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Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

DOC NIST ERA · Opportunity 2026-NTIA-TBCP

Deadline November 17, 2026 69 days left
Award range Not stated
Total program funding

≈ 150 awards expected

PostedJune 17, 2026

Who can apply

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.

About this opportunity

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.

Award history — Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (Assistance Listing 11.029)

This program made 49 new awards in FY2025.

New awards by fiscal year ’21: 0 · ’22: 94 · ’23: 132 · ’24: 1 · ’25: 49
Award size (min / median / max) $90k / $1.2M / $72.7M

Across the 275 most recent awards. Total obligations, not per-year.

Repeat winners 23 of 253 recipients won more than once

New awards recorded on USAspending.gov under the federal program that funds this opportunity. FY2025 figures may still be incomplete. DOC NIST ERA does not publish how many applications it receives, so a true success rate cannot be computed for this program — no one can honestly sell you that number.

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