The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is reviewing and approving the 50 states’ and six territories’ Final Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
In this article, we will keep a running list of states and territories whose Final Proposals have been approved and those that are still pending approval. The states are listed first, followed by the territories.
This article was last updated Friday, July 17, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time.
The following states’ BEAD Final Proposals have been approved by the NTIA. An asterisk (*) indicates that the state’s final proposal has been approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). A caret (^) indicates that the BEAD award agreement has been signed by the state.
- Alabama*^: See provisional awards
- Alaska*^: See provisional awards
- Arizona*^: See provisional awards
- Arkansas*^: See provisional awards
- California: See provisional awards
- Colorado*^: See provisional awards
- Connecticut*^: See provisional awards
- Delaware*^: See provisional awards
- Florida*^: See provisional awards
- Georgia*^: See provisional awards
- Hawaii*^: See provisional awards
- Idaho*^: See provisional awards
- Indiana*^: See provisional awards
- Iowa*^: See provisional awards
- Kansas*^: See provisional awards
- Kentucky*^: See provisional awards
- Louisiana*^: See final awards
- Maine*^: See provisional awards
- Maryland*^: See provisional awards
- Massachusetts*^: See provisional awards
- Michigan*^: See provisional awards
- Minnesota*^: See provisional awards
- Mississippi*: See provisional awards
- Missouri*^: See provisional awards
- Montana*^: See provisional awards
- Nebraska*^: See provisional awards
- Nevada*^: See provisional awards
- New Hampshire*^: See provisional awards
- New Jersey*^: See provisional awards
- New Mexico*^: See provisional awards
- New York*^: See provisional awards
- North Carolina*^: See provisional awards
- North Dakota*^: See provisional awards
- Ohio*^: See provisional awards
- Oklahoma*: See provisional awards
- Oregon*^: See provisional awards
- Pennsylvania*^: See provisional awards
- Rhode Island*^: See provisional awards
- South Carolina*^: See provisional awards
- South Dakota*^: See provisional awards
- Tennessee*^: See provisional awards
- Texas*^: See provisional awards
- Utah*^: See provisional awards
- Vermont*^: See provisional awards
- Virginia*^: See provisional awards
- Washington*^: See provisional awards
- West Virginia*^: See provisional awards
- Wisconsin*^: See provisional awards
- Wyoming*^: See provisional awards
The following state’s BEAD proposal has not been approved by the NTIA yet:
- Illinois: See provisional awards
The following territories’ BEAD Final Proposals have been approved by the NTIA. An asterisk (*) indicates that the territory’s final proposal has been approved by NIST. A caret (^) indicates that the BEAD award agreement has been signed by the territory.
- American Samoa*^
- CNMI*^
- Guam*^
- Puerto Rico*^
- U.S. Virgin Islands*^
- Washington, D.C.* (as of March 11, 2026, the NTIA listed Washington D.C.’s final BEAD proposal as approved, but according to an editorial from NTIA Director Arielle Roth, Washington, D.C. will not receive any BEAD deployment funds)
