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Northwest Region (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Portions of Montana)

April 30, 2024
Envisioning an Equitable, Inclusive, Connected America

TBCP Award

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe received approximately $7.5 million for use and adoption activities and has distributed laptops to Tribal members for remote work, telehealth, and remote education purposes. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe also distributed a survey to its Tribal citizens regarding use and adoption, Internet accessibility and challenges, and device usage.

Events

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) staff assisted in the coordination of Tribal consultations between the State of Washington and Tribal governments that share their continuous borders to ensure Tribal priorities are heard by the state’s broadband office (SBO).

TBCP staff attended and presented at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Mid-Year Convention hosted by the Coeur D'Alene Tribe in Worley, Idaho. At this event, TBCP staff along with SBO personnel from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho discussed state Tribal coordination with the Tribal governments present.

$187 million

29 awards totaling more than $187 million

9,100 Tribal Homes

These awards will connect more than 9,100 Tribal homes.

260 Tribal Community Anchor Institutions

These awards will connect more than 260 Tribal community anchor institutions.

TBCP Awards will benefit the following Tribal governments in this region:
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon		Port Gamble S'Klallam TribeSamish Indian NationSuquamish Indian Tribe
of the Port Madison
Reservation		Cowlitz Indian TribeShoshone-Bannock Tribes
of the Fort Hall Reservation
Spokane Tribe of
the Spokane Reservation		Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation		Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi Reservation		Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation		Upper Skagit Indian TribeConfederated Tribes of
the Warm Springs Reservation
Burns Paiute TribeNisqually Indian TribeShoalwater Bay Indian Tribe
of the Shoalwater Bay
Indian Reservation		Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon		Sauk-Suiattle Indian TribeHoh Indian Tribe
Nez Perce TribeSwinomish Indian
Tribal Community		Makah Indian Tribe
of the Makah
Indian Reservation		Cow Creek Band of
Umpqua Tribe of Indians		Quileute Tribe of
the Quileute Reservation		Lower Elwha Tribal Community
Klamath TribesSkokomish Indian TribeNooksack Indian TribeQuinault Indian NationConfederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the
Flathead Reservation