Overview
This tracker features information on active BEAD challenge processes, including dates for the opening and closing of online portals to submit challenges as well as links to those portals. Eligible Entities whose portals are no longer accepting challenges are displayed in the “Past Challenges” table below.
Active and Upcoming Challenges
Eligible Entity |
Challenge Process Portal Opens |
Challenge Process Portal Closes |
Link to State Challenge Submission Portal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 03/15/2024 | 05/14/2024 | The Challenge Process |
| Connecticut | 04/01/2024 | 04/30/2024 | Connecticut BEAD Challenge Portal |
| New Mexico | 04/18/2024 | 5/18/2024 | New Mexico BEAD Challenge Process |
| North Dakota | 04/18/2024 | TBA | North Dakota Broadband Challenge |
| Pennsylvania | 04/24/2024 | 05/23/24 | Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority - BEAD Challenge Process |
| Oregon | 04/22/2024 | 05/18/2024 | Oregon BEAD Challenge Portal |
|
South Carolina |
04/15/2024 | 05/15/2024 | South Carolina BEAD Challenge Process |
|
Utah |
04/18/2024 | 05/28/2024 | State Broadband Challenge Portal |
|
Washington |
04/15/2024 | 05/14/2024 | Washington's BEAD Challenge Process |
Past Challenges
Eligible Entity |
Challenge Process Portal Opened |
Challenge Process Portal Closed |
Link to State Challenge Submission Portal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 03/20/2024 | 04/19/2024 | Arkansas BEAD Mapping Challenge Process |
| Colorado | 01/10/2024 | 02/09/2024 | |
| Delaware | 01/17/2024 | 02/20/2024 | |
| Georgia | 03/04/2024 | 04/02/2024 | BEAD Challenges | Georgia Broadband Program |
| Illinois | 02/27/2024 | 03/18/2024 | Illinois Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Challenge Portal |
|
Indiana |
03/04/2024 | 04/17/2024 | Indiana Broadband: Challenge Process |
| Kansas | 12/15/2023 | 01/14/2024 | |
| Louisiana | 10/06/2023 | 11/05/23 | |
| Michigan | 03/25/2024 | 04/23/2024 | BEAD Challenge Process |
| Missouri | 03/25/2024 | 04/23/2024 | Office of Broadband: Broadband Availability Challenge |
| Montana | 01/16/2024 | 02/15/2024 | |
| Nebraska | 03/15/2024 | 04/14/2024 | Challenge - Nebraska Broadband |
| Nevada | 02/27/2024 | 03/28/2024 | Nevada Bead Challenge Home |
| New York | 03/19/2024 | 04/18/2024 | New York State Broadband Challenge Process | ConnectALL Office |
| Vermont | 03/18/2024 | 04/01/2024 | Vermont BEAD Challenge Process |
| Virginia | 11/01/2023 | 12/01/23 |
Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program | DHCD |
| West Virginia | 02/10/2024 | 03/10/2024 | West Virginia Challenge Home |
*NOTE: Dates shown above reflect the period during which eligible challengers can submit challenge data to the portal. After the portal closes, Eligible Entities may require time to resolve the challenges before the process formally closes.