Remaining Amounts

Remaining Amounts are the funds left from a state's BEAD allocation upon NTIA approval of its Final Proposal—dollars allocated by Congress for broadband infrastructure that are not required for deployment projects serving unserved and underserved locations. The SUCCESS for BEAD Act creates clear statutory authority for states to deploy these amounts through competitive subgrant programs for eligible infrastructure and workforce investments.

The BEAD NOFO establishes that once an Eligible Entity demonstrates it will serve all unserved and underserved locations, remaining funds may be proposed for other eligible uses including connecting community anchor institutions and non-deployment activities. The SUCCESS for BEAD Act expands and clarifies these eligible uses to include carrier-neutral IXPs, submarine cable landing stations, workforce development facilities, Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, and infrastructure hardening—providing states with definitive authority that survives administration changes.

Remaining amounts vary significantly by state based on deployment costs, bidding efficiency, and the ratio of unserved locations to total allocation. States with competitive subgrant processes that drive down per-location costs will have larger remaining amounts available for complementary infrastructure investments. The SUCCESS for BEAD Act ensures these dollars remain deployed in-state for strategic infrastructure rather than returning to the federal Treasury unused.