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Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) is a $3 billion program, from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, to support Tribal governments bringing high-speed Internet to Tribal lands, including telehealth, distance learning, affordability, and broadband adoption initiatives. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, originally funded TBCP, providing $1 billion and in response to the overwhelming need the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided an additional $2 billion. 

Eligible funding recipients for TBCP include Tribal Governments; TCUs; the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education Programs; Tribal Organizations; or Alaska Native Corporations. 

Eligible uses of funds include: 

  • Broadband infrastructure deployment projects
  • Broadband use and adoption programs
  • Distance learning
  • Telehealth  

Click here for the most up-to-date information on the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.

 

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