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Virginia BEAD funding

Virginia's BEAD final proposal covers 85,069 locations. 67,916 of them (79.8%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Virginia #14 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $545.2 million against an original allocation of $1.48 billion.

Allocation
$1.48 billion
Deployment cost
$545.2 million
Locations
85,069
Fiber locations
67,916

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises67,91679.8%
Low earth orbit satellite10,98912.9%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)4,9445.8%
Fixed wireless1,2201.4%

Who won BEAD money in Virginia

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

14,440 locations · Fiber · provider match $48.8 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
19 localities; top: Frederick County (2584), Rappahannock County (1890), Fauquier County (1685), Westmoreland County (1212), Rockingham County (906), Middlesex County (855), King William County (834), Augusta County (701) (DHCD's county sheet lists this provider as "All Points Broadband")
12,977 locations · Fiber (62%) / Cable (HFC) (38%) · provider match $166.8 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
50 localities; top: Montgomery County (1643), Augusta County (1566), Rockingham County (1551), Hanover County (1370), Charles City County (978), Botetourt County (747), Spotsylvania County (728), Albemarle County (531)
9,799 locations · Fiber · provider match $21.0 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
18 localities; top: Pittsylvania County (2871), Gloucester County (1963), Henry County (1312), Dinwiddie County (955), Patrick County (914), Mathews County (697), Middlesex County (407), Nottoway County (157) (DHCD's county sheet lists this provider as "RiverStreet Networks")
ZiTEL
$38.1 million
10,356 locations · Fiber · provider match $51.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Carroll County (4521), Franklin County (1714), Bedford County (1569), Culpeper County (997), Grayson County (769), Rockbridge County (401), Augusta County (319), Roanoke County (63), Galax city (1), Patrick County (1), Roanoke city (1)
2,960 locations · Fiber · provider match $10.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Halifax County (2183), Mecklenburg County (729), Greensville County (46), Brunswick County (2)
2,452 locations · Fiber · provider match $7.8 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Dickenson County (813), Wythe County (491), Russell County (375), Buchanan County (353), Washington County (208), Tazewell County (189), Smyth County (23)
2,215 locations · Fiber · provider match $55.9 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
17 localities; top: Rockingham County (1254), Giles County (330), Page County (177), Roanoke County (127), Suffolk city (70), Tazewell County (51), Fairfax County (46), Roanoke city (36)
3,192 locations · Fiber · provider match $7.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Spotsylvania County (2944), Caroline County (212), Goochland County (31), Powhatan County (5)
Wi-Fiber
$19.1 million
1,823 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.4 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Clarke County (901), Frederick County (749), Prince William County (101), Rappahannock County (48), Page County (20), Warren County (4)
3,291 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.1 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Grayson County (2510), Bland County (740), Giles County (41)
3,559 locations · Fiber · provider match $13.4 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Page County (1586), Warren County (1074), Hanover County (356), Henry County (353), Patrick County (119), Galax city (55), Martinsville city (10), Charlottesville city (5), Fauquier County (1) (DHCD's county sheet lists this provider as "Brightspeed")
3,069 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.0 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Accomack County (2590), Northampton County (479) (DHCD's county sheet lists this provider as "ESVBA")
609 locations · Fiber · provider match $14.9 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Wythe County (436), Carroll County (147), Franklin County (19), Pulaski County (3)
511 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.8 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Augusta County (501), Bath County (8), Highland County (2)
6,038 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $1.5 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
77 localities; top: Fauquier County (513), Isle of Wight County (428), Chesapeake city (391), Stafford County (347), Loudoun County (288), Rockbridge County (278), James City County (269), Culpeper County (268)
IBT Group USA, LLC
$3.8 million
1,220 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $1.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Northumberland County (1220)
4,951 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $6.4 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
86 localities; top: Culpeper County (281), Brunswick County (257), Shenandoah County (249), Nottoway County (237), Buchanan County (230), Campbell County (221), Sussex County (211), Washington County (207) (DHCD's county sheet lists this provider as "SpaceX")
289 locations · Fiber · provider match $929,566 · est. completion January 1, 2030
Orange County (234), Culpeper County (40), Spotsylvania County (15) (DHCD's county sheet lists this provider as "FiberLync")
Sparq Global LLC
$1.7 million
161 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.4 million · est. completion January 1, 2030
Suffolk city (36), Hampton city (35), Chesapeake city (34), Norfolk city (24), Virginia Beach city (15), Newport News city (8), Williamsburg city (5), Portsmouth city (2), York County (2)
677 locations · Fiber · provider match $421,765 · est. completion January 1, 2030
Lunenburg County (340), Prince Edward County (275), Cumberland County (62)
Iwisp LLC
$797,940
245 locations · Fiber · provider match $429,660 · est. completion January 1, 2030
Spotsylvania County (195), Caroline County (50)
48 locations · Fiber (50%) / Cable (HFC) (50%) · provider match $165,917 · est. completion January 1, 2030
Caroline County (19), Middlesex County (11), Northumberland County (10), Richmond County (3), Lancaster County (2), Mathews County (2), Westmoreland County (1)
187 locations · Fiber · provider match $160,667 · est. completion January 1, 2030
Scott County (169), Wise County (15), Lee County (3)

Source: Virginia DHCD Office of Broadband, Final Proposal data uploads (10.24.25) and Awards by Jurisdiction and ISP (data files dated 2025-10-24). Summed per provider from DHCD's data upload files. Grants total $545,170,411.16 and locations 85,069 including anchor institutions, both matching NTIA. County lists come from DHCD's separate awards-by-jurisdiction spreadsheet, which uses short brand names; where they differ from the legal name, the sheet's name is shown. 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 Virginia 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.

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

Fiber work in Virginia on the board

No open fiber posts in Virginia right now. Post work or list your crew, both free.

Fiber crews that work in Virginia

Defined Construction LLC
Available now
Herriman, UT · Works in ME, PA, VA, DE, GA, FL…
Underground fiber and conduitLand clearing and mulchingCrew of 12 Insured
Mainline conduitVibratory cable plowingOpen trench conduitHandholes and vaults+3 more
Broadband infrastructure solutions inc
Available now
Boca Raton, FL · Works in AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC…
Underground fiber and conduitDirectional drillingAerial fiber and strandFiber splicing and testingCrew of 5

Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated November 17, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.