Project Title:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
The Broadband Infrastructure Deployment project proposes to install fiber directly connecting 590 unserved Native American households, 14 businesses, and 16 anchor institutions with service of at least 250 Mbps symmetrical.
State(s):
California
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$43,704,180.59Funding Amount
The project proposes the following activities designed to improve access to, and use of, broadband services among Tribal members:
- Install 167 miles of fiber optic cable across the Main Valley of the Reservation, connecting 5 Tribal communities.
- Construct 18 regeneration huts.
- Bring FTTH for 590 unserved Native American households, 14 unserved and underserved businesses, and 16 unserved and underserved anchor institutions, such as libraries and schools.
This project will:
- Install 167 miles of fiber optic cable across the Main Valley of the Reservation, connecting 5 Tribal communities.
- Construct 18 regeneration huts.
- Bring FTTH for 590 unserved Native American households, 14 unserved and underserved businesses, and 16 unserved and underserved anchor institutions, such as libraries and schools.
The project intends to benefit Tribal residents, students, educators, librarians and library users, health care providers and their patients, government service personnel and the communities they serve, and first responders.