This federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) provides $27,115,982 to the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS), a federally recognized tribal government, to improve broadband access and digital inclusion among tribal members in Utqiagvik, Alaska. The key products and services funded under this grant include: Acquiring or retrofitting tribal facilities to provide...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded Nenana Native Association a $139,638 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) on May 16, 2023 to fund a feasibility study for broadband infrastructure in Nenana, Alaska. The study will assess deploying fiber network connectivity amongst existing utilities and consider financial and practical risks of developing broadband network infrastructure. It will provide data to optimize network design and inform...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $7,499,946 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) Project Grant to Alaska Village Initiatives (AVI) to deploy a digital equity program serving tribal communities across Alaska. The funding will support AVI's efforts to provide broadband access, digital literacy training, and remote work opportunities in rural Alaska villages. Key program components include distributing digital devices, delivering...
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 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 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029), will subsidize broadband services for tribal households and community anchor institutions (CAIs) in the Delta Junction, Alaska area. The $2,638,865 grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will also provide end-user devices to tribal citizens to promote broadband adoption and utilization of remote learning, telework, and telehealth...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $17,034,798 Project Grant under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to the Nenana Native Association, a federally recognized tribal government and community development corporation. The grant will fund the Nenana Tribal Broadband Project, a comprehensive initiative to provide high-speed broadband access with minimum 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload speeds to 258 households, 30 businesses,...
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 U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $150,799,819.89 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant (CFDA 11.033) to QSH Parent Holdco LLC to design, plan, and construct a 1,051-mile fiber optic network connecting the communities of Nome, Emmonak, Naknek, King Salmon, Igiugig, and Homer, Alaska. The project aims to expand and improve middle mile infrastructure to enable last-mile providers to offer competitive, high-speed broadband services...
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...