This $24,956,035 federal Project Grant was awarded on July 14, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The grant will fund the RECONNECT 100% GRANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND JOBS ACT project over a 2-year period from July 2023 to July 2025. The project aims to expand broadband service and infrastructure to rural areas within the Pawnee Nation's jurisdiction that currently...
The federal Project Grant award of $30,323,227 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funds Dena Nena Henash, doing business as Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), a non-profit Alaska Native organization, to deliver broadband infrastructure and high-speed internet access in rural areas of interior Alaska. The grant supports the installation of fiber optic and ethernet cabling,...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $138,909,450 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) Project Grant to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on February 1, 2025. The goal of this 4-year project is to provide fiber broadband service to improve the quality of life for 984 unserved Native households, 2 community anchor institutions, and 3 Native businesses across 4 Choctaw Nation counties. The project will construct 228.9 miles of fiber...
The Chickahominy Indian Tribe - Eastern Division was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will be used to support broadband connectivity and digital inclusion initiatives for the tribal community in rural New Kent County, Virginia. Key activities include: Subsidizing monthly broadband subscription fees for tribal members to...
This $3.12 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma in building a fixed wireless high-speed internet network in the Ada, Oklahoma region. The network will provide expanded access to high-speed internet as a public service, promoting entrepreneurship, workforce development, and new employment opportunities with improved wages. Administered through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, this EDA grant aims to spur private investment...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $24,645,351.00 Project Grant to Poka-Lambro Telephone Cooperative, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant aims to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband services. The project will be implemented over a 2-year period from July 25, 2023 to July 25, 2025. This grant is part of the ReConnect Program, which provides loans,...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $29,945,251.00 Project Grant to Bush-Tell, Incorporated under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment in the rural area of Aniak, AK. The goal of the ReConnect Program is to expand broadband service to rural areas without sufficient access. This two-year grant, awarded on July 10, 2023, will provide the necessary infrastructure investments and create jobs to achieve 100%...
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians was awarded a $3,742,293 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (CFDA 10.752 - Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program) on August 8, 2023. The 2-year grant will support the Tribe's "RECONNECT 100% GRANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND JOBS ACT" project to expand high-speed internet access and related infrastructure in its service area in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula. The ReConnect Program provides...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $34,905,000 ReConnect Program project grant to Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DBA Cordova Telecom Cooperative) to expand broadband infrastructure and improve telemedicine and distance learning access in its rural service area in Cordova, Alaska. The ReConnect Program is a federal grant program (CFDA 10.752) that provides funding to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. Through this grant, Cordova Telephone...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Totah Communications Inc., a for-profit organization, a $4,136,439.00 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on July 6, 2023. The grant will support broadband deployment and infrastructure investments in the rural area of Ochelata, Oklahoma to expand access to broadband services. The ReConnect Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to facilitate broadband deployment in...