Federal grant programs / Department of Commerce

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (11.029)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.2 billion
• Grant awards276
• Typical award$1.2 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$366 million
• Size rank147 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• It is the 147th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 47% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 33 states and territories.

What the program funds

This program provides grants to eligible tribal or Native entities in the United States to expand access to and adoption of broadband service on Tribal land or remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

• Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
  Open · Closes November 17, 2026 (10 days left)

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

A Tribal Government, a Tribal College or University, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education Programs, a Tribal organization, or a Native Corporation.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program makes grants available to eligible entities, which include a Tribal Government, a Tribal College or University, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, including Native Hawaiian Education Programs, a Tribal organization, or a Native Corporation, for the deployment and adoption of broadband service on Tribal land and for programs that promote the use of broadband to access remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources. This information is included in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Please go to Grants.Gov.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Projects: $1, 000,000 to $50,000,000; average $7,500,000 Broadband Adoption and Use Projects: $50,000 to $2,500,000; average $750,000.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Tribal governments and organizations received 80% of the money, businesses 11% and nonprofits 4.7%.

By state

29 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.