Indiana signs BEAD contracts, deploying $400M in statewide broadband buildouts
The Indiana Broadband Office signed BEAD subgrant contracts to deploy $400 million in broadband infrastructure, part of the state's $868.1 million total BEAD allocation. ISP partners are contributing over $300 million in matching funds, with construction expected to begin this fall and finish by the end of 2030.
Award amount: $400.0M
What this means for BEAD compliance
ISP subgrantees that signed Indiana BEAD subgrant contracts and any contractors or vendors involved in the $400 million statewide buildout.
Execution of subgrant agreements activates the full active_deployment compliance regime, starting the 24-month infrastructure deployment clock and triggering reimbursement-based disbursement, quarterly reporting, and Davis-Bacon labor obligations. Subgrantees must now demonstrate NEPA and environmental review completion before construction, maintain letters of credit and cost-per-passing documentation, and comply with Buy America and supply chain equipment prohibitions. Failure to meet quarterly address updates, speed/latency performance thresholds, or procurement and audit controls once construction begins this fall creates clawback and default risk given the 2030 completion deadline.
Analysis by BeadComply Compliance Intelligence, grounded in the BEAD requirements registry.
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