The Muscogee (Creek) Nation was awarded a $123,649,857 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program grant (CFDA 11.029) by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband access and adoption across tribal lands in Oklahoma. The 4-year project will serve the counties of McIntosh, Okfuskee, Hughes, and Okmulgee, providing funding to deploy broadband infrastructure, such as fiber-to-the-premise and wireless technologies, and support digital inclusion...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $139,578 Project Grant to the Muscogee Creek Nation's Agri-Business Complex Division on June 30, 2022 to support economic development activities through December 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032), which provides resources for Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments to develop self-sustaining economies through business development and...
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 Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded Bay Mills Indian Community $120,361.08 under the Indian Economic Development (CFDA 15.032) federal grant program to conduct a broadband feasibility study from May 16, 2023 to May 15, 2025. As the recipient, Bay Mills Indian Community will utilize consultants to assess current broadband infrastructure and services, analyze technical needs, and determine how to expand access within the community. A final report and...
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation was awarded a $107,520 project grant through the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office's Indian Economic Development program to conduct a feasibility assessment for fiber broadband deployment across its 121.5 square mile reservation in rural northeast Kansas. The grant-funded assessment will analyze the financial components critical to ensuring long-term success of a fiber broadband network, including a financial analysis,...
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (ACTT) received a $175,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a broadband assessment, feasibility study, and deployment implementation plan focused on enhancing the economic resilience of the tribal community in Polk County, Texas. The Tribe will explore available assets and opportunities to implement the most feasible broadband...
This $230,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567) will enable the Muscogee Creek Nation's Agri-Business Complex Division to provide USDA food packages and nutrition education services to income-eligible Native American households living on or near the Muscogee Creek Indian reservation in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The award, which runs from December 14, 2024 to September 30,...
The Muscogee Creek Nation was awarded a $1.75 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant will support transit services operated by the Muscogee Creek Nation within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation through September 2025. Services will provide greater access to job opportunities, education, healthcare, and other services to improve mobility for...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians $175,000 under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a broadband infrastructure study for its Southern Reservation located near Coachella, California. The study will assess the feasibility and costs associated with deploying broadband infrastructure to the reservation from May 2023 to May 2025. The Indian Economic Development program...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $7,500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to the Osage Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2025, will be used to provide broadband education, awareness, training, access, equipment, and support to the Osage Nation community, which spans a large, rural area of over 45,000 people across 2,304 square...
The Muscogee Creek Nation received a $175,000 two-year Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a feasibility study and develop a comprehensive broadband strategy. As a Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government, Muscogee Creek Nation will analyze existing broadband providers and infrastructure in six communities across its 11-county reservation area in eastern Oklahoma. This includes identifying neutral host carriers and specific technologies at potential interconnection points to support long-term broadband planning efforts. As part of the study, Muscogee Creek Nation will also inventory existing IT resources and service contracts across its government facilities. The funding will support critical broadband expansion planning to meet community needs and advance sustainable economic development, in line with the grant program's goals of assisting Tribal Governments in business and self-sufficiency.