Arkansas BEAD Compliance
Program status, award winners, and the compliance requirements every BEAD subgrantee in Arkansas must satisfy — from pre-agreement readiness through the 10-year federal-interest period.
Where Arkansas stands: Provisional Awards Announced — February 2026
Provisional awards are public. Winners are now in the pre-agreement window: SCRM documentation, letters of credit, federal certifications, and SAM.gov registration all need to be in place before the subgrant agreement is executed.
What Arkansas BEAD Subgrantees Must Comply With
NTIA NOFO, 2 CFR 200, Build America Buy America, Davis-Bacon, NIST cybersecurity & SCRM, environmental review, and network performance obligations — 318 of them critical severity. These apply to every BEAD subgrantee in every state.
Layered on top of the federal baseline by the Arkansas broadband office — 210 critical severity. State rules routinely add reporting cadences, performance thresholds, and documentation formats that differ from the federal defaults.
Arkansas BEAD Award Winnerstop 10 of 20
| ISP | Award | Status | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hometown Internet, LLC | $88.5M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Aristotle Unified Communications | $69.0M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) | $26.3M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | $21.9M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Premier Holdings LLC | $20.8M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Texhoma Fiber LLC | $20.0M | Provisional | Mixed |
| CG Computer Works LLC | $14.7M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Northern Arkansas Telephone Company | $12.8M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) | $8.5M | Provisional | LEO Satellite |
| Resound Networks | $5.2M | Provisional | Mixed |
20 provisional · Award data compiled from state broadband office announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much BEAD funding has Arkansas awarded?
Arkansas has awarded $308.3M in BEAD subgrants across 20 ISPs. Current program status: Provisional Awards Announced (February 2026).
What compliance requirements apply to BEAD subgrantees in Arkansas?
Every BEAD subgrantee in Arkansas must satisfy 556+ federal requirements spanning Buy America (BABA), cybersecurity & supply chain risk management, financial & audit controls, environmental review, labor standards, and network performance — plus 331 Arkansas-specific requirements (210 critical severity) layered on by the state broadband office.
What happens if a Arkansas BEAD subgrantee falls out of compliance?
Consequences escalate from corrective action plans and payment withholding to letter-of-credit seizure, full clawback of disbursed funds, and — for False Claims Act violations such as BABA sourcing failures — up to treble damages and debarment from all federal programs.
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