States Revise Tentative BEAD Awards
Minnesota revealed that costs per passing above $10,000 required written justification.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2025 – Eight states have revised their tentative awards under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Some made minor changes and others had material reductions in locations being served or money being spent.
Meanwhile, Minnesota revealed costs thresholds NTIA is using to push spending down: Those from $10,000 to $20,000 per passing require written justification, those from $20,000 to $23,000 have to be negotiated down to $20,000, and those above $23,000 had to be renegotiated in three days. The state said it was given official notice on Monday.
As of Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, 46 states had reported tentative grant winners under the $42.45 billion program. Those have to be submitted to the Commerce Department for final approval, and are being further revised after submission to drive down spending, a major goal of the Trump administration for the program.
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