Kentucky BEAD Compliance
Program status, award winners, and the compliance requirements every BEAD subgrantee in Kentucky must satisfy — from pre-agreement readiness through the 10-year federal-interest period.
Where Kentucky stands: Final Proposal Approved — January 2026
NTIA has approved the state’s Final Proposal. Provisional award announcements and subgrant agreements follow — ISPs on the winner list should be building their compliance evidence packages now.
What Kentucky 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.
Kentucky's state-specific rules are still being processed into our engine. The federal baseline applies in full today, and state requirements are added as Kentucky finalizes program documents.
Kentucky BEAD Award Winnerstop 10 of 21
| ISP | Award | Status | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Management LLC | $97.5M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) | $87.3M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) | $29.7M | Provisional | LEO Satellite |
| Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation | $24.1M | Provisional | Mixed |
| White Cloud Communications US LLC | $24.0M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc. | $22.2M | Provisional | Mixed |
| ZiTEL | $20.1M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Conexon Connect LLC | $18.5M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC | $18.2M | Provisional | Mixed |
| AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications LLC) | $9.0M | Provisional | Mixed |
21 provisional · Award data compiled from state broadband office announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much BEAD funding has Kentucky awarded?
Kentucky has awarded $376.9M in BEAD subgrants across 21 ISPs. Current program status: Final Proposal Approved (January 2026).
What compliance requirements apply to BEAD subgrantees in Kentucky?
Every BEAD subgrantee in Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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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