Project Title:
Hoopa Valley Tribe NTIA Grant Application Broadband Infrastructure
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program - Round 1
Project Purpose/Type:
The Broadband Infrastructure Deployment project proposes to install fiber and wireless to directly connect 1,045 unserved Native American households, 64 Tribal businesses, and 19 community anchor institutions with fiber-to-the-home with 25 Mbps/3 Mbps service, construct a Tribal data center, install a tower, and provide workforce development training.
State(s):
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$65,140,407.72Funding Amount
The project proposes the following activities designed to improve access to, and use of, broadband services among Tribal members:
- Install a wireless backhaul solution to a tower then fiber-to-the-home.
- Install fiber-to-the home to 1,045 unserved Tribal households.
- Construct a data center/network operations facility to house the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s IT infrastructure and network equipment.
- Upgrade networking equipment to interface with fiber network.
- Install a new carrier grade communications tower to connect the wireless backhaul from which fiber will be distributed to the households.
- Wireless backhaul fees, including leasing fees for communication towers and distribution towers.
- Upgrade network equipment in the K’imaw Medical Center including the installation of CAT6A cable that allows transmission of up to 10 Gbps to easily send and receive large files now commonly used in healthcare settings.
- Provide workforce development opportunities to train Hoopa Valley Tribe members to become broadband technicians, linemen, and fiber splicers, including Class A driver’s license training and ESRI GIS courses.
This project will:
- Build broadband infrastructure interfaces with the closest Internet service providers.
- Increase access to opportunities, services, resources, and essential basic communication needs of Tribal members.
- Improve access to telework, trainings, and workforce development opportunities.
- Improve access to remote learning and improve interaction with educational institutions and teachers.
- Increase the capacity for telehealth resources and services.
- Promote job creation by creating 20 new construction jobs plus 3 new permanent post-project positions to support and maintain the infrastructure.
The project intends to benefit unserved Native American households, Tribal businesses, Tribal community anchor institutions, Tribal members that participate in workforce development training, and all Hoopa Valley members that utilize Tribal services.