Several More State BEAD Proposals Approved–And Where the Funds are Going

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2026 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved final spending plans from at least three more states under its $42.45 billion broadband grant program. That brings the total to 42 states and three territories.

The newly approved states are New Mexico, whose approval was posted Jan. 27, and Oregon, and Tennessee, which said Wednesday they had been approved. NTIA’s BEAD approval tracker temporarily showed Oregon, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania as having been approved Wednesday – an archive of the page is here – before reverting back to its Jan. 27 state.

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Oregon and Tennessee’s broadband offices confirmed they had been notified of their approval by NTIA. Pennsylvania's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did NTIA. Broadband Breakfast will update this story with any agency response.

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