Project Grant NT10BIX5570113

This $7,500,000 project grant awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will enable the Osage Nation in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to provide broadband education, awareness, training, access, equipment, and support to their Native American community. The goal is to enhance broadband use, adoption, and digital inclusion for the Osage Nation's 45,000 residents across 2,304 square miles of largely rural...

The City of Tahlequah, Oklahoma received a $2.15 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on March 31, 2022. The funding will support the city's buildout of a fiber optic network to serve the municipal business corridor. This telecommunications and data system will facilitate telework, e-commerce, and telemedicine options for local businesses by diversifying the economy and...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $11,233,311.64 Project Grant under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) to the Oklahoma Broadband Office. The purpose of this grant is to implement the Oklahoma Digital Equity Plan, which was developed through a previous State Digital Equity Planning Grant. Key activities include updating the state's digital equity plan, affordable telecommunications strategy, and distributing...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Cimarron Telephone Company, L.L.C., a $8,876,237 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband services. The funding will support Cimarron Telephone Company's efforts to expand broadband service to underserved rural areas in Oklahoma. This grant is part of the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, which provides loans,...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24.76 million Project Grant to Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc. on September 7, 2022 through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funding will support Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc.'s efforts to expand broadband deployment in Kingfisher, Oklahoma through September 7, 2024. The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program aims to facilitate broadband infrastructure development in rural areas lacking sufficient...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Okanogan County Public Utility District NO. 1 (Okanogan County PUD #1) a $30,195,500 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on July 6, 2023. This grant will support Okanogan County PUD #1's efforts as the sole sub-awardee to expand broadband infrastructure and services in underserved rural areas of Okanogan County, Washington through July 2025. Additionally, Okanogan County PUD #1 has received...

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...

This federal Project Grant award for $426,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award supports the Oregon Native American Chamber (Onac), a non-profit focused on supporting Native American business development and entrepreneurship in Oregon. Through this funding, Onac will deliver a range of technical assistance, training, and strategic support...

This $349,239.00 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Disaster Assistance Projects program (CFDA 97.088), provides pass-through funding to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OK Dept Of Emergency Mgmt) to deliver comprehensive disaster recovery services for families and communities affected by presidentially-declared disasters in Oklahoma. The OK Dept Of Emergency Mgmt, as the primary state emergency management agency, will...