ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 14: COMMERCE
SUBTITLE C: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
PART 548 BROADBAND GRANT PROGRAMS
SECTION 548.100 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION


 

Section 548.100  Program Description

 

The BEAD funded Connect Illinois Broadband Grant Program focuses on deploying broadband service to unserved locations and underserved locations.  The following documents are incorporated by reference in this Subpart and do not include any later amendments or editions:

 

a)         The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (BEAD NOFO), published by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on May 13, 2022, which may be obtained from DCEO at 500 E Monroe St, Springfield IL  62704, or online at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/BEAD%20NOFO.pdf

 

b)         Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program: BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice, Published by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on June 6, 2025, which may be obtained from DCEO at 500 E Monroe St, Springfield IL  62704, or online at https://www.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/bead-restructuring-policy-notice.pdf

 

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 15599, effective November 24, 2025)