Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $18 Million in Internet for All Grants to Tribal Lands

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced it has awarded nearly $18 million to seven Tribal entities to expand high-speed Internet access and adoption. The funding from the nearly $3 billion Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All Initiative. These grants are from the second round of funding, which made nearly $1 billion available for the deployment of Internet infrastructure on Tribal Lands, affordability programs, telehealth and distance learning initiatives. The $17,899,778 will support Internet adoption projects on Tribal lands. The seven Tribal entities are: 

1. Atautchikun, LLC    
2. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
3. Native Village of Belkofski
4. Native Village of Tetlin
5. Saddleback Communications
6. Standing Rock Telecommunications, Inc.
7. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians