Project Title:
Pueblo of Jemez Broadband Deployment Project
Pueblo of Jemez Broadband Deployment Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
This Broadband Infrastructure Deployment project will construct a new wireless tower to provide viable internet access and critical services to Tribal members and ensure that the outlying regions of the Pueblo Jemez have access to basic critical needs, including education, health, safety, and social services. Proposed activities will meet a minimum of 25/3 speeds but may exceed these speeds after pre-engineering.
State(s):
New Mexico
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$500,000.00Funding Amount
The project will implement the following activities aimed at addressing critical challenges faced by the Native Americans in the Tribal service area:
- Pay for FAA and FCC due diligence.
- Conduct environmental studies in compliance with NEPA requirements.
- Construct overhead power poles to provide electricity to the new tower.
- Construct a new wireless tower, including a concrete pier with ground ring and chain link security fence, as well as tower engineering, geotechnical reporting, foundation design, engineered tower drawings, inspections, and tests.
- Conduct analysis to determine best means for deploying a future microwave middle- and last-mile network.
Provide viable internet access and critical services to Jemez Tribal members.
This project will serve Tribal members in the outlying regions of the Pueblo Jemez.