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House panel hears Alaska Broadband Office outline of BEAD awards, timeline and next steps
Summary
The Alaska Broadband Office told the House State Affairs Committee it has NIST and NTIA approvals for BEAD awards totaling $629,172,952, identified 15 subgrantees and 29 grants, and will enter negotiation and permitting phases while $362 million in non‑deployment funds remain subject to NTIA policy guidance.
Chair Kerik convened the House State Affairs Committee on March 26 in Juneau for a hearing focused on statewide broadband deployment under the federal BEAD program. Director Thomas Lochner, director of the Alaska Broadband Office, said the state has received NTIA approval and a NIST subgrant notice for its first‑round awards and is now moving into contract negotiations and permitting.
"We received our notice of award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology," Lochner told the committee, adding the NTIA had approved BEAD grants totaling $629,172,952. He said the Office distributed awards across 15 subgrantees in 29 grants and that…
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