Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- NTIA-ICG-TBCPO-2023-2008098
- Agency
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Department of Commerce
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,000,000 to $50,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
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About this opportunity
This notice of funding opportunity announces a second round of grants under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Approximately $980 million is available for broadband infrastructure deployment projects and broadband adoption programs benefiting Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. Eligible applicants include tribal governments, tribal colleges and universities, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, tribal organizations, and Alaska Native corporations. Applications are due by March 22, 2024 and will be evaluated based on project purpose and benefits, project viability, project readiness, organizational capability, and budget and sustainability. Awards will range from $100,000 to $50 million for infrastructure projects and $100,000 to $2.5 million for adoption projects. The notice of funding opportunity provides extensive guidance on eligibility requirements and application content.
Funding will support the expansion of broadband access and adoption on Tribal lands located within the United States, as well as programs promoting the use of broadband for remote learning, telework, and telehealth resources. Individual award amounts will range from $100,000 to $50 million for broadband infrastructure deployment projects and $100,000 to $2.5 million for broadband adoption projects. Up to $500,000 in equitable distribution funds are available for tribes that did not receive first-round funding under this program.
Synopsis
NTIA issues this NOFO to describe the requirements under which it will award grants for the second round of the TBCP, authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,Division N, Title IX, Section 905(c), Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182 (Dec. 27, 2020)(Act), as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Division F, Title II, Section 60201, Public Law 117-58, 135Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021) (IIJA). The TBCP provides new federal funding for grants to Eligible Entities to expand access to and adoption of: (i) broadband service on Tribal Land ;or (ii) programs that promote the use of broadband to access remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources. See Section A of this NOFO for the full description of this program.
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