WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2026 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration will take input on how to spend about $21 billion in broadband funding next month. On Wednesday Feb. 11, the agency will hold a virtual listening session on ‘non-deployment’ spending under its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. NTIA rescinded approval for any other spending when it made its rule changes in June 2025, leaving the future of the non-deployment funding uncertain. Broadband industry groups have supported a bill that would allow states to spend the money largely on more infrastructure deployment. The bill, called the SUCCESS for BEAD Act, would also allow states to fund workforce development programs, another common Biden-era plan, and efforts to improve mapping or improve permitting processes.