Pennsylvania awards $448 million in first BEAD funding round to nine providers
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Pennsylvania has awarded more than $448 million in federal BEAD funding to broadband projects across 50 counties, expected to connect about 71,000 homes and businesses. Nine providers including Frontier Communications, Brightspeed, CoreConnect, IBT Group USA, Upward Broadband and Verizon received awards, with Verizon getting $28.85 million for a project serving Centre and Mifflin counties.
Providers named: Frontier Communications, Brightspeed, CoreConnect, IBT Group USA, Upward Broadband, Verizon
Award amount: $448.0M
What this means for BEAD compliance
Frontier Communications, Brightspeed, CoreConnect, IBT Group USA, Upward Broadband, Verizon, and the three other Pennsylvania BEAD awardees receiving portions of the $448 million first-round funding.
Award acceptance triggers subgrant agreement execution, starting active_deployment obligations including BABA/Buy America certification, prevailing wage and labor standards compliance, NIST CSF cybersecurity controls, and covered equipment prohibition certifications. Awardees must establish the 25% non-federal match documentation, begin periodic location/funding data reporting and semi-annual reporting clocks, and prepare for progressive subgrantee monitoring meetings. Failure to promptly execute grant agreements, certify BABA compliance, or meet prevailing wage/labor standards creates critical risk of award clawback or delayed disbursement.
Analysis by BeadComply Compliance Intelligence, grounded in the BEAD requirements registry.
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