North Carolina BEAD Compliance
Program status, award winners, and the compliance requirements every BEAD subgrantee in North Carolina must satisfy — from pre-agreement readiness through the 10-year federal-interest period.
Where North Carolina stands: Final Proposal Approved — March 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina broadband office — 74 critical severity. State rules routinely add reporting cadences, performance thresholds, and documentation formats that differ from the federal defaults.
North Carolina BEAD Award Winnerstop 10 of 21
| ISP | Award | Status | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC) | $142.5M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) | $90.6M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) | $71.5M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Frontier Internet | $44.2M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC | $15.9M | Provisional | LEO Satellite |
| Citizens Telephone Company | $8.7M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Wilkes Telephone Membership Coop. | $7.9M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Cherokee Cablevision Inc. | $6.9M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Zito West Holding, LLC | $3.3M | Provisional | Mixed |
| The Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation | $3.1M | Provisional | Mixed |
21 provisional · Award data compiled from state broadband office announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much BEAD funding has North Carolina awarded?
North Carolina has awarded $408.5M in BEAD subgrants across 21 ISPs. Current program status: Final Proposal Approved (March 2026).
What compliance requirements apply to BEAD subgrantees in North Carolina?
Every BEAD subgrantee in North Carolina 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 110 North Carolina-specific requirements (74 critical severity) layered on by the state broadband office.
What happens if a North Carolina 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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