Idaho BEAD Subgrantee Selection Process
Idaho Office of Broadband (IOB)is planning a multi-step process for selecting subgrantees and making BEAD funding awards:
- Publish Application Project Areas (APAs) map.
- Prequalification application phase for potential subgrantee applicants (mandatory for the Potential Applicant’s participation of the BEAD program).
- BEAD grant application window.
- Grant applications will be reviewed, scored and ranked.
- Proceed to the negotiations phase with the highest-scoring applicants and make provisional grant awards.
Idaho BEAD Application Project Areas (APAs)
Additional Resources
Who Can Apply?
Eligible applicants include public and private entities that meet the BEAD eligibility requirements set forth in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Division F, Title I, Section 60102, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021) also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to:
- An eligible broadband provider based on the definition outlined in the ID Code § 40-517 (2022);
- Incorporated businesses or partnerships;
- Non-profit organizations;
- Limited liability companies;
- Incorporations
- Cooperative entities that provide broadband services.
- An Idaho local or Tribal government; or
- Non-traditional providers (e.g., telecommunications provider, electric cooperative, and local government entities).
Idaho BEAD Prequalification Process
IOB Subgrantee Timeline
IP Vol II
NTIA Approval on 9.5.2024
365 Day Shot Clock Starts
365 Day Shot Clock Starts
Publication of
Application Project Areas
28-Day Public Comment Period
Now Closed
Weekly Open Office Hours*
Register for office hours HERE.
Note: Dates are listed below. Click the drop down to see all available dates.
- Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
- Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
*All times are in the Mountain Time Zone (MT)
Prequalification Application
Open for 30 Days
Closes on 2/14/2025 @ 11:59pm MT
Weekly Open Office Hours*
Register for office hours HERE.
Note: Dates are listed below. Click the drop down to see all available dates.
- Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3;00 PM
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
*All times are in the Mountain Time Zone (MT)
- Re
Funding Application
Application Window Open for 45 Days
Weekly Open Office Hours
IOB & Third-Party Review
Coming Q2 of CY25
Application Deconfliction & ISP Negotiations
Grant Selection & Board Approval
Final Proposal
Due to NTIA 9.4.2025
Subgrantee Selection Process Resources