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NTIA-ICG-TBCPO-2023-2008098: Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

Closed Closed March 22, 2024 Opportunity NTIA-ICG-TBCPO-2023-2008098 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (2026-NTIA-TBCP). Status: Closes November 17, 2026 (10 days left). It is in our archive of Department of Commerce notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$50.0 million
• Award floor$1.0 million
• Total funding$980 million
• Expected awards200
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Section 905(a)(8) of the Act specifies the following entities as eligible to receive grants pursuant to the TBCP: (i) a Tribal Government; (ii) a Tribal College or University; (iii) the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education Programs; (iv) a Tribal organization; or (v) an Alaska Native Corporation. There are several instances where applicants will need to obtain a Tribal Government Resolution. Each Eligible Entity must coordinate internally (which includes all departments, subsidiaries, etc.) in submitting its single application. In an instance where one Eligible Entity is a subsidiary of another (e.g., a Tribal Government and a subsidiary Tribal College or University), this shall not affect the subsidiary’s eligibility to submit its own application, so long as it includes the requisite Tribal Government Resolution. Eligible Entities that previously received TBCP grant funding may apply for additional grant funding pursuant to this NOFO. See Section C of thisNOFO for additional information concerning the eligibility requirements for this program.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program awards averaged $8.1 million; this notice allows up to $50.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (80% over five years) went to tribes.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

NTIA issues this NOFO to describe the requirements under which it will award grants for the second round of the 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, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Division F, Title II, Section 60201, Public Law 117-58, 135Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021) (IIJA). The TBCP provides new federal funding for grants to Eligible Entities to expand access to and adoption of: (i) broadband service on Tribal Land ;or (ii) programs that promote the use of broadband to access remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources. See Section A of this NOFO for the full description of this program.

Category: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, 2026-NTIA-TBCP, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.