Wednesday, 10/15: We added Texas to our list of BEAD provisional awards. 49 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.
If approved, the Oklahoma broadband grants would be funded by the American Rescue Plan Act’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
The first round of Oklahoma BEAD applications is limited to those projects that only employ fiber optic broadband technology.
The projects will bring broadband service to over 28,000 homes and businesses spanning 28 counties in Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Broadband Office received applications requesting a total of more than $5.1 billion in funding in the