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.
- $50K-$50M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 400
- expected awards
- 11.029
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program - is cataloged under number NTIA-TBC-TBCPO-2021-2006948 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.029, posted by Department of Commerce. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 3, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $50,000,000. The agency has projected $980.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 400 awards. If the agency funds the expected 400 awards from the $980.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.5 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on September 1, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $50,000,000
Close Date
September 1, 2021
Posted
June 3, 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.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
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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