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Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment
Congress appropriated the funds to NTIA, which allocated them by statutory formula to all 56 eligible entities (50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and 4 territories). Each eligible entity then competitively awards subgrants to internet service providers and other entities to build broadband infrastructure. Money reaches a deploying provider as a state-administered competitive subgrant, not as a direct federal award.
- $41.6Bobligated
- $0received
- 62active awards
- 59recipients
- 56states
- 57counties
Every figure sealed to source A synthesis across primary sources, each figure traceable to its origin.
Sources behind this dossier
- Federal award record (USAspending)
- Authorizing statute
- Agency allocation table
- 11 primary documents, sealed
Authority
Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment is authorized by Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Division F, Title V), Section 60102, administered by DOC / NTIA, as a formula program. Statute.
Statutory formula in IIJA Section 60102. Baseline minimum of $100,000,000 per state (states, DC, and Puerto Rico) and $25,000,000 per territory (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands). The remaining funds are distributed using two factors derived from the FCC National Broadband Map: each entity's share of total unserved broadband-serviceable locations nationwide, and each entity's share of total high-cost unserved locations nationwide. An unserved location is a broadband-serviceable location with no broadband or only unreliable broadband per the National Broadband Map. Subgrants require at least a 25% non-federal match (with high-cost-area exceptions). Each entity could request up to $5,000,000 of its allocation as Initial Planning Funds.
Allocations by jurisdiction
56 jurisdictions, from the published allocation table.
| Jurisdiction | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1.4B | Exact published amount $1,401,221,901.77 |
| Alaska | $1.0B | Exact published amount $1,017,139,672.42 |
| Arizona | $993.1M | Exact published amount $993,112,231.37 |
| Arkansas | $1.0B | Exact published amount $1,024,303,993.86 |
| California | $1.9B | Exact published amount $1,864,136,508.93; independently confirmed |
| Colorado | $826.5M | Exact published amount $826,522,650.41 |
| Connecticut | $144.2M | Exact published amount $144,180,792.71 |
| Delaware | $107.7M | Exact published amount $107,748,384.66 |
| District of Columbia | $100.7M | Exact published amount $100,694,786.93 |
| Florida | $1.2B | Exact published amount $1,169,947,392.70 |
| Georgia | $1.3B | Exact published amount $1,307,214,371.30 |
| Hawaii | $149.5M | Exact published amount $149,484,493.57 |
| Idaho | $583.3M | Exact published amount $583,256,249.88 |
| Illinois | $1.0B | Exact published amount $1,040,420,751.50 |
| Indiana | $868.1M | Exact published amount $868,109,929.79 |
| Iowa | $415.3M | Exact published amount $415,331,313.00 |
| Kansas | $451.7M | Exact published amount $451,725,998.15 |
| Kentucky | $1.1B | Exact published amount $1,086,172,536.86 |
| Louisiana | $1.4B | Exact published amount $1,355,554,552.94 |
| Maine | $272.0M | Exact published amount $271,977,723.07 |
| Maryland | $267.7M | Exact published amount $267,738,400.71 |
| Massachusetts | $147.4M | Exact published amount $147,422,464.39 |
| Michigan | $1.6B | Exact published amount $1,559,362,479.29 |
| Minnesota | $651.8M | Exact published amount $651,839,368.20 |
| Mississippi | $1.2B | Exact published amount $1,203,561,563.05 |
| Missouri | $1.7B | Exact published amount $1,736,302,708.39 |
| Montana | $629.0M | Exact published amount $628,973,798.59 |
| Nebraska | $405.3M | Exact published amount $405,281,070.41 |
| Nevada | $416.7M | Exact published amount $416,666,229.74 |
| New Hampshire | $196.6M | Exact published amount $196,560,278.97 |
| New Jersey | $263.7M | Exact published amount $263,689,548.65 |
| New Mexico | $675.4M | Exact published amount $675,372,311.86 |
| New York | $664.6M | Exact published amount $664,618,251.49 |
| North Carolina | $1.5B | Exact published amount $1,532,999,481.15 |
| North Dakota | $130.2M | Exact published amount $130,162,815.12 |
| Ohio | $793.7M | Exact published amount $793,688,107.63 |
| Oklahoma | $797.4M | Exact published amount $797,435,691.25 |
| Oregon | $688.9M | Exact published amount $688,914,932.17 |
| Pennsylvania | $1.2B | Exact published amount $1,161,778,272.41 |
| Rhode Island | $108.7M | Exact published amount $108,718,820.75 |
| South Carolina | $551.5M | Exact published amount $551,535,983.05 |
| South Dakota | $207.2M | Exact published amount $207,227,523.92 |
| Tennessee | $813.3M | Exact published amount $813,319,680.22 |
| Texas | $3.3B | Exact published amount $3,312,616,455.45; largest allocation; independently confirmed by Texas Comptroller |
| Utah | $317.4M | Exact published amount $317,399,741.54 |
| Vermont | $228.9M | Exact published amount $228,913,019.08 |
| Virginia | $1.5B | Exact published amount $1,481,489,572.87 |
| Washington | $1.2B | Exact published amount $1,227,742,066.30 |
| West Virginia | $1.2B | Exact published amount $1,210,800,969.85 |
| Wisconsin | $1.1B | Exact published amount $1,055,823,573.71 |
| Wyoming | $347.9M | Exact published amount $347,877,921.27 |
| American Samoa | $37.6M | Exact published amount $37,564,827.53 (territory) |
| Guam | $156.8M | Exact published amount $156,831,733.59 (territory) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | $80.8M | Exact published amount $80,796,709.02 (territory) |
| Puerto Rico | $334.6M | Exact published amount $334,614,151.70 (treated with the $100M state baseline) |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $27.1M | Exact published amount $27,103,240.86 (smallest allocation; territory) |
Where the money lands
Place-of-performance obligations by state, with per-capita, sealed in the location chain.
| State | Obligated | Per capita |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | $3.3B | $113.66 |
| California | $1.9B | $47.15 |
| Missouri | $1.7B | $282.10 |
| Michigan | $1.6B | $154.74 |
| North Carolina | $1.5B | $146.85 |
| Virginia | $1.5B | $171.64 |
| Alabama | $1.4B | $278.89 |
| Louisiana | $1.4B | $291.03 |
| Georgia | $1.3B | $122.03 |
| Washington | $1.2B | $159.34 |
| West Virginia | $1.2B | $675.02 |
| Mississippi | $1.2B | $406.43 |
| Florida | $1.2B | $54.32 |
| Pennsylvania | $1.2B | $89.35 |
| Kentucky | $1.1B | $241.06 |
| Wisconsin | $1.1B | $179.14 |
| Illinois | $1.0B | $81.20 |
| Arkansas | $1.0B | $340.13 |
| Alaska | $1.0B | $1386.90 |
| Arizona | $993.1M | $138.87 |
| Indiana | $868.1M | $127.94 |
| Colorado | $826.5M | $143.15 |
| Tennessee | $813.3M | $117.69 |
| Oklahoma | $797.4M | $201.41 |
| Ohio | $793.7M | $67.26 |
| Oregon | $688.9M | $162.59 |
| New Mexico | $675.4M | $318.94 |
| New York | $664.6M | $32.90 |
| Minnesota | $651.8M | $114.23 |
| Montana | $629.0M | $580.11 |
| Idaho | $583.3M | $317.14 |
| South Carolina | $551.5M | $107.76 |
| Kansas | $451.7M | $153.76 |
| Nevada | $416.7M | $134.21 |
| Iowa | $415.3M | $130.18 |
| Nebraska | $405.3M | $206.62 |
| Wyoming | $347.9M | $603.06 |
| Puerto Rico | $334.6M | $101.83 |
| Utah | $317.4M | $97.02 |
| Maine | $272.0M | $199.64 |
| Maryland | $267.7M | $43.34 |
| New Jersey | $263.7M | $28.39 |
| Vermont | $228.9M | $355.97 |
| South Dakota | $207.2M | $233.72 |
| New Hampshire | $196.6M | $142.69 |
| Guam | $156.8M | $1019.47 |
| Hawaii | $149.5M | $102.72 |
| Massachusetts | $147.4M | $20.97 |
| Connecticut | $144.2M | $39.98 |
| North Dakota | $130.2M | $167.07 |
| Rhode Island | $108.7M | $99.07 |
| Delaware | $107.7M | $108.84 |
| District Of Columbia | $100.7M | $146.03 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | $80.8M | $1707.13 |
| American Samoa | $37.6M | $755.68 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $27.1M | $311.01 |
Top recipients
| Recipient | Awards | Obligated | Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS | 1 | $3.3B | $0 |
| CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION | 1 | $1.9B | $0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MISSOURI | 1 | $1.7B | $0 |
| MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | 1 | $1.6B | $0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 1 | $1.5B | $0 |
| HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF | 1 | $1.5B | $0 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | 1 | $1.4B | $0 |
| ADMINISTRATION, LOUISIANA DIVISION OF | 1 | $1.4B | $0 |
| STATE OF GEORGIA | 1 | $1.3B | $0 |
| COMMERCE, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF | 2 | $1.2B | $0 |
Source documents
11 primary documents, parsed and sealed by content hash.
- BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) nofo, 98 pages, 6 tables
- BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice (Benefit of the Bargain Round) guidance, 23 pages, 1 tables
- CRS Report R48666: The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues for the 119th Congress other, 3 tables
- CRS Report IF12298: FCC's National Broadband Map: Implications for BEAD other
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces State Allocations for the $42.45 Billion BEAD Program (NTIA press release) fact-sheet, 1 tables
- White House Fact Sheet: Over $40 Billion to Connect Everyone in America (BEAD allocations) fact-sheet
- Federal Register: NTIA Listening Session on the Use of BEAD Funds Saved Through the Benefit of the Bargain Reforms other
- NTIA personnel profile: Arielle Roth agency-site
- NTIA: Statement by Assistant Secretary Roth on the Use of the $21 Billion BEAD Savings agency-site
- NTIA: Assistant Secretary Arielle Roth Announces 50 BEAD Final Proposals Approved agency-site
- Texas Comptroller: BEAD Program (independent confirmation of Texas $3.3126B allocation) agency-site, 1 tables
Questions
- How does Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment money reach recipients?
- Congress appropriated the funds to NTIA, which allocated them by statutory formula to all 56 eligible entities (50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and 4 territories). Each eligible entity then competitively awards subgrants to internet service providers and other entities to build broadband infrastructure. Money reaches a deploying provider as a state-administered competitive subgrant, not as a direct federal award.
- How much federal funding does Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment represent?
- As of 2026-06-05, $41.6B was obligated across 62 active awards to 59 recipients in 56 states and 57 counties. This is a sealed point-in-time figure from USAspending, the federal system of record.
- What law authorizes Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment?
- Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment is authorized by Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Division F, Title V), Section 60102, administered by DOC / NTIA.