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Sub-Grantee Selection Process
Welcome to Connect Illinois Round 4, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program!
The BEAD-funded Connect Illinois Round 4 Benefit of the Bargain Round (sub-grantee selection), in alignment with the NTIA BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice, is open from July 1-18, 2025, 11:59 pm CT.
Office Hours are hosted every Tuesday and Thursday, 1-2 pm CT for the duration of the application round. (Link to join).
For questions, please contact broadband@illinois.gov.
Application Documents
| Document | Description |
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| Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) |
State of Illinois grant opportunity rules and requirements. |
| Application Guidebook | Overview of all application questions, including templates and form links, plus additional details. |
| Application Forms: | There are three forms which must be completed for an application to be considered final:
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| Project Area Selection Tool | Tool to explore and download proposed project area. Includes shapefiles available for download. Applicants are required to download a CSV from this tool with their proposed project area as part of the application.
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| Reusing a Wave 1 Submission Form | Use this form to indicate that the IOB should consider some or all of a Wave 1 application for the Benefit of the Bargain (BotB) Round. By completing this application, the state will reference some or all of an applicant’s Wave 1 submission, with the opportunity to provide certain revised materials. This form is for:
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Additional Resources
- BotB BEAD-Eligible Locations: Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) & Community Anchor institutions (CAIs) (indicating No-BEAD Locations)
- Community Anchor institutions (CAIs) (post-BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice)
- No-BEAD Funding Locations
- Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursday, 1-2 pm CT | Link to join
- Serviceability Updates Submission Guidance; Submission Outcomes
- ULFW: Opportunity to express interest in submitting evidence of qualifying service to BEAD-eligible Location IDs