12 MAC Pt. 12, R. 2.2.1
Federal Agency
Cite as 12 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 12, R. 2.2.1
Federal Agency. The BEAD program is administered by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce.
The NTIA has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO),1 as amended by the BEAD
Restructuring Policy Notice of June 6, 2025, and other guidance documents available on NTIA’s
website, broadbandusa.ntia.gov. Applicants for BEAD grants should be familiar and are required
to comply with all applicable provisions of such documents and all controlling federal laws,
rules, regulations, and guidance regarding the BEAD Program.