Project Grant NT22TBC0290092

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 Bishop Paiute Tribe was awarded a $6,307,410 Project Grant by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant will fund the deployment of 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, which has a 27% unserved population. The fiber...

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 federal Project Grant award of $30,323,227 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funds Dena Nena Henash, doing business as Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), a non-profit Alaska Native organization, to deliver broadband infrastructure and high-speed internet access in rural areas of interior Alaska. The grant supports the installation of fiber optic and ethernet cabling,...

The Tulalip Tribes was awarded a $10,491,390 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to build 43.58 miles of fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) infrastructure for 669 unserved households on the Tulalip Reservation. The funding will enable the tribally-owned provider Salish Networks to deliver high-speed broadband access to these currently underserved homes, addressing connectivity challenges...

The Native Village of Belkofski received a $2,492,736 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant will 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. This award aims to expand broadband infrastructure and digital...

The Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation was awarded a $6,166,003.19 Project Grant under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). The grant will fund the deployment of a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to connect 163 currently unserved tribal households, 12 businesses, and 2 community anchor institutions on the Makah Reservation to high-speed broadband with minimum speeds of 1 Gbps...

This $3,396,390 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program will subsidize broadband service fees for tribal households, tribal businesses, and community anchor institutions in Hydaburg, Alaska. The award, which runs from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028, aims to expand broadband access and adoption in the tribal community by making high-speed internet more affordable. The Tribal Broadband...

This $2,393,694 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will subsidize broadband service for tribal households, tribal businesses, and communication anchor institutions (CAIs) in Ketchikan, Alaska. The project will run from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028 and is being implemented by the Organized Village of Kasaan, a federally recognized tribal government. The goal is to...

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...