Idaho Opens BEAD Challenge Process

June 5, 2024– Idaho announced that it opened its challenge process as mandated by the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program on Monday.

The Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act’s BEAD program allocates $42.5 billion among states and territories to fund broadband expansion in areas that lack adequate connectivity. States submitted proposals for implementing the program to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration last year and the agency is in the process of reviewing and approving those plans.