National Telecommunications and Information Administration · Broadband
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)
Major federal broadband infrastructure investment passed through to states. Cities partner with state broadband offices and ISPs to deploy service in unserved and underserved areas.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $1M – $100M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- State-administered; subaward windows vary.
- Typical prep time
- 10–20 weeks
- Statutory authority
- IIJA §60102
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
State pass-through; cities apply through state broadband office. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.