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The State of New Jersey has been allocated over $263 million as part of the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. This funding aims to improve access to affordable, high-speed, reliable internet in unserved and underserved communities across New Jersey, among other activities. The State’s plans for competitively awarding this funding are described in two documents:

Download Initial Proposal v1 (Approved) Download BEAD v1 attachments (Approved)

Download Initial Proposal v2 (Approved) Download BEAD v2 attachments (Approved)

Deployment Subgrantee Selection Process
OBC is reviewing NTIA’s BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice (published June 6, 2025). During this review, applicants should not submit new NJ BEAD applications. OBC will update this page shortly with program updates.

To learn more about the application process, please refer to the NJ BEAD Applicant Resources site. We will update this page with additional information shortly.

BEAD Program Restructuring: ULFW and BEAD Location Eligibility Public Notice 

Consistent with NTIA’s BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice Section 4 (published June 6th, 2025), unlicensed fixed wireless providers in New Jersey are hereby notified that they have seven (7) calendar days (from Tuesday, June 17th until Tuesday, June 24th) to indicate that they intend to submit evidence that BEAD funding is not required for the locations they serve.  

New Jersey will only consider submissions from ULFW providers who serve locations where the FCC National Broadband Map indicates potentially qualifying unlicensed fixed wireless service is currently available. Data from the FCC National Broadband Map identifies one such provider in New Jersey: Andrena. 

Upon receiving a provider’s intent to submit evidence, New Jersey will allow the ULFW provider seven (7) calendar days to submit documentation and a list of locations supporting the claim that the existing ULFW services meet the same technical and service standards required for a BEAD subgrant (see Appendix A of the BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice). If a ULFW service provider demonstrates that it meets the requirements specified by NTIA’s Policy Notice, the served locations will be considered ineligible for BEAD funding. 

Please refer to Section 4: Optimizing BEAD Locations and Appendix A in the Policy Notice for additional information. 

Please provide this notice by sending an email to broadband@bpu.nj.gov with the subject line “NJ BEAD ULFW BEAD Notice.” The notice must be received no later than 5:00pm EST on June 24th, 2025. 

BEAD Challenge Process
[COMPLETE] The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program requires the New Jersey Office of Broadband Connectivity (OBC) to allow stakeholders to challenge the accuracy of BEAD-eligible locations. Eligible locations consist of broadband serviceable locations (BSLs) that are unserved and underserved and are not subject to an enforceable commitment. 
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BEAD Five-Year Plan
[COMPLETE] Download 5-Year action plan