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Maryland BEAD funding

Maryland's BEAD final proposal covers 9,771 locations. 4,295 of them (44.0%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Maryland #42 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $79.1 million against an original allocation of $267.7 million.

Allocation
$267.7 million
Deployment cost
$79.1 million
Locations
9,771
Fiber locations
4,295

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises4,29544.0%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)3,14232.2%
Low earth orbit satellite2,33423.9%

Who won BEAD money in Maryland

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

5,441 locations · Cable (HFC) (58%) / Fiber (42%) · provider match $47.6 million · est. completion March 1, 2032 · about 300 mi buried + 1,017 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,769 locations · Fiber · provider match $20.9 million · est. completion March 1, 2029 · about 96 mi buried + 401 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
221 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.6 million · est. completion March 1, 2029 · about 44 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
2,172 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $441,600 · est. completion March 1, 2029
162 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $86,401 · est. completion March 1, 2029

Source: Maryland DHCD Office of Statewide Broadband, BEAD Final Proposal data files (retrieved 2026-09-21). Summed per provider from the state's project files. Grants total $79,065,513, matching NTIA exactly; the location files count 9,765 including anchor institutions, 6 fewer than NTIA's 9,771. Maryland names project areas by code, so no counties are shown. 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 Maryland 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.

Maryland BEAD officeNTIA state pageFinal proposal overview (PDF)Maryland 811 rules

Fiber work in Maryland on the board

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Fiber crews that work in Maryland

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Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated January 6, 2026. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.