New Jersey BEAD Compliance
Program status, award winners, and the compliance requirements every BEAD subgrantee in New Jersey must satisfy — from pre-agreement readiness through the 10-year federal-interest period.
Where New Jersey stands: Final Proposal Approved — December 2025
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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey broadband office — 140 critical severity. State rules routinely add reporting cadences, performance thresholds, and documentation formats that differ from the federal defaults.
New Jersey BEAD Award Winners
| ISP | Award | Status | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | $50.1M | Provisional | Fiber/HFC |
| Planet Fiber | $8.3M | Provisional | Fiber |
| Community Broadband Networks | $3.3M | Provisional | Fixed Wireless |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) | $1.8M | Provisional | LEO Satellite |
| Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) | $37,500 | Provisional | Fiber |
5 provisional · Award data compiled from state broadband office announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much BEAD funding has New Jersey awarded?
New Jersey has awarded $63.6M in BEAD subgrants across 5 ISPs. Current program status: Final Proposal Approved (December 2025).
What compliance requirements apply to BEAD subgrantees in New Jersey?
Every BEAD subgrantee in New Jersey 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 211 New Jersey-specific requirements (140 critical severity) layered on by the state broadband office.
What happens if a New Jersey 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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