Biden-Harris Administration Commits Nearly $4 Million to Tribal Lands

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced it has awarded eight grants totaling $3,998,000 to eight Tribes as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). This funding from will help Tribes reduce monthly Internet service costs, plan for future Internet infrastructure investments, upgrade network equipment, and purchase devices. The winning Tribes are as follows:

• Table Mountain Rancheria, CA;
• Nez Perce Tribe, ID;
• Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, KS, NE;
• Osni Ponca, LLC, NE;
• Pueblo of Jemez, NM;
• Pueblo of Nambe, NM;
• Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, WA;
• Makah Indian Tribe, WA.