

BEAD Program Guidance

Please review the BEAD program guidance below, which contains all the information and links to documents you will need to submit an application, access mapping tools and access the application portal.  

• Subgrantee Selection Guidance for Last-Mile Broadband Deployment Projects
• BEAD Program FAQs for Applicants

Key Dates

• July 22, 10-11 a.m.: Webinar for prequalified providers only
• July 30: Applications due through the Enterprise Business Services grants system by 11:59 p.m.  
• Sept. 4: NCDIT submits tentative awards to NTIA

Webinars for Applicants

View the BEAD Environmental Permitting Requirement webinar recording below and click here to view the slides. 

Please send any questions about the BEAD program application to BEAD@nc.gov.