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
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