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USDA: ReConnect Program

From USDA.Gov's ReConnect Program website:

The Broadband ReConnect Program furnishes loans and grants to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas.

For Tribal Governments and Socially Vulnerable Communities

Up to $350M Available

Potential awardees must meet a 100 Mbps symmetrical minimum service requirement in all proposed service areas. The maximum award amount is $35M, and no match is required. The applications are evaluated in a competitive process.

Application Deadlines

The application window for the third round of funding will open on November 24, 2021.

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Treasury: Capital Projects Fund Opportunity

From Treasury.Gov's Capital Projects Fund website:

The Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (Capital Projects Fund) will address many challenges laid bare by the pandemic, especially in rural America, Tribal communities, and low- and moderate-income communities, helping to ensure that all communities have access to the high-quality modern infrastructure, including broadband, needed to access critical services.

Deadline to Request Funding

The deadline to request funding for Tribal Governments is June 1, 2022.

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Learn How to Apply for the Capital Projects Fund @ Treasury.Gov

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Interior Announces Series of Tribal Consultations in Recognition of the Importance of Nation-to-Nation Relationship

For Immediate Release:
February 11, 2021

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior announced today that it will host initial consultations with Tribal leaders next month. In addition to honoring and strengthening the nation-to-nation relationship, these steps will help ensure that future White House and Interior efforts at addressing the four converging crises of our time – COVID-19, economic security, racial justice and climate change – are inclusive of Tribal Nations’ priorities and recommendations.

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Secretary Bernhardt Signs Historic Secretarial Order to Transition the National Bison Range Into Tribal Trust for the Flathead Indian Reservation

For Immediate Release:
January 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt signed Secretary’s Order 3390 and directed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to facilitate the transition of property related to the National Bison Range (NBR) to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The BIA will formally take the land into trust for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) of Montana and restore the land to the Flathead Indian Reservation.

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