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BEAD key-dates calendar

BEAD key dates: North Carolina

Current status: "Approved BEAD Awards" published — but the state's own caveat says all awards are contingent until contracted in 2026

Last checked: 24 September 2026. Every entry below is pinned to a named source; caveats travel with the entry. If a date matters to your application or deployment plans, verify it with the source linked.

  1. — The state's own words — a condition, not a published deadline

    Contingent awards must be contracted

    The state's own caveat: "All awards are contingent until they are contracted by the division in 2026." No contract signings have been reported yet.

    Source: NC Broadband Infrastructure Office — view the source

  2. Gov. Stein unlocks US$300m+ for broadband expansion

    The governor's release announced the awards; the state's label for the list is "Approved BEAD Awards".

    Source: Office of Governor Josh Stein — view the source

  3. — Date quoted from the state's page; the official awards document was not retrievable at our 24 September 2026 check

    NTIA approval of North Carolina's Final Proposal confirmed

    The state broadband office confirms NTIA approval "as of Dec. 19" (2025) on its official BEAD page.

    Source: NC Broadband Infrastructure Office — view the source

More BEAD dates

  • National key-dates calendar — upcoming obligations and national milestones.
  • Texas — 17 final awards published (provider-level); all BEAD disbursements frozen pending audit
  • Louisiana — 12 announced Benefit-of-the-Bargain awards; first state to sign subgrant agreements
  • California — Proposal ratified 17 September 2026; award agreement not yet signed; no final award list published
  • Florida — "Provisional awardees" only — no final award list, no contracts in FACTS
  • Missouri — Final Proposal NTIA-approved; the state's BEAD page still labels awards "provisional"
  • Alabama — 63 projects announced as "preliminarily approved" — no final award list
  • Colorado — US$103m provisional award rescinded after fraud referral; locations to be rebid

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