Biden Administration Awards Nearly $7.7 Million Additional Grants to Tribal Groups Seeking to Develop Community Broadband Plans

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced it has awarded nine grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. These grants, totaling more than $7.7 million, are being awarded in six states – Alaska, California, Louisiana, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Washington. These grants will fund projects that promote high-speed internet use and adoption that will enable communities to access and fully utilize resources that will connect them to education, healthcare, employment and more. The funds can also be used to conduct planning, engineering, feasibility, and sustainability projects and to expand digital inclusion, workforce, and digital skills development. NTIA has now made a total of 43 awards totaling more than $91 million in funding through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.