Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $119 Million in “Internet for All” Grants to Expand High-Speed Internet Access on Tribal Lands in Five States

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today that it has awarded seven grants totaling over $118.8 million as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. The announcement was made from the Oglala Sioux Tribe reservation in Pine Ridge, SD. The grants are being awarded to the Shoshone Bannock Tribes (Idaho), the Chippewa Cree Tribe (Montana), Nebraska Indian Community College (Nebraska), Omaha Tribe of Nebraska (Nebraska), Oglala Sioux Tribe (South Dakota), Rosebud Sioux Tribe (South Dakota), and Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Wisconsin).