The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $997,943 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant (CFDA 10.855) to the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The 2-year project will fund the acquisition and deployment of advanced telecommunications technologies to enable distance learning programs and telemedicine capabilities in underserved rural communities within the Cherokee Nation's jurisdiction. The grant supports infrastructure that extends educational and...
The $499,891 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Project Grant awarded to the Cherokee County Board of Education, doing business as Cherokee County Schools, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service supports the delivery of substance use disorder education, mental health awareness training and services, and initiatives to stop underage drinking in rural areas. This 2-year grant, awarded on August 7, 2023, will enable Cherokee County Schools to utilize advanced...
This federal Project Grant award of $558,110.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma in delivering distance learning and telemedicine services to rural populations over a 2-year period from August 2023 to August 2025. The funding will enable the acquisition of advanced telecommunications equipment, computer...
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was awarded a $22,297,100 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant funds the acquisition and deployment of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies to improve access to education, training, and healthcare services in rural areas. The project aims to implement telemedicine...
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma received a $261,687 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant supports the acquisition and deployment of advanced telecommunications technologies to extend educational and medical applications to underserved rural communities in Oklahoma. The funding will enable the Choctaw Nation to enhance distance learning programs, telemedicine...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,100,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service through the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program. The grant supports the Cherokee Nation in implementing innovative technology solutions to improve accountability, data accuracy, and performance measurement across various child nutrition assistance programs, such as the National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program....
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $13.9 million Project Grant to the Osage Nation to support broadband deployment and distance learning programs. The grant falls under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855), which aims to improve access to telemedicine and distance learning technologies in rural areas through telecommunications infrastructure development and related projects. Funding will support the Osage...
This $24,996,065 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855), will support the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma in deploying broadband infrastructure and telecommunications technologies to enhance distance learning and telemedicine services for the rural Pawnee community. The 2-year project, running from June 2024 to June 2026, aims to improve access to education, training,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $862,016 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Project Grant to the Northern Arapaho Tribe to improve telecommunications-enabled services and infrastructure in the Fort Washakie, WY area. This 2-year grant, beginning on September 11, 2024, will support the acquisition and deployment of advanced audio, video, and information technologies to extend educational and medical applications to this underserved rural...
The Cherokee Nation received a $2,280,426 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on April 1, 2022 to support a summer demonstration project. The grant was awarded under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579) to purchase equipment valued over $1,000 needed to serve healthier meals and improve food services. Specifically, the funding will allow the Cherokee Nation located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to enhance...