Project Title:
Coushatta Tribal Broadband Feasibility and Design Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program - Round 1
Project Purpose/Type:
This Planning, Engineering, Feasibility, and Sustainability project will fund a comprehensive feasibility study focused on technical design, market conditions, and financial requirements to provide future broadband services for approximately 865 Tribal members.
State(s):
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$365,744.11Funding Amount
Project activities in support of the planning study include:
- Assess the technical viability and project potential of owning broadband infrastructure as well as the creation of broadband design engineering.
- Evaluate potential partnering opportunities with third party vendors for broadband deployment and delivery of services.
- Determine financial and organizational viability and project potential of delivering broadband services.
- Analyze existing systems to understand required network and systems upgrades.
A well-developed, “shovel ready” project designed and vetted for future broadband infrastructure deployment in support of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.
The project intends to benefit 50 Tribal households on Tribal land and an additional 300 Tribal households who live on adjacent land. Tribal members are largely unserved or only have access to unstable broadband services due to high costs within their area. 52.63% of Tribal members live below the 150% Federal Poverty Level.