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- By Tribal Business News Staff
- Economic Development
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced $2.7 million in grants last week to 18 tribes and tribal organizations.
The two-year grants — ranging in value from $120,000 to $170,000 — were made through the BIA’s Office of Indian Economic Development. Funds can be used to perform feasibility studies for the installation or expansion of high-speed internet.
The National Tribal Broadband Grant Program provides the opportunity for Tribes to receive funding to explore developing or extending broadband services in their communities to spur economic development and commercial activity, create opportunities for self-employment, enhance educational resources and remote learning opportunities, and meet emergency and law enforcement needs.
“Indian Affairs recognizes internet access is essential to Tribal sovereignty, economic development, education, public safety, and cultural preservation,” said Office of Indian Economic Development Director Onna LeBeau. “This funding will promote economic development in Indian Country as we work to close the digital divide.”
Project awards include:
|
Grantee |
City |
State |
Amount |
|
Pala Band of Mission Indians |
Pala |
California |
$175,000 |
|
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California |
Coachella |
California |
$175,000 |
|
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe |
Marksville |
Louisiana |
$175,000 |
|
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation |
Okmulgee |
Oklahoma |
$175,000 |
|
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas |
Livingston |
Texas |
$175,000 |
|
Pueblo of Laguna |
Laguna |
New Mexico |
$174,770 |
|
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes |
Juneau |
Alaska |
$174,500 |
|
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe |
Lone Pine |
California |
$174,361 |
|
Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana |
Harlem |
Montana |
$161,416 |
|
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians |
Sault Ste Marie |
Michigan |
$156,026 |
|
Rosebud Economic Development Corporation |
Mission |
South Dakota |
$147,293 |
|
Nenana Native Association |
Nenana |
Alaska |
$139,638 |
|
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation |
Lower Brule |
South Dakota |
$131,300 |
|
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California |
Middletown |
California |
$130,000 |
|
Bay Mills Indian Community |
Brimley |
Michigan |
$120,361 |
|
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation |
Mayetta |
Kansas |
$107,520 |
|
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation |
Bellingham |
Washington |
$104,835 |
|
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska |
White Cloud |
Kansas |
$102,980 |
The Office of Indian Economic Development administers the National Tribal Broadband Grant Program, which is a competitive discretionary program, through its Division of Economic Development. All awarded grantees can be viewed at https://www.bia.gov/service/grants/ntbg.
