Federal Project Grant Award Summary

San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility, Inc. (operating as Triplet Mountain Communications) received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (REDLG) program (CFDA 10.854). The award was made on September 19, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 19, 2027.

Under this grant, the awardee serves as an intermediary utility organization to establish a Revolving Loan Fund that distributes zero-interest financing to eligible rural businesses operating within the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation service territory in Arizona. The funded activities support rural economic development and job creation through feasibility studies, business start-up cost support, and business incubator projects that benefit rural enterprises. As a tribally owned telecommunications utility, the awardee leverages its community presence to facilitate the flow of federal grant funding into local business development initiatives, consistent with the REDLG program's structure of channeling capital through utility intermediaries to ultimate rural business recipients.