Ohio BEAD Compliance
Program status, award winners, and the compliance requirements every BEAD subgrantee in Ohio must satisfy — from pre-agreement readiness through the 10-year federal-interest period.
Where Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio broadband office — 279 critical severity. State rules routinely add reporting cadences, performance thresholds, and documentation formats that differ from the federal defaults.
Ohio BEAD Award Winnerstop 10 of 20
| ISP | Award | Status | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) | $80.3M | Provisional | Fiber |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) | $51.7M | Provisional | LEO Satellite |
| Aristotle Unified Communications | $31.3M | Provisional | Fiber |
| Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) | $24.6M | Provisional | Fiber |
| South Central Power Company | $15.7M | Provisional | Fiber |
| Ohio Gig, LLC and subsidiaries | $11.2M | Provisional | Fiber |
| Bascom Communications/Bascom Mutual Telephone Co. | $8.9M | Provisional | Fiber |
| Smart Way Communications LLC | $7.8M | Provisional | licensed_fixed_wireless |
| Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC | $7.4M | Provisional | Fiber |
| IBT Group USA LLC | $6.7M | Provisional | licensed_fixed_wireless |
20 provisional · Award data compiled from state broadband office announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much BEAD funding has Ohio awarded?
Ohio has awarded $277.1M in BEAD subgrants across 20 ISPs. Current program status: Final Proposal Approved (December 2025).
What compliance requirements apply to BEAD subgrantees in Ohio?
Every BEAD subgrantee in Ohio 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 581 Ohio-specific requirements (279 critical severity) layered on by the state broadband office.
What happens if a Ohio 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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