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BEAD Grantee Resource Hub

Note: This page is under construction. Please continue to check back for updates.

This webpage provides resources for Illinois Office of Broadband (IOB) Connect Illinois Round 4 grantees. For support on grant agreement requirements, reporting, and payments, please contact your assigned Assistant Grants Manager or email broadband@illinois.gov for general programmatic or policy questions.

General

Coming soon:

Orientation Packet
Orientation Webinars
FAQs

Reporting & Compliance

Templates (coming soon)
- Periodic Performance Report (PPR)
- Location-Level Progress Reporting Template
- Periodic Financial Report (PFR)
- General Ledger (GL)
Guidelines:
- Pre-Award Expenses
- BEAD Match Primer and Appendix B
- Fixed Amount Subaward Milestones, Required Documentation, and Disbursement Process (coming soon)
- Build America, Buy America (BABA) (coming soon)
- Letter of Credit Guidance (coming soon)
- Performance Measures Testing (coming soon)
State Requirements:
Federal BEAD Requirements:
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for BEAD
  - Illinois-specific NEPA resources and process coming soon

Permitting

Coming soon:

Broadband in Illinois Starter Guide
Permitting Directory
Permitting Roundtable Guide

BEAD Grantee Resource Hub

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