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 2,273 unserved Native American households, 193 Tribal businesses, and 23 anchor institutions with 1 Gbps symmetrical speeds.
State(s):
Washington
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$15,942,129.05Funding Amount
The project proposes the following activities designed to improve access to, and use of, broadband services among Tribal members:
- Install 56.21 miles of fiber optic cable. Connect households, businesses, and anchor institutions with FTTP equipment.
This project will:
- Provide 1 Gbps symmetrical high speed, reliable, and affordable Internet service to 2,273 unserved Native American households, 193 Tribal businesses, 23 anchor institutions such as libraries and schools, and 198 non-Tribal households within Reservation boundaries.
- Increase economic opportunities.
- Expand and enhance distance learning options, such as dual enrollment and continuing education.
- Decrease the drop-out rate.
- Increase rural home values.
- Decrease employee turnover and improve productivity.
- Close the digital divide. Increase access to telehealth.
- Improve emergency response time.
- Create 15-20 jobs in IT and construction.
The project intends to benefit Tribal residents, employers and employees, health care providers and their patients, and first responders such as firefighters, paramedics and police, as well as educators and students.