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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$65,168,000

Department of Commerce·National Telecommunications and Information Administration

to NANA REGIONAL CORPORATION, INC.

telecomactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2022 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2022-11-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-21·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NT23TBC0290014_013
Award description

THE PROJECT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, BROADBAND SERVICES AMONG TRIBAL MEMBERS: 1.INSTALL 683 MILES OF SUBMARINE FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTING 11 GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED NATIVE VILLAGES. 2.COMPLETE DETAILED LAND SURVEYING FOR ROUTING OF THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE. 3.OBTAIN PERMITS AND COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION WHERE NEEDED. 4.PROVIDE FIXED WIRELESS TO EACH VILLAGE INCLUDING TESTING AND PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT. 5.CREATE A WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE BROADBAND.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Latest obligation on a 2022 broadband project installing 683 miles of submarine fiber optic cable and wireless networks across 11 remote Alaska Native villages.

Sub-sectors
broadband-infrastructuretribal-connectivitysubmarine-fiber
Why this matters

Closes digital divide for geographically isolated tribal communities; enables telemedicine, education, and economic opportunity in underserved regions.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for submarine fiber optic cable, fixed wireless equipment, and environmental permitting/surveying services in Alaska.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. investment in domestic broadband infrastructure reduces reliance on foreign telecom vendors and strengthens rural connectivity resilience.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-04. Cost: $0.003140.

Period of performance
Start
2022-11-01
End
2027-10-31
Status
activein 488 days
Sources

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