Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes November 17, 2026
- Posted
- June 17, 2026
- Closes
- November 17, 2026
- Expected awards
- 150
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 11.029
- Archives
- December 17, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 11.029 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $4.8M
- FY2025 obligated
- $365.6M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 269
Top recipients: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee Creek Nation, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Fort Belknap Indian Community
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
NTIA is soliciting applications for funds remaining under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division N, Title IX, Section 905(c), Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182 (Dec. 27, 2020) (Act), as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Division F, Title II, Section 60201, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021) (IIJA) (codified at 47 U.S.C. §1705). TBCP provides funding for grants to Eligible Entities to expand access to and adoption of: (i) broadband service on Tribal Land; or (ii) programs that promote remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
The following entities are eligible to receive grants under the TBCP: 1. a Tribal Government; 2. a Tribal College or University; 3. the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education Programs; 4. a Tribal organization; 5. or an Alaska Native Corporation. See Section III of this NOFO for additional information concerning the eligibility requirements for this program.
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