April 2025 Newsletter
Key Dates and Upcoming Events
(All times are Central Time)

Monthly Roundtables

• April 29, at 3 p.m. – Industry Roundtable (Teams)   
• May 1, at 10 a.m. – Local Government and Community Roundtable (Teams)    

Upcoming Events

• Feb. 12-May 14 at 1 p.m. – Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Subgrantee Selection Webinar Series (Webinar series information and registration)
• May 14 – BEAD pre-registration ends
• May 15 – BEAD Subgrantee Selection Process begins*
• May 23 – Texas Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Broadband Program applications due by 2 p.m. 

* Date subject to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) approval of the BDO’s challenge determinations submitted April 1. 

BEAD Pre-registration Now Open; Round 1 Application Window to Open May 15 

Pre-registration for the BEAD Subgrantee Selection Process is now open. Applicants can log in to the application portal to submit Forms One and Two, which cover administrative and qualification materials.

The BDO plans to release the Texas BEAD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and open the Round 1 application window on May 15, pending NTIA’s required approval of the BDO’s successful challenge process. In addition to Forms 1 and 2, applications for Round 1 will include Form 3, which covers project-specific information; applications will be due 60 days after the application window opens.

The Challenge Process final determination file has been submitted to NTIA for review and approval. Once approved, the BDO will publish a full list of eligible locations for the BEAD Program in Texas on the office’s website.

Note: Forthcoming programmatic revisions from the federal government may cause further delays. Please stay tuned for the latest updates.