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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 BEAD Initial Proposal v1 (Approved) Download BEAD v1 attachments (Approved)
Download BEAD Initial Proposal v2 (Approved) Download BEAD v2 attachments (Approved)
Download BEAD Final Proposal (Approved) Download BEAD Final Proposal attachments (Approved)
Project Overview
Total locations served: 11,015
Total BEAD award amount: $62,184,236
Provider: Comcast
Counties Served: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Ocean, Passaic, Salem
Locations Served: 7,607
Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs): 320
Total BEAD Award: $48,717,947
Subgrantee Match: $144,309,782
Provider: Planet Networks
Counties Served: Sussex, Warren
Locations Served: 1,357
Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs): 49
Total BEAD Award: $8,272,538
Subgrantee Match: $2,757,512.51
Provider: CBN
Counties Served: Monmouth, Morris, Somerset
Locations Served: 1,408
Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs): 93
Total BEAD Award: $3,347,251
Subgrantee Match: $1,115,751
Provider: Starlink
Counties Served: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, Warren
Locations Served: 992
Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs): 0
Total BEAD Award: $1,809,000
Subgrantee Match: $1,540,623
Provider: Brightspeed
Counties Served: Hunterdon
Locations Served: 114
Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs): 2
Total BEAD Award: $37,500
Subgrantee Match: $803,466
