The Clarks Point Village Council received a $167,504 Formula Grant award on May 30, 2023 from the Department of the Treasury under the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CFDA 21.029) program. This funding will enable the tribal government to carry out critical capital projects that directly enable work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options, in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The intended beneficiaries are underserved or unserved households, businesses,...
The False Pass Tribal Council was awarded a $409,311.60 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to support broadband use and adoption benefiting approximately 121 federally recognized tribal citizens in False Pass, Alaska. The grant-funded project will provide device needs and economic relief to expand access to e-connectivity on Tribal land from June 1, 2022 to May...
The Native Village of Belkofski received a $2,492,736 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to pre-pay broadband service for tribal households, tribal businesses, and community anchor institutions, as well as distribute digital devices to tribal members who complete digital literacy trainings. The award, which began on January 1, 2025 and has an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2027,...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $7,499,946 Project Grant under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to Alaska Village Initiatives (AVI), a non-profit community development corporation, to expand digital equity and broadband adoption in rural Alaskan communities. The funding will support AVI's efforts to deploy satellite broadband infrastructure, provide digital literacy training, and offer e-commerce and remote work programs to...
This $7,033,419 Project Grant awarded on January 1, 2025 by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will support the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe in Yakutat, Alaska. The funding will be used to prepay broadband service, provide end-user devices for tribal households and community anchor institutions, and expand digital tribal government services. This award aims to enhance broadband access and digital...
The Craig Tribal Association (CTA) was awarded a $7,290,543 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant will provide no-cost broadband service and prevent disconnection of existing broadband service for the remote community of Craig, Alaska, which has an estimated population of 1,208. CTA is partnering with Alaska Power & Telephone to create an affordable broadband program...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029), will provide $27,115,982 to the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS) to improve broadband access and digital literacy among tribal members in Utqiagvik, Alaska. The funding will be used to acquire or retrofit tribal facilities to provide training on broadband technologies, prepay 12 months of internet service and...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029), will provide $2,638,865.00 to subsidize broadband services for tribal households and community anchor institutions (CAIs) in the Village of DOT Lake, Alaska. The funding will also support the provision of end-user devices to tribal citizens in the region. The project will commence on January 1, 2025 and is scheduled for...
<p>The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to the Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove. The grant will support the deployment of 30 public Wi-Fi community access points throughout the community of King Cove, Alaska to provide reliable and affordable internet access. The project period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.</p>
This $270,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration will fund the Salamatof Native Association, Inc. to conduct a broadband planning study in partnership with the Salamatof Tribe. The study will analyze best uses for previously awarded tribal spectrum and partner with stakeholders to design a regional broadband infrastructure project. The planning study aims to expand broadband access and adoption on Tribal lands through the...