Round 2 of the Office of Broadband Development’s (OBD) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program application opened on August 13, 2025. Round 2 will remain open for applications until tomorrow, August 20, 2025, at 5 p.m. CST.
The basic requirements for Round 1 remain in place for Round 2. However, in Round 2, applicants may define their own project areas as sets of BEAD-eligible locations. Please refer to the Notice of Program Changes due to Federal Restructuring Policy Notice, the Restructuring Application Guide, and the newly published Round 2 Application Guidance before preparing applications.The Round 2 BEAD Application portal can be accessed here.
A list of eligible BEAD Round 2 Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) and a map of application areas by Round 1 award status can be found at the links below.
Please contact broadband@ded.mo.gov with any questions.
More information: https://ded.mo.gov/programs/community/broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-program