The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD) is New Mexico’s largest broadband expansion program. Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), BEAD aims to connect every American to high-speed internet by funding partnerships to build infrastructure. Congress set aside an unprecedented $42.45 billion for the BEAD program, of which New Mexico was allocated $675 million.

After completing a series of planning, data collection, and grant making initiatives, the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) received NTIA’s approval of its Final Proposal for BEAD funding on January 27, 2026. OBAE awarded 31 projects totaling approximately $382 million to connect nearly 43,000 unserved and underserved locations to reliable, high-speed broadband. The remaining $293 million will be used to further facilitate the goals of the BEAD program, pending further guidance from the NTIA.

OBAE is not currently accepting applications for BEAD funding.

New Mexico Fiber Construction 2024 | ​Photo courtesy Mark Jacobs/OBAE

BEAD Final Proposal

The materials below represent New Mexico's approved BEAD Final Proposal.

Read the BEAD Final Proposal

Download the New Mexico BEAD Final Proposal

Read the BEAD Fact Sheet

• New Mexico BEAD Program Fact Sheet

View the Interactive Awards Map

• New Mexico BEAD Interactive Awards Map
• Locations not included on the map are already served or will be served through an existing broadband expansion project or grant program.
• Some locations included in this map are already served or do not require broadband access.

Download Recommended Awards by Jurisdiction and ISP

• New Mexico BEAD Provisional Awards by Jurisdiction and ISP

Download the BEAD Final Proposal Data Uploads

• fp_locations.csv
• fp_deployment_projects.csv
• fp_subgrantees.csv
• fp_no_bead_locations.csv
• fp_cai.csv

Dowload the Program Monitoring Plan

• NM BEAD FP 2.0 - PMP attachment 4.2(1)

Download the BEAD TEMPLATE CONTRACT

• NM BEAD FP 2.0 - Subgrant Agreement Template

Download Environmental And Historic Preservation Documentation

• NM BEAD FP 2.0 - attachment 14.1

CONTACT
Andrew Wilder,
Policy & Programs Bureau Chief
​[email protected] 

RESOURCES
​BEAD News
BEAD Archive
BEAD Applications
BEAD FAQs
​​BEAD Office Hours

HELPFUL LINKS
maps.connect.nm.gov

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