Rhode Island BEAD Compliance
Program status, award winners, and the compliance requirements every BEAD subgrantee in Rhode Island must satisfy — from pre-agreement readiness through the 10-year federal-interest period.
Where Rhode Island stands: Subgrants Executed — December 2025
Subgrant agreements are signed — the compliance obligation is live. Deployment milestones, BABA sourcing documentation, reporting cadences, and disbursement gates now apply, and they run for the full 10-year federal-interest period.
What Rhode Island 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.
Rhode Island's state-specific rules are still being processed into our engine. The federal baseline applies in full today, and state requirements are added as Rhode Island finalizes program documents.
Rhode Island BEAD Award Winners
| ISP | Award | Status | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| TruAccess Networks, LLC | $15.0M | Executed | Fiber |
| Verizon | $10.0M | Executed | Fiber |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) | $5.0M | Executed | LEO Satellite |
3 subgrants executed · Award data compiled from state broadband office announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much BEAD funding has Rhode Island awarded?
Rhode Island has awarded $30.0M in BEAD subgrants across 3 ISPs. Current program status: Subgrants Executed (December 2025).
What compliance requirements apply to BEAD subgrantees in Rhode Island?
Every BEAD subgrantee in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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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