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Commerce outlines broadband spending plan, IIJA BEAD timeline and rural priorities
Summary
The Department of Commerce told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it is deploying state and federal broadband funds, has obligated much of a $120 million capital fund, and is preparing applications for the $583 million BEAD IIJA program while emphasizing collaboration with private ISPs and local planning.
The Idaho Department of Commerce told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that state and federal broadband resources are being deployed across Idaho and that the agency is preparing to accept applications for the federal BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) program.
Analyst Brooke Dupree summarized the department’s budgetary structure and noted the broadband office was established last legislative session. Dupree said the Idaho Broadband Fund (a $35 million general-fund transfer) has about $8.7 million remaining obligated and that a separate $120 million capital fund has been contracted across 18 projects connecting roughly 35,000 homes and businesses. She said a $100 million IIJA allocation was…
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