NTIA Chief Credited Program Overhaul for $21 Billion in BEAD Savings

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2026 — Half of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program remained unallocated, and the nation's top BEAD program official said Wednesday she expects guidance on how states can spend the $21 billion in remaining funds "as soon as possible."

Arielle Roth , Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the executive branch agency for communications and broadband policy, said it has completed a public listening process and is finalizing the guidance.

"We need to be good stewards of this money," Roth said.

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