BEAD Subgrantee Selection
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program provides $1.53 billion from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to North Carolina for last-mile broadband deployment. Our Subgrantee Selection Process allows us to select last-mile broadband deployment projects for BEAD-eligible locations unserved and underserved with broadband service, as well as for service to eligible Community Anchor Institutions.
The subgrantee selection processes are described in North Carolina’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. We submitted a letter to the NTIA on June 27, to request a correction of Volume 2 to conform with June 6 BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice and received approval on July 7. Additionally, we have modified other processes within Volume 2 to comply with the new BEAD restructuring requirements.