NTIA Awards Over $146 Million to Expand Broadband Access on Tribal Land in New Mexico

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced over $146 million in funds awarded from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to Tribal entities in New Mexico. The awards will provide 5 Tribal entities with funds for high-speed internet projects through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. On August 8, NTIA announced over $51 million in awards to Tribes in the state of Alaska, these awards are another tranche of this vital funding. NTIA intends to continue to make awards throughout the summer and fall of 2022 in order to get these resources to communities in need. The agency has now made a total of 51 awards totaling more than $290 million in funding through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.