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The State of New Jersey has been allocated over $263 million as part of the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. This funding aims to improve access to affordable, high-speed, reliable internet in unserved and underserved communities across New Jersey, among other activities. The State’s plans for competitively awarding this funding are described in two documents:

Download Initial Proposal v1 (Approved) Download BEAD v1 attachments (Approved)

Download Initial Proposal v2 (Approved) Download BEAD v2 attachments (Approved)

Deployment Subgrantee Selection Process
[IN PROCESS] Outlined in Section 2.4 of Initial Proposal v2 are the Office of Broadband Connectivity’s (OBC) plans for managing a competitive deployment subgrantee selection process to ensure that every unserved and underserved location in the state receives access to broadband. 

To know more about the application process, please refer to the NJ BEAD Applicant Resources site.

BEAD Challenge Process
[COMPLETE] The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program requires the New Jersey Office of Broadband Connectivity (OBC) to allow stakeholders to challenge the accuracy of BEAD-eligible locations. Eligible locations consist of broadband serviceable locations (BSLs) that are unserved and underserved and are not subject to an enforceable commitment. 
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BEAD Five-Year Plan
[COMPLETE] Download 5-Year action plan