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The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Tanana Chiefs Conference $30.323 million on May 6, 2026, under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) for broadband fiber optic and networking infrastructure deployment across interior Alaska villages.

Tanana Chiefs Conference, a tribally owned Alaska Native non-profit corporation and consortium of 37 federally recognized tribes headquartered in Fairbanks, will deploy broadband infrastructure serving approximately 16,000 Alaska Natives across 235,000 square miles encompassing 42 interior villages and six subregions. The award funds fiber optic and networking infrastructure installation to expand broadband service to rural areas lacking sufficient access, defined by the program as a minimum of 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream.

The period of performance runs from May 6, 2026, through May 6, 2028, with place of performance in Fairbanks, Alaska. The assistance type is a project grant. Tanana Chiefs Conference acts as prime recipient and regional steward of federal funding for Alaska Native communities across health, infrastructure, and community development domains, holding 46 Rural Utilities Service awards in its active portfolio alongside significant recent grants including a $35 million ReConnect award from the same agency for broadband deployment and retail services (awarded May 6, 2026, completion May 6, 2028).