Iowa BEAD Compliance
Program status, award winners, and the compliance requirements every BEAD subgrantee in Iowa must satisfy — from pre-agreement readiness through the 10-year federal-interest period.
Where Iowa stands: Provisional Awards Announced — January 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 Iowa 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.
Iowa's state-specific rules are still being processed into our engine. The federal baseline applies in full today, and state requirements are added as Iowa finalizes program documents.
Iowa BEAD Award Winnerstop 10 of 51
| ISP | Award | Status | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom LLC | $109.8M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation | $12.3M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative | $11.2M | Provisional | Mixed |
| AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d.b.a. Nextlink Internet | $10.5M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Shellsburg Cablevision, Inc. | $6.4M | Provisional | Mixed |
| BTC, Inc. | $6.4M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) | $5.7M | Provisional | LEO Satellite |
| Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative | $5.3M | Provisional | Mixed |
| West Iowa Telephone Company | $4.4M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Huxley Communications Cooperative | $4.4M | Provisional | Mixed |
51 provisional · Award data compiled from state broadband office announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much BEAD funding has Iowa awarded?
Iowa has awarded $221.3M in BEAD subgrants across 51 ISPs. Current program status: Provisional Awards Announced (January 2026).
What compliance requirements apply to BEAD subgrantees in Iowa?
Every BEAD subgrantee in Iowa must satisfy 556+ federal requirements spanning Buy America (BABA), cybersecurity & supply chain risk management, financial & audit controls, environmental review, labor standards, and network performance. State-specific requirements are added as the state finalizes its program rules.
What happens if a Iowa 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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