Alaska Broadband Office The Alaska Broadband Office (ABO) was created on August 9, 2022, when Governor Dunleavy signed Alaska House Bill 363 into law. The State of Alaska had been engaged in broadband work for several years, most recently highlighted through efforts of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband in their Final Report issued in November of 2021. Formal broadband efforts were then transferred to the Commissioner’s Office in the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. The Alaska Broadband Office oversees the State of Alaska's efforts to ensure all Alaskans have high quality, affordable internet. The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress in November 2021, allocate funds to expand broadband access for underserved and unserved communities in Alaska. Alaska Broadband Grant Program The Public Comment period for the Alaska Broadband Grant Program, Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal is now closed. The ABO would like to thank everyone who took the time to submit comments. For convenience, the draft SOA Final Proposal Narrative, Appendices, and data files remain below. If there are any questions, please send them to ced.abo.general@alaska.gov. DRAFT - Alaska Broadband Grant Program Final Proposal Narrative DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal Narrative - Appendix A: BEAD Monitoring Procedure DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal Narrative - Appendix D: EHP Summary DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal Narrative - Appendix E: ABO PEIS Evaluation Memo DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal Narrative - Appendix F: FirstNet PEIS Sufficiency of the Proposed Action DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal - SUBGRANTEES (R1 09-24-25) DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal - DEPLOYMENT_PROJECTS (R2 09-25-25) DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal - Community Anchor Institutions (R1 09-24-25) DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal - LOCATIONS (R2a 09-25-25) DRAFT - SOA Final Proposal - No BEAD Location (R1 09-30-25)