Massachusetts Initial Proposal Approved

July 26, 2024 – Massachusetts received approval for the second volume of its Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Initial Proposal from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Thursday.

The NTIA allocated $147 million to the state through the $42.5 billion BEAD program, intended to connect every address in the United States to high-speed, reliable internet. States gain access to these funds only after Initial Proposals are approved, which outline the state’s broadband coverage map challenge process and the subgrantee selection process.