More than $276 million has been recommended for award to 44 Tribal entities by Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), it was announced this week. The funding — allotted to expand access to and adoption of high-speed internet — is from the NTIA’s $3 billion Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
“These awards will ensure that residents of Tribal lands have the internet connections they need to take advantage of digital opportunities for work, education, health care, and other essential services,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in the announcement.
The $276,240,223 recommended by the NTIA will be used for both internet infrastructure deployment and internet adoption projects on Tribal lands. Tribal entities slated to receive funding are located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin…