Project Grant 01667

This $270,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration will fund the Salamatof Native Association, Inc. to conduct a broadband planning study in partnership with the Salamatof Tribe. The study will analyze best uses for previously awarded tribal spectrum and partner with stakeholders to design a regional broadband infrastructure project. The planning study aims to expand broadband access and adoption on Tribal lands through the...

The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of WI (LCO Tribal Government) was awarded a $442,734 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant will support four key activities to expand broadband access and adoption on Tribal lands: 1) technical and engineering feasibility assessments and design for potential Tribal broadband infrastructure; 2)...

This Project Grant award of $3,302,330.00, made by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029), will improve broadband affordability and digital equity within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The funding will provide subsidies for broadband services and managed Wi-Fi, as well as offer digital literacy classes to residents. This effort aims to expand access to and adoption of broadband, remote...

This $1 million project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration will fund network planning activities to develop broadband infrastructure solutions for currently unserved Native American households, businesses, and institutions located on or near the Siletz Reservation in Lincoln County, Oregon. Awarded on February 1, 2022 to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the funding will support activities under the Tribal Broadband...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded Middletown Rancheria Band Of Pomo Indians Of California $130,000 under the Indian Economic Development (CFDA 15.032) federal grant program. The funding supports an engineering feasibility study and broadband partnership project to develop the Tribe's own broadband network on its tribal lands near Middletown, CA. Currently, the Tribe receives unreliable broadband service from its sole provider, which cannot meet the...

The Spokane Tribe of Indians (STOI) was awarded a $2,317,840 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to address digital disparities within the Spokane Tribal Reservation. The grant will fund two key initiatives: Hiring a full-time Digital Equity Tribal Liaison to provide digital literacy training, device support, and assistance accessing telehealth, remote education, and employment...

The Bishop Paiute Tribe received a $6,307,410 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband network. The project will provide high-speed internet access to 134 unserved tribal households, 8 unserved tribal businesses, and 1 tribal anchor institution, initially covering 27% of the unserved area on the Bishop Reservation. The fiber network will...

The Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation in Washington was awarded a $12,332,006 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant funding will support the deployment of a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to connect 163 currently unserved tribal households, 12 tribal businesses, and 2 tribal community anchor institutions to high-speed broadband with symmetrical speeds...

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington was awarded a $31,474,170 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant will fund the deployment of 43.58 miles of fiber-to-the-premise broadband infrastructure to provide high-speed internet access to 669 currently unserved households on the Tulalip Reservation. The project, to be executed by the tribally-owned provider Salish Networks, will...

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribe was awarded a $1,205,764 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The funding will support upgrades to existing fiber optic infrastructure that currently serves tribal government offices, businesses, and community anchor institutions. In addition, upgrades will be made to 35 tribal households to improve broadband...