Project Title:
Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Broadband Connectivity Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
This Broadband Use and Adoption project proposes to increase broadband capacity and service for Tribal households as well as Tribal government facilities and other community anchor institutions. The applicant will strengthen broadband services by purchasing and installing broadband equipment that will enable the Tribe to provide broadband service for the entire reservation. The project will also promote broadband adoption activities, including distance learning, telework, and entrepreneurship.
State(s):
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$596,796.00Funding Amount
The project will implement six activities aimed at addressing the key challenges currently faced by Tribal members that hampers broadband service and access. These activities include: Provide broadband service at no cost to Tribal households for three years, purchased in full during year one of the project; Upgrade or purchase broadband equipment to facilitate distance learning and strengthen the capabilities of community anchor institutions; Build digital skills of Tribal government staff and Tribal members by hiring an IT instructor to develop and implement a Microsoft skills development course; Contract broadband user support services to provide end user support; Purchase broadband equipment and software to outfit community anchor institutions and government offices, enabling better communications between members and facilitate telework; and Purchase a generator with an automatic transfer switch to ensure broadband services remain uninterrupted in the event of power supply issues or natural disaster impacts on the reservation.
The project’s intended outcome is to improve broadband capacity and capabilities for community anchor institutions while expanding broadband adoption activities, including distance learning, telework, and entrepreneurship for Tribal members.
The project intends to benefit 225 Tribal members who reside in 68 housing units in addition to seven community anchor institutions and community meeting spaces.