# States Assess Post-BEAD Broadband Sustainability

A 50-state review by The Pew Charitable Trusts examines how states can sustain broadband access after the federal $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) investment is spent. The article raises policy and evaluation questions for long-term broadband planning but identifies no specific solicitation, contract, or procurement contact. For procurement professionals, the development highlights the need to consider how state broadband investments will be sustained beyond initial deployment funding when planning future infrastructure requirements and related services.

- States and industry stakeholders can use the review’s long-term planning and evaluation focus when assessing broadband investment needs after BEAD funds are spent.
- The article signals potential continuing state-level demand related to maintaining broadband access, but does not identify particular procurements, vendors, or funding commitments.
- Kathryn de Wit and The Pew Charitable Trusts’ 50-state review are relevant sources for understanding the policy questions shaping state broadband planning.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 04, 2026

### Government Entities
- Federal government
- State governments

### Sources
- [Life after BEAD: Can states sustain the broadband boom? | StateScoop](https://statescoop.com/radio/a-new-statescoop-report-looks-at-how-states-divide-those-responsibilities-between-it-offices-and-secretaries-of-state-and-what-that-means-when-election-day-rolls-around) - StateScoop