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Sub-Grantee Selection Process

Welcome to Connect Illinois Round 4, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program!

BEAD-funded Connect Illinois Round 4 is preparing to open a Benefit of the Bargain Round (sub-grantee selection), in alignment with the NTIA BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice. Please check back for guidance, timing, and instructions.  

 For questions, please contact broadband@illinois.gov.

Application Documents

Document Description
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
 State of Illinois grant opportunity rules and requirements.  The Benefit of the Bargain Round NOFO is coming soon.
Application Guidebook Overview of all application questions, including templates and form links, plus additional details. The updated Application Guidebook is coming soon. To reference for application questions and templates, please visit archived version at the bottom of this page, though these are all subject to change.
Application Forms: There are three forms which must be completed for an application to be considered final:
  • Entity Form – Entity-specific qualification information (to be completed just once per entity).
  • Project Form – Project-specific information (must be completed for each project).
  • Application Submission Form – Final State-required form to consider an application formally submitted (must be completed for each project). 

The updated forms will be available soon.
Project Area Selection Tool

Tool to explore and download proposed project area.  Applicants are required to download a CSV from this tool with their proposed project area as part of the application.

 

Additional Resources

 

Archived Documents

These documents are superseded by the June 6, 2025 NTIA BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice.