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)
ISPs interested in submitting evidence related to NTIA Reason Code 5, please contact broadbandGIS@commerce.idaho.gov
Idaho BEAD Prequalification Process
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Idaho BEAD Funding Application 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
2.0 Re-opened for Public Comment Period for 14 Days
Closes on 3/27/2025 @ 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, March 18, 2025 @ 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025 @ 1 p.m.
*All times are in the Mountain Time Zone (MT)
Prequalification Application
Open for 30 Days
Re-opened for 14 Days
Closes on 3/27/2025 @ 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, March 18, 2025 @ 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025 @ 1 p.m.
*All times are in the Mountain Time Zone (MT)
- Re
Funding Application
Application Window Open for 14 Days: Tuesday, July 15 @ noon MT to Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at noon MT
Weekly Open Office Hours*
- Thursday, 7/17 @ 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. MT
- Thursday, 7/24 @ 9:30 – 10:30 MT
- Monday, 7/28 @ 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. MT
Application Deconfliction & ISP Negotiations
Grant Selection & Board Approval
Final Proposal
New due date to NTIA 9.4.25
NTIA Subgrantee Selection Process Resources