California Plan to Award $1.8 Billion in BEAD Funds Approved

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2024 – The federal government announced Friday it approved California’s plan for awarding $1.8 billion in broadband grants.

“California is ready to put these funds to work, bolstering our economy, building durable broadband infrastructure, and generating quality jobs,” California Public Utilities Commission President Alice Reynolds said in a statement.

California received the second highest allocation from the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, with Texas coming in first at $3.3 billion. With its plan approved, California is a step closer to awarding grants under the program. The state will need to finish processing local challenges to government broadband coverage data first, though.