Wisconsin BEAD Compliance
Program status, award winners, and the compliance requirements every BEAD subgrantee in Wisconsin must satisfy — from pre-agreement readiness through the 10-year federal-interest period.
Where Wisconsin stands: Provisional Awards Announced — March 2026
Provisional awards are public. Winners are now in the pre-agreement window: SCRM documentation, letters of credit, federal certifications, and SAM.gov registration all need to be in place before the subgrant agreement is executed.
What Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin's state-specific rules are still being processed into our engine. The federal baseline applies in full today, and state requirements are added as Wisconsin finalizes program documents.
Wisconsin BEAD Award Winnerstop 10 of 29
| ISP | Award | Status | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertram Communications LLC | $161.2M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) | $133.8M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Bug Tussel/Hilbert Communications | $87.7M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Sokaogon Chippewa Tribe | $73.3M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Norvado Inc. | $39.3M | Provisional | Mixed |
| CTC Telcom Inc. | $35.4M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Space Exploration Technologies, Corp. (Starlink) | $34.4M | Provisional | LEO Satellite |
| Frontier North Inc. | $32.0M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services | $21.5M | Provisional | Mixed |
| Lemonweir Valley Telephone Company | $12.1M | Provisional | Mixed |
29 provisional · Award data compiled from state broadband office announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much BEAD funding has Wisconsin awarded?
Wisconsin has awarded $690.4M in BEAD subgrants across 29 ISPs. Current program status: Provisional Awards Announced (March 2026).
What compliance requirements apply to BEAD subgrantees in Wisconsin?
Every BEAD subgrantee in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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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