NTIA Awards Additional $1 Million in Grants to Tribal Groups Seeking to Expand Broadband

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced it has awarded two additional grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. These grants, totaling nearly $1 million, are being awarded to Pinoleville Pomo Nation (CA) and the Ketchikan Indian Community (AK). These grants will fund broadband use and adoption projects to improve healthcare, workforce development, education, housing, and social services in these communities. NTIA has now made a total of 10 awards totaling more than $4.8 million in funding through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program will announce additional awards on a rolling basis as they go through NTIA’s review process.