NTIA approved volume 2 of Louisiana’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program initial proposal, making Louisiana the first state to receive its full BEAD plan approval from NTIA. With the December 27, 2023 deadline upcoming for the submission of initial proposals by states, NTIA expects that it should be able to approve all states’ full BEAD plans by Spring 2024. In receiving the approval, Louisiana will now have access to 20 percent of its allocated BEAD funds. Louisiana will be able to receive its full allocation after it has completed its state map challenge process, selected the subgrantees responsible for building out the broadband networks in Louisiana, and submitted its final proposal to NTIA.
