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, to support Tribal governments bringing high-speed Internet to Tribal lands, including telehealth, distance learning, affordability, and digital inclusion initiatives. The program seeks to improve quality of life, spur economic development, and create opportunities for remote employment, online entrepreneurship, remote learning, and telehealth by expanding broadband access and by providing digital training and inclusion programs to Native American communities.
This second round of funding from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program will make approximately $980 million available on Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian lands for deployment of Internet infrastructure, affordability programs, telehealth and distance learning initiatives.
The application window for this program closed on Sept. 1, 2021. NTIA is continuing to review the more than 280 applications submitted. We announced the first awards on November 16, 2021. We'll announce more awards on a rolling basis.
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