The rosebud sioux tribe (the tribe) applied for and was awarded a 48.4 million ntia tribal connectivity grant to build a wireless and fiber network serving all households, businesses and tribal…

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received a $147,293 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The funding will support Rosebud Economic Development Corp to conduct a feasibility study and business plan for deploying high-speed internet through wireless and fiber connections across 1,907 square miles of unserved tribal lands. This technical assistance will help the Tribe maximize its $48.4 million NTIA Tribal Connectivity Grant to build out broadband infrastructure. As the primary tribal economic development organization, Rosebud Economic Development Corp will leverage its experience managing business services, workforce programs, financial initiatives, and infrastructure planning to deliver the feasibility and business planning work called for under the project grant.

The rosebud sioux tribe (the tribe) applied for and was awarded a 48.4 million ntia tribal connectivity grant to build a wireless and fiber network serving all households, businesses and tribal locations on tribal lands. With the ntia grant funding, the tribe will use grant funds for the construction of new broadband infrastructure that deploys a wireless canopy covering 1907 SQ miles of unserved area. The purpose of this grant request for 150,000 to the office of indian energy and economic development (ieed), office of the assistant secretary-indian affairs, is to hire a consulting team to perform: 1) feasibility study and 2) business plan for the deployment or expansion of high speed internet (broadband) transmitted, variously, through wireless and fiber connections that will be built with funding awarded to the rosebud sioux tribe through its successful application for a ntia tribal connectivity grant.