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The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation received a $449,636
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant and a $259,828 Community
Connect Broadband Grant to provide broadband and telemedicine services
where no broadband capability currently exists.
- A grant
for $735,250 was awarded to Hood Canal Telephone Company Inc., in order
to provide a Hybrid Fiber Coax network to the Squaxin Island Tribe,
giving residents access to broadband, cable television, and telephone
services.
- A grant
for $498,503 was awarded to the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe who will use
the funding as part of Rural Development’s Community Connect Program
which will develop a community-oriented connectivity network on the
reservation.
- A
Technical Assistance Grant for $400,000 was obligated to the Affiliated
Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI), to be used to assist 10 Native
American tribes in the Pacific Northwest with the ability to address
technology and telecommunications needs that will allow them to advance
their economic and community development interest. |
