Project Grant NT22TBC0290053

This federal Project Grant award, totaling $6,307,410, was provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The funds will be used by the Bishop Paiute Tribe to deploy an underground fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to provide high-speed broadband services to 134 unserved tribal households, 8 unserved tribal businesses, and 1 tribal anchor institution on the Bishop Reservation. The project will...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded Middletown Rancheria Band Of Pomo Indians Of California $130,000 under the Indian Economic Development (CFDA 15.032) federal grant program. The funding supports an engineering feasibility study and broadband partnership project to develop the Tribe's own broadband network on its tribal lands near Middletown, CA. Currently, the Tribe receives unreliable broadband service from its sole provider, which cannot meet the...

The Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation has been awarded a $12,332,006 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The funding will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network that will connect 163 unserved tribal households, 12 unserved tribal businesses, and 2 unserved tribal community anchor institutions to high-speed broadband services of at least 1 Gbps...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $74,553,008 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) project grant to the Pueblo De San Felipe tribe located in Algodones, New Mexico. The grant will fund the deployment of a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network to serve 424 unserved homes, as well as the installation of 5G fixed wireless technologies on two existing towers to provide coverage to 132 underserved homes, agricultural areas, and the old...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029), will fund a network evaluation and equipment upgrades to improve broadband service speeds and reliability for households, businesses, and community anchor institutions in Redwood Valley, CA. The $807,056 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028, will be utilized by the Coyote Valley Tribal Council, a federally...

This $7,393,599 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will provide pre-paid broadband services and end-user equipment for tribal homes in the Fort Yates, North Dakota area. Additionally, the project will collaborate with a tribal college to provide a student internship opportunity. The grant aims to expand broadband access and digital infrastructure in Native American...

This $2,293,038 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) will fund the construction of 11.5 miles of new fiber optic cable and the addition of two new wireless tower sites to expand high-speed internet access in the Oriva Hills area. The project aims to facilitate 100/20 Mbps fixed wireless service to nearly every unserved residence by upgrading microwave...

The Lummi Indian Business Council, also known as the Lummi Tribe of Lummi Reservation, will use a $104,835 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs to expand broadband infrastructure and internet services across the Lummi Reservation. Funded through the Indian Economic Development program administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs under Assistance Listing Number 15.032, the grant will support the Tribe's goal of establishing a tribally-owned internet...

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington was awarded a $31,474,170 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant will fund the deployment of 43.58 miles of fiber-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to provide high-speed internet access to 669 currently unserved households on the Tulalip Reservation. The project, to be executed by the tribally-owned Salish Networks, will construct...

This Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) provides $950,000 to the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake tribe to address the digital divide within their community. The primary objectives are to achieve universal access to high-speed internet, empower and include tribal members in the digital age, support economic development and education, and facilitate cultural preservation...