Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Grants fund tribal entities to expand broadband access and adoption on Tribal lands, including remote learning, telework, and telehealth programs.
RESTRICTED TO: TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ Only Tribal Governments, Tribal Colleges or Universities, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Tribal organizations, and Alaska Native Corporations are eligible. · Funds support broadband access/adoption and related remote learning, telework, or telehealth programs rather than general research. · Public state universities are not listed as eligible applicants unless they qualify under the named categories.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 50 partial | technical depth: substantial; funds service delivery (capped) |
| IPPRA | 40 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; social/behavioral work is minor; funds service delivery, not research (capped); capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 25 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
NTIA is soliciting applications for funds remaining under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (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, Division F, Title II, Section 60201, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021) (IIJA) (codified at 47 U.S.C. §1705). TBCP provides funding for grants to Eligible Entities to expand access to and adoption of: (i) broadband service on Tribal Land; or (ii) programs that promote remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources.
Eligibility
The following entities are eligible to receive grants under the TBCP: 1. a Tribal Government; 2. a Tribal College or University; 3. the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education Programs; 4. a Tribal organization; 5. or an Alaska Native Corporation. See Section III of this NOFO for additional information concerning the eligibility requirements for this program.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Misty L Roosa Grantor <darren.olson@nist.gov>
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