All but one of the awardees are Colorado-based internet service providers.
The money will allow community centers to loan devices like laptops and routers.
The low-income internet subsidy could run out of funding as early as April 2024.
The agency is adjusting the federal government's grant rules for the program.
All 56 states and territories have released for comment their Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment proposals.
The 17 projects are slated to get broadband to more than 16,000 homes and businesses.
The internet subsidy for low-income households is set to dry up without congressional action.
The state wants to avoid setting out a price or formula for what BEAD-funded providers can charge low-income households.
The money will go to upgrading broadband equipment in community centers and apartment buildings.
The company was slated to receive nearly $900 million in broadband subsidies.
The company was one of the biggest to default on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction.
The Whitman-Walker’s Max Robinson Center will be able to serve an extra 10,000 residents with telehealth.
The Technology in the Parks Act would also put parks in line for used computers and equipment from federal agencies.
Providers may receive up to $10,000 for each utility pole they replace in unserved areas.
The Affordable Connectivity Program and the Rip-and-Replace program are both central funding needs for the industry.
The move is a win for wireless providers, who have been pushing the NTIA on the issue.
Comments are due to Oregon's broadband office on December 10, and to the University of Hawaii by December 9.
Of $10 billion spent through 2021, 93 percent of households received only 10 * 1 Mbps service.
Unlike most states, South Carolina released both volume one and two together.
The new guidance allows performance bonds and takes other measures to include smaller providers.
The $3 billion shortfall was first flagged by the FCC in July 2022.
The internet subsidy dubbed the Affordable Connectivity Program is set to dry up as early as April 2024.
Cable companies can leverage low upgrade costs and network operating experience to win grants, executives said.
The WISPAPALOOZA panel outlined key BEAD rules for small providers and WISPs to be familiar with.
ConnectLA is the first state agency under BEAD to kick off an evidence-based procedure ground-truthing local broadband data.
The FCC has now allocated almost all of the Emergency Connectivity Fund.
BEAD efforts to stimulate private investment may hinge upon the availability of the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Broadband heads from 5 states listed community outreach, mapping, and program deadlines as top priorities for BEAD.
Missing out on BEAD-funded fiber could 'materially impair' the Beaver Island's ability to compete, a local committee argued.
Evan Feinman, speaking at the BEAD Implementation Summit, said the agency will also issue guidance on project auditing.
The state became the first in the nation to receive approval from the NTIA on part one of its BEAD proposal.
The conservative critic of the broadband program highlighted inaccurate FCC mapping data in a report.
Space is extremely limited for the in-person event; Zoom in instead with the Broadband Breakfast community.
The state plans to serve 20,000 locations with 100 * 100 Mbps broadband.
The Capital Projects Fund money will go to infrastructure and community centers.
Will the program's matching funds requirement stretch federal dollars, or hinder smalller providers?
Experts said the waiver will make it more practical for BEAD projects to comply with Buy America rules.
Other programs can fund BEAD matching requirements.
Outlines subgrant processes and application scoring criteria.
The program can function as a gap filler for other federal funding.
