Aligned’s principals bring decades of direct, hands-on experience designing, implementing, and overseeing broadband programs funded through NTIA, FCC, ARPA, USDA, and state-level sources — from early-stage design through construction, verification, and closeout.
Decades of program experience, at real scale.
EXPERIENCE
$2B+
in public broadband investment our principals have helped guide
Program Scale
Our team has managed or advised on broadband portfolios ranging from small state bond programs to billion-dollar, multi-source federal and state initiatives. We’ve worked across every phase: program design, application review and scoring, award structuring, post-award financial and technical monitoring, and field verification of completed builds.
7
state-level engagements
contributed to at a principal level
Federal Program Depth
Our principals’ collective experience includes direct work with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, USDA Rural Utilities Service, the Federal Communications Commission, and U.S. Treasury — including navigating BEAD’s evolving guidance, CARES Act deployment timelines, and post-award compliance under 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance.
Breadth of Engagement
We know the challenges and programs across their lifecycle and the nuances of programs focused on different types of broadband services.
Design and implementation of statewide BEAD and ARPA deployment programs
Post-award verification and validation, including financial reconciliation and field-based construction audits
Grant program design and application review for state broadband authorities
Federal compliance across NTIA, USDA Rural Utilities Service, and U.S. Treasury-funded programs
Cellular and mobile service expansion planning
Executive leadership of a state broadband authority, including oversight of a statewide public-private middle-mile network build
Senior-Led, From Day One
Aligned is built around direct engagement with senior leadership. Clients work directly with principals who bring decades of hands-on program experience — not experience once removed. As we grow, that principle stays the same: clients get direct access to the people who’ve actually done this work before.