The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) was awarded a $7.16 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The two-year grant will support NTUA's efforts to expand broadband access and distance learning opportunities for residents of Fort Defiance, Arizona through September 2024. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to improve...
The federal Project Grant award of $278,216 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) and was awarded to Navajo Technical University (NTU) on September 27, 2024. This award supports NTU, a tribal university chartered by the Navajo Nation, in expanding and improving community facilities and services for rural residents in New Mexico. The funding will enable NTU to construct, enlarge, or enhance critical infrastructure and...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $2,111,092 Project Grant (CFDA 11.029 - Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program) to the Village of DOT Lake, a federally recognized Indian tribe in Alaska, to provide broadband services and end-user devices to tribal households and community anchor institutions. The funding will subsidize broadband connectivity and support digital inclusion initiatives in the tribal community, with the goal of expanding access to...
The Department of Agriculture awarded a $351,120 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Navajo Technical University (NTU) on September 25, 2023. The grant funds will support NTU, a tribal university chartered by the Navajo Nation, in constructing, enlarging, extending, or otherwise improving community facilities that provide essential services to rural residents. As a 1994 Land Grant College and minority-serving institution, NTU leverages federal...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) in Sacaton, Arizona. The grant will subsidize broadband service for eligible tribal households, establish digital skills training and technology guidance for the community, and expand the GRTI fiber optic construction apprenticeship program. The award has a performance period from January...
Navajo Technical University received a $175,448 project grant award from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities on July 28, 2021 to construct community facilities providing essential services to rural residents under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The funding will support Navajo Technical University in building infrastructure to deliver critical services for rural communities in New Mexico through July 28, 2024. Specifically,...
The $14,677,358 Project Grant awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will support households in the NANA region of Alaska by supplying end-user equipment, broadband services, and video conferencing tools. This will facilitate easier access to telework, remote learning, and telehealth services for the local community. The award was made on January 1, 2025, with a final completion date of...
This $1,500,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will oversee broadband infrastructure development activities and provide end-user devices and technical support to tribal households in Apache, OK. The funding will ensure tribal households benefit from new fiber and fixed wireless networks currently in development, expanding broadband access and digital inclusion in the...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities awarded Navajo Technical University a $344,895 project grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) on September 22, 2022. The grant funding will support construction or improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents, as outlined in the program description. Specifically, the funding will allow Navajo Technical University to construct, enlarge, extend, or...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $28,403,060 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) Project Grant to the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) to deploy a comprehensive fiber optic broadband network. The funding will provide qualifying broadband services up to 1000/1000 Mbps for 1,796 tribal households and 5 community anchor institutions within the California side of the CRIT reservation. The grant aims to address the lack of sufficient...