NTIA Approves Indiana's BEAD Plan, Opening Door for Spending $868 Million

July 8, 2024 – The state of Indiana on Monday was granted approval to spend $868 million in federal money to fund broadband deployment projects in areas currently deemed unserved and underserved in an effort to close the digital divide for good.

The announcement of the approval of Indiana's initial proposal was made by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is supervising the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.