Idaho Office of Broadband Update: November 2025
On behalf of the Idaho Broadband Advisory Board (IBAB) and the Idaho Office of Broadband (IOB), please see a new update below.
Idaho BEAD Program
Drafts of the State’s BEAD Final Proposal, Provisional Awardees, Subgrantee Agreement and other associated materials, as submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on 9.25.25, are posted on Link Up Idaho and can be reviewed here. Since submission to NTIA, the IOB has gone through multiple rounds of curing and has worked directly with the provisional awardees. Once NTIA approves the State’s Final Proposal, all documents and materials online will be updated.
The approval process comprises multiple review levels within the U.S. Department of Commerce/NTIA including the Policy Review Team, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Legal Review Team.
The State looks forward to working with provisional awardees on the Idaho BEAD Subgrantee Agreement as this is the next significant step in the BEAD process. Please submit any comments, edits or suggestions regarding the Subgrantee Agreement to IdahoBEAD@mbakerintl.com
Idaho Capital Projects Fund Program
Awarded $120M via ARPA in December 2023
18 projects/15 grantees statewide/connecting 30K+ homes & businesses 94% of projects in active construction
Projects complete by December 31, 2026 Statewide CPF Projects Map
Idaho Broadband Fund Program Established in 2021 (HB127-2021) See §67-4760, Idaho Code
Awarded middle-mile grants January 2023
$20M awarded to IIG/IRON
Intermountain Infrastructure Group & Idaho Regional Optical Network 198-miles Star to Grangeville
Complete by May 13, 2027
$6.3M awarded to Port of Lewiston (POL) 100-miles Moscow to Grangeville Complete by October 31, 2027
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Idaho Broadband Advisory Board
No meeting currently scheduled.
IBAB meeting materials can be viewed here.
Other News
Governor’s Capital for a Day (CFAD) in City of Preston (10.29.25)
Project Manager Kim Glineski represented Idaho Commerce and the IOB at CFAD in Preston. While in the region, she was able to get on the ground updates and tours of several CPF projects in action.
Broadband at JFAC (11.6.25) See agenda here.
A/V available for download here.
West Central Mountains Economic Development Council Regional Economic Summit (11.13.25) Project Manager Kim Glineski represented the IOB at this year’s WCMEDC Regional Economic Summit in McCall.
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