Nonprofit

Eligible entities include those with the technical, managerial, and financial expertise to design, build, and operate high-speed broadband service infrastructure within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Eligible applicants include:<br /><br />Cooperative organizations,<br />Not-for-profit organizations,<br />Public-private partnerships,<br />Private companies,<br />Public or private utility companies,<br />Public utility districts,<br />Municipalities or units of local government,<br />and internet service providers registered through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).<br />The PBDA has defined the BSAs for the BEAD Program. The boundaries for BSAs are based on U.S. Census Block Groups. An applicant’s proposed project area may consist of a single BSA or an aggregation of contiguous BSAs.<br />There is no minimum or maximum grant amount for any project.<br /><br />Projects require a minimum 25% share of the total project cost in matching funds.