The Pew Charitable Trusts makes some recommendations on how to keep BEAD funding on track…

Working in partnership with the states, the new administration can act swiftly and decisively to achieve a historic milestone: connecting every American to reliable, high-speed internet. NTIA can help ensure that implementation unfolds with as few obstacles as possible by:

• Eliminating unnecessary and constricting mandates that could slow the process of expanding services. For example, states can be provided with options that align with the statute, including the ability to continue with plans that have already been approved.
• Improving transparency and consistency in decision-making. That can be done in part by making public all past waivers issued to states and ensuring that guidance and decisions are consistently shared and applied across all states.
• Expediting the issuance of any remaining guidance, including for compliance, so that states and service providers can work with a full understanding of the standards to which they will be held.
• Leveraging NTIA’s leadership role in federal broadband policy to resolve interagency issues that could delay deployment, including data discrepancies and permitting approvals.