Decatur County REMC signs Indiana's first executed BEAD subgrantee agreement
Decatur County REMC became the first of Indiana's 24 BEAD grant awardees to sign its contract with the Indiana Broadband Office in late June, clearing the way for construction to begin within weeks. The $7.1 million BEAD award, plus a local match, will extend fiber to roughly 2,800 homes and businesses in Decatur County, with most work expected complete by year end. Indiana overall now expects to award just over $483 million in BEAD grants, down from an initial $868 million allocation, to reach about 123,000 homes and businesses statewide.
Providers named: Decatur County REMC
Award amount: $7.1M
What this means for BEAD compliance
All 24 Indiana BEAD grant awardees, particularly Decatur County REMC as the first ISP to move into the active construction phase under an executed subgrantee agreement.
Execution of the subgrantee agreement starts the 24-month construction clock and shifts Decatur County REMC from pre-award readiness into active deployment obligations, including reimbursement-based disbursement, quarterly reporting, and environmental/permitting sign-off prior to groundbreaking. The ISP must now maintain documentation to draw reimbursements, track cost-per-passing, and confirm NEPA and related environmental clearances are finalized before construction begins in the coming weeks. Other Indiana awardees should expect similar contract execution timelines to trigger the same active-deployment compliance regime, including Davis-Bacon wage compliance and Buy America sourcing once construction starts.
Analysis by BeadComply Compliance Intelligence, grounded in the BEAD requirements registry.
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