Delaware BEAD funding

Delaware's BEAD final proposal covers 4,739 locations. 3,855 of them (81.3%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Delaware #44 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $13.5 million against an original allocation of $107.7 million.

Allocation

$107.7 million

Deployment cost

$13.5 million

Locations

4,739

Fiber locations

3,855

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises	3,855	81.3%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)	884	18.7%

Who won BEAD money in Delaware

2 providers, largest grant first. The ones building fiber or cable are the ones hiring construction crews.

Verizon Delaware, LLC

$9.6 million

2,327 locations · Fiber · provider match $33.7 million · est. completion September 4, 2030 · about 233 mi buried + 339 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)

Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC

$3.9 million

2,401 locations · Fiber (75%) / Cable (HFC) (25%) · provider match $41.1 million · est. completion September 4, 2030 · about 141 mi buried + 388 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)

Source: Delaware Broadband Office, BEAD project area, subgrantee and location files (retrieved 2026-09-21). These posted files total $13,534,611 in grants and 4,728 locations, which is $17,870 more and 11 locations fewer than NTIA's final figures ($13,516,741, 4,739). Both are shown as published; the state files may predate NTIA's final numbers. Fiber miles are the state's estimates. Provisional awards can change as the state finalizes agreements.

What it means for contractors

Fiber locations are the ones that turn into construction: underground and aerial placement, boring, splicing, drops, and restoration. The providers that won these areas build them, often with subcontractors. Check the Delaware broadband office's BEAD page for the providers selected in each area. Those providers, and the primes they hire, are who to call about sub work.

Delaware BEAD office NTIA state page Final proposal overview (PDF)Delaware 811 rules