Closed · NTIA-TBC-TBCPO-2021-2006948 · CFDA 11.029 · Discretionary
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$50M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 1, 2021
- Close date
- 400
- Expected awards
The verdict
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $50,000 -- $50,000,000 across 400 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.
- $50K-$50M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 400
- expected awards
- 11.029
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is closed (last close September 1, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 1, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$980,000,000
Expected Awards
400
Instrument
Grant
Description
NTIA issues this NOFO to describe the requirements under which it will award grants for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, 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). The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program provides new federal funding for grants to eligible entities to expand access to and adoption of: (i) broadband service on Tribal Land; or (ii) for programs that promote the use of broadband to access remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources during the COVID–19 pandemic. See Section A. of this NOFO for the full description of this program. Additionally, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 appropriated $10 billion to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to establish the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund to provide funding to states, territories, and Tribal Governments to carry out critical capital projects directly enabling work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options, in response to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).1 NTIA is coordinating with Treasury to allow Tribal Governments to indicate their interest in receiving funding under the Treasury program when they submit their application for NTIA’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program in accordance with the process outlined in this NOFO. See Sections B.1 and D.2.d.3 of this NOFO for more information.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NTIA-TBC-TBCPO-2021-2006948
Grants.gov marks Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Commerce book (689 peers, 77% of 899).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Agency Contacts: Adam Geisler National Tribal Government Liaison Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4874 Washington, DC 20230 Phone: (202) 631-1188 Email: adam.geisler@firstnet.gov Grant management inquiries to: Nicola Bell National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grants Management Division 1325 East West Highway, Room 9340, (SSMC2) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 Phone: (301) 628-1328 Email: Nicola.Bell@noaa.gov Media Inquiries: Stephen F. Yusko Public Affairs Specialist Office of Public Affairs National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4897 Washington, DC 20230 Phone: (202) 482-7002 Email: press@ntia.doc.gov
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