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$50 MIL GRANT TO FUND 63 BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ON NAVAJO NATION

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina
Raimondo. (Photo/OPVP)

Originally Published: September 6, 2022 8:08 a.m.






PHOENIX — On Aug. 30, the Biden-Harris administration announced a $50 million
grant award to fund high-speed internet infrastructure on the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina
Raimondo in Phoenix, Arizona, as she announced the award from the U.S.
Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA).

With the announcement, each of the 63 broadband infrastructure projects have
been fully funded.

“We have a seat at the table with the Biden-Harris Administration. Through our
discussions with President Biden, Secretary Raimondo, and NTIA, we were
successful in demonstrating the need for increased broadband connectivity to
support our students, first responders, businesses and families,” Nez said.
“This funding will help the Navajo Nation to build on the success that we’ve had
with expanding broadband through the CARES Act and the recently approved
American Rescue Plan Act funds. We are building a stronger Nation for future
generations.”



More tribes receive awards

Raimondo was joined by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) and
Greg Stanton (D-AZ) as they announced awards totaling over $105 million in
broadband funding for five Arizona tribes including the Navajo Nation, White
Mountain Apache Tribe, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Hopi Tribe and Pascua Yaqui
Tribe.

According to NTIA, the awards are part of the Biden Administration’s commitment
to nation-to-nation engagement and an effort to connect everyone in America,
including American Indians and Natives, with affordable, reliable, high-speed
internet.

The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is a nearly $3 billion grant program
and part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All Initiative. The
awards announced were part of nearly $1 billion made available in the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law appropriated an additional $2 billion for
the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.

Among the improvements, the $50 million will fund 11 new telecommunications
towers, 204 miles of new fiber and installations, wireless broadband equipment,
new LTE carriers and expansion, backbone upgrades and increase or connect
high-speed internet to over 27,000 homes on the Navajo Nation.

“This month the Biden-Harris Administration demonstrated that Tribal communities
will not be left behind in connecting their communities to affordable and
reliable high-speed internet,” Raimondo said. “Direct investment into Tribal
communities is a crucial step in closing the digital divide in Indian country
while protecting local customs and traditions and creating new opportunities for
global engagement and growth.”

In addition, through the American Rescue Plan Act, Nez and the Navajo Nation
Council approved $120 million for broadband development in July.

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