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Audit of NTIA’s Review of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program’s Planning Phase Requirements
| Date Issued | April 30, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Report Number | OIG-26-018-A |
| Report Type | Audits / Evaluations |
| Description |
Our audit found that NTIA did not have an adequate review process to ensure that states’ and territories’ plans met the BEAD program’s planning phase requirements. Specifically, we found that NTIA did not have complete and accurate documentation to support its decisions and experienced delays during its review of the required planning phase deliverables for the BEAD program grant awards. |
| View Announcement | 2024-05-14_NTIA BEAD Program Announcment Memorandum |
| View Report | OIG-26-018-A (SECURED) |
| View Abstract | OIG-26-018-A_ABSTRACT (SECURED) |
