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 Alaska Broadband Office oversees the State of Alaska's efforts to ensure all Alaskans have high quality, affordable internet under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Alaska Broadband Grant Program Update: 4/7/2026 – Final Proposal Approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology Alaska’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal subgrantee awards under the Alaska Broadband Grant Program were approved on March 24, 2026, by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST has issued Alaska’s Notice of Award (NOA) Amendment. Subgrantees have been notified of the NOA Amendment and have begun subgrantee Grant Agreement negotiations with the ABO. Note: Any Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) awarded that are the subject to an appeal either before the Deputy Commissioner or the Superior Court will not be given authority to undertake limited permissible activities until those appeals are resolved. An interactive map and table of the approved Awards can be found below. Interactive Map of Alaska BEAD Awards (Click to Open) Alaska Broadband Grant Program Awards Please send any questions to ced.abo.general@alaska.gov.