Unpacking Approved BEAD Volume 2s: Wyoming
BEAD
funding
NTIA recently approved Wyoming’s Initial Proposal Volume 2. The ACLP compared the final version with the draft submitted by Wyoming to NTIA last fall. A redlined comparison is available here. The following changes were evident:
Subgrantee Selection Process
Scoring – Fair Labor Practices
The state streamlined how it will allocate these points, adopting the now-familiar approach to awarding some points (up to 4) for past compliance and some points (up to 6) for plans for future compliance.
Scoring – Secondary Criteria
The state made several adjustments in these categories, including:
- Removal of the Service in WY category, which would have awarded 4pts.
- Increased the number of points for Unserved BSL from 6 to 9.
- Increased the number of points for Local/Tribal Coordination from 3 to 4.
Low-Cost Option
The state made a variety of minor tweaks and clarifications to the option language, the most prominent of which was increasing the length of the option requirement from 8 years to 10.