NTIA approves Virginia's Final Proposal, completing approval of all 56 BEAD plans
NTIA announced approval of its final BEAD Program Final Proposal, completing review of all 56 state and territorial plans. Virginia's approved plan will connect more than 85,000 locations while saving taxpayers over $930 million and leveraging nearly $430 million in matching funds.
What this means for BEAD compliance
ISPs applying for or expecting Virginia BEAD subgrant awards, including those awaiting selection notifications under the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative.
With NTIA's approval of Virginia's Final Proposal, the state can now move to subgrantee selection and award execution, activating pre-award readiness obligations for prospective subgrantees such as subgrantee selection monitoring participation, special award condition meetings, and SCRM/cybersecurity certification requirements upon grant acceptance. Providers should ensure project plans, scoring documentation, NIST CSF 2.0 risk management plans, and C-SCRM plans are ready for submission, since award timelines and subsequent four-year deployment clocks will start once subgrants are executed. This milestone does not itself impose active deployment obligations but signals imminent transition into subgrantee selection and contracting for Virginia ISPs.
Analysis by BeadComply Compliance Intelligence, grounded in the BEAD requirements registry.
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