Project Title:
Alaska Village Initiatives, TBCP Use and Adoption Project
Alaska Village Initiatives, TBCP Use and Adoption Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
This Use and Adoption project will implement digital access programs and distribute end-user devices to Tribal households in Tribal communities across Alaska.
City/Town/Service Area:
Anchorage
State(s):
Alaska
Awardee:
Alaska Village Initiatives (TBCP II)
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$2,499,982.00Funding Amount
Project activities include:
Developing broadband use and adoption modules and conducting multiple trainings at over 10 rural Alaskan Tribes; and
Distributing end-user devices to approximately 3,000 Tribal households, businesses, and community anchor institutions.
This project will:
- Create 14 digital support specialist positions and improve broadband use and adoption among target community members; and
- Provide end-user devices at no cost to Tribal households, businesses, and community anchor institutions.
Alaska Village Initiatives will implement digital access programs across more than 10 Tribal communities in rural Alaska, distributing end-user devices to approximately 3,000 Tribal households, businesses, and Community Anchor Institutions and conducting broadband use and adoption trainings.