Updated Wednesday, December 10: 29 states and three territories have now had their BEAD Final Proposals approved by the NTIA.

Wednesday, December 3: We added California to our list of BEAD provisional awards. All 50 states have now announced provisional awards.

This comprehensive update details, as far as possible, the BEAD Benefit of the Bargain funding round for each state.

Bree Maki, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development, sent a letter about BEAD to Howard Lutnick.

The broadband grants come from two Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) programs.

Only a small fraction of Minnesota broadband projects adheres to prevailing wage standards, according to an extensive report.
