Hawaiʻi BEAD Challenge Process
As part of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, the State of Hawaiʻi will be conducting the Hawaiʻi BEAD Challenge Process later this summer. The Challenge Process is a component of the $149.5 million award to the State of Hawaiʻi under the BEAD Program that will fund Internet infrastructure buildout to locations that have no access (unserved) or have substandard access (underserved) to the Internet.
The Challenge Process is an opportunity for Hawaiʻi to correct information about locations that are unserved and underserved across the state. Participants must submit evidence through a map-based web portal to correct information about locations without a high-speed internet connection. Information from the Hawaiʻi BEAD Challenge Process will help direct infrastructure buildout to locations that require upgrades that are unserved or underserved.
Register Now to Participate
Who can be an “Eligible Entity” to file Challenges?
- Nonprofits, including IRS nonprofit organizations and Native Hawaiian Homestead & Beneficiary Associations registered with the U.S. Department of the Interior
- Units of local government
- Internet service providers
- *note: Information about how individuals may contribute information to help an Eligible Entity submit Challenges is forthcoming.
In addition to contact information, registrants will need to provide the following:
- IRS Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Organization registration with the Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs or some other documentation to validate the organization’s identity
- FCC Registration Number (FRN) – Internet Service Providers only