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BEAD key-dates calendar

BEAD key dates: Missouri

Current status: Final Proposal NTIA-approved; the state's BEAD page still labels awards "provisional"

Last checked: 24 September 2026. Every entry below is pinned to a named source; caveats travel with the entry. If a date matters to your application or deployment plans, verify it with the source linked.

  1. NTIA approves Missouri's Final Proposal; Gov. Kehoe announces US$814m+

    The release states NTIA approved Missouri's Final Proposal on 6 January 2026. Reported technology mix: 82% fibre, 12% LEO satellite, 6% fixed wireless, 1% coax. The state's BEAD page still labels awards "Provisional Awardee" / "Provisional Award"; no finalized contracts reported.

    Source: Office of Governor Mike Kehoe — view the source

More BEAD dates

  • National key-dates calendar — upcoming obligations and national milestones.
  • Texas — 17 final awards published (provider-level); all BEAD disbursements frozen pending audit
  • Louisiana — 12 announced Benefit-of-the-Bargain awards; first state to sign subgrant agreements
  • California — Proposal ratified 17 September 2026; award agreement not yet signed; no final award list published
  • Florida — "Provisional awardees" only — no final award list, no contracts in FACTS
  • North Carolina — "Approved BEAD Awards" published — but the state's own caveat says all awards are contingent until contracted in 2026
  • Alabama — 63 projects announced as "preliminarily approved" — no final award list
  • Colorado — US$103m provisional award rescinded after fraud referral; locations to be rebid

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