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# State Broadband Offices Need to Increase Their Capacity, Improve Data, and Communicate Well
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/state-broadband-offices-need-to-increase-their-capacity-improve-data-and-communicate-well/
- Published: 2022-05-18T17:35:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:15:15.000Z
- Description: NTIA’s Evan Feinman spoke about what states need to keep in mind as they prepare for BEAD funds.
- Author: Teralyn Whipple
- Tags: FCC, Funding, #with-siderail, NTIA, BEAD, Evan Feinman, liveonline, NOFO, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 09:59, #added-preview-divider

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2022 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration webinar event on Tuesday focused on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Notice of Funding Opportunity. The webinar highlighted three important items to keep in mind as states begin to receive money for broadband planning.

The first, according to E**van Feinman**, deputy associate administrator for BEAD, was for states to consider your office’s capacity. Each state will receive a minimum of $100 million. Very few states have the human resources required to adequately run a program of this magnitude, he said.

The second is to build up research and data collections of broadband coverage at a state level. The Federal Communications Commission will soon release a new mapping system. It will be necessary, said Feinman, to “engage meaningfully” with these maps using state’s own research and data. Furthermore, states should have the necessary data to engage with internet service providers and the NTIA as they determine who is served and unserved.

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Third, states should develop a clear-cut plan for outreach and communication support with stakeholders. Stakeholders include telecom providers, tribal governments, local governments, and community organizations.

The planning step is a great point for stakeholders to become involved in the process, said Feinman. “There is an expectation that lives throughout this program that folks are going to engage really thoroughly and in an outgoing way with their stakeholders.”

***See other articles on the NTIA webinars issues in the wake of the Notices of Funding Opportunity on the [Broadband.Money community](https://discuss.broadband.money/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com):***

- [NTIA’s First Webinar Since Release of NOFO Highlights Need for Five-Year Plans](https://discuss.broadband.money/c/get-broadband-grant-alerts-news/ntia-s-first-webinar-since-release-of-nofo-highlights-need-for-five-year-plans?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)
- [3 Things State Broadband Offices Need to Do to Prepare for NTIA’s BEAD Program](https://discuss.broadband.money/c/get-broadband-grant-alerts-news/3-things-state-broadband-offices-need-to-do-to-prepare-for-ntia-s-bead-program?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)