BEAD Program in Indiana: Support for Internet Service Providers and Contractors

Event description

Are you an internet service provider or a potential high-speed internet contractor? (Industries listed below.)

Join this webinar to learn about support related to the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the largest internet investment in history!

The Indiana Broadband Office (IBO) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will cover:

• An overview of the BEAD program and IBO's Connecting Indiana Initial Proposal
• Contract opportunities with internet service providers chosen by IBO for BEAD projects
• Where internet service providers can find potential contractors, including minority- and woman-owned firms
• SBA counseling, capital, and contracting resources for small internet service providers (max 1,500 employees) and their contractors and subcontractors

BEAD deployment requires the work of small businesses to be successful. There may be contracting or subcontracting opportunities available if you are:

• Equipment operators, including
  • Construction equipment
  • Crane equipment operators
  • Industrial equipment operators
• Fiber and wireless technicians, including
  • Industrial aerial installers and repairers
  • Radio and base station installers
  • Fiber technicians
  • Splicing and wireless technicians
  • Foremen supervisors
• Inspectors, including
  • Health and safety inspectors
  • Environmental permit inspectors
• Laborers and material movers
• Master and stage electricians
• Network architects and coordinators
• Radio Frequency & field engineers, including
  • Telecommunications hardware engineers
• Environmental and Historic Preservation consultants
• Structural engineers, including
  • Civil and structural engineers
  • Tower engineering technicians
• Surveyors and drafters, including
  • Construction drafters
  • Land surveyors and mapmakers
  • Surveying and map technicians
• Trenchers
• Trucking crew, including
  • Supervisors of crane and trucking crews

Investing in America provides significant funding through the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. Visit sba.gov/IIAhub to explore additional small business opportunities.

BEAD is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and overseen by the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA).

Indiana was awarded $868 million in BEAD funds to ensure that every Hoosier has access to high-speed, reliable, affordable broadband.