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Federal changes force Utah to rerun broadband grant round; state aims to preserve fiber priority and digital access work
Summary
The Utah Broadband Center told lawmakers NTIA and program changes require the state to rerun a BEAD grant round within a short deadline; the center also reported loss of a Digital Equity Act allocation and stressed continued work on digital navigation and device programs.
Rebecca Dilch, director of the Utah Broadband Center, told the Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee that changes at the federal level have forced the state to modify and relaunch a Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant round within a roughly 90‑day window. The state’s BEAD allocation — roughly $317 million for infrastructure — remains available, but guidance issued June 6 revised selection priorities and required the state to rerun the competitive process. "We have 90 days to rerun this grant round," Dilch said, adding that the new guidance reduced or removed some scored items the state had used in its earlier selection.
Dilch also told the committee…
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