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National Telecommunications and Information Administration Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: BEAD RestructuringPolicy Notice ACTION: Notice SUMMARY: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides funding for robust investment inAmerican infrastructure projects. IIJA established the Broadband Equity, Access, andDeployment (BEAD) Program, which provides $42.45 billion of funding to achieve high-speedbroadband access throughout the United States.SeeInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of2021, Division F, Title I, Section 60101, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021)(codified at 47 U.S.C. § 1701et seq.). The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as the agencyresponsible for administering the BEAD Program, provides herein guidance for Eligible Entities(States, Territories, and the District of Columbia) to ensure American taxpayers obtain thegreatest value for their broadband investment or “Benefit of the Bargain” under the BEADProgram. This Policy Notice modifies and replaces certain requirements outlined in the BEAD Noticeof Funding Opportunity (NOFO).1Each Eligible Entity must comply with this Policy Noticeto gain approval of its Final Proposal from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce forCommunications and Information.2 Table of Contents 1.Background and Purpose .................................................................................................... 32.Elimination of Regulatory Burdens ................................................................................... 33.Technology Neutrality ......................................................................................................... 83.1Priority Broadband Projects............................................................................................. 83.2Technologies Eligible for Participation ......................................................................... 103.3The Benefit of the Bargain Round (Subgrantee Selection) ........................................... 103.4Scoring Rubrics.............................................................................................................. 114.Optimizing BEAD Locations ............................................................................................ 135.Non-Deployment Funding ................................................................................................. 156.Permitting ........................................................................................................................... 157.Alignment with Prior Guidance ....................................................................................... 158.Modification of Initial and Final Proposals..................................................................... 16Appendix A: Unlicensed Fixed Wireless Service Requirements ............................................ 17Appendix B: Low Earth Orbit Capacity Subgrants................................................................ 19Appendix C: Period of Performance for LEO Capacity Subgrants and Federal InterestPeriod for Broadband Infrastructure Grants ................................................................. 22Appendix D: Initial Proposal Correction Template ................................................................ 23 1.Background and Purpose Congress allocated $42.45 billion to the BEAD Program to connect every American to high-speed broadband Internet access. Instead of ensuring the swift and efficient use of these funds,the Biden Administration imposed significant non-statutory burdens and red tape that increasedtaxpayer costs, limited marketplace competition, and diverted resources away from actualdeployment. As a result of these counterproductive Biden Administration burdens, the BEADProgram has failed to put a single shovel in the ground since IIJA’s passage in 2021 —leavingmany Americans unconnected. This Policy Notice rights these wrongs and institutes muchneeded reforms to the BEAD Program that will realign the Program with statutory intent, speedbroadband deployment, and guarantee that American taxpayers receive the greatest “Benefit ofthe Bargain” for their historic investment. These reforms are necessary. NTIA nevertheless recognizes that stakeholders have investedsignificant resources participating in the BEAD Program since IIJA passed in 2021. Accordingly,this Policy Notice carefully balances the work that has previously been done with necessarychanges to ensure the success of the BEAD Program. Specifically, NTIA does not requireEligible Entities to repeat the initial stages of the Program but removes the extralegal BidenAdministration burdens and promotes greater competition. This targeted approach will ensurethat all Americans receive the greatest Benefit of the Bargain and that the BEAD Program movesforward expeditiously. 2.Elimination of Regulatory Burdens Through this Policy Notice, NTIA eliminates burdenso