The proposed project consists includes the following activities: (1) technical and feasibility and engineering design - an assessment of technical viability and project potential of owning broadband…

The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of WI (LCO Tribal Government) was awarded a $442,734 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant will support four key activities to expand broadband access and adoption on Tribal lands: 1) technical and engineering feasibility assessments and design for potential Tribal broadband infrastructure; 2) evaluation of partnership opportunities with third-party vendors for broadband deployment and service delivery; 3) determination of financial and organizational viability for delivering broadband services; and 4) research into opportunities to expand broadband adoption and creation of a strategic roadmap. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

The proposed project consists includes the following activities: (1) technical and feasibility and engineering design - an assessment of technical viability and project potential of owning broadband infrastructure, as well as creation of broadband design engineering; (2) potential broadband partnerships feasibility and research - evaluation of potential of partnering opportunities with third party vendors for broadband deployment and services delivery; (3) financial and organizational feasibility - determination of financial and organizational viability and project potential of delivering broadband services; and (4) investigation into adoption and use opportunities and creation of roadmap - research into opportunities that would expand the adoption of broadband services in LCO reservation.