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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$65,140,408

Department of Commerce·National Telecommunications and Information Administration

to THE HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE

telecomactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2022 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2022-08-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-21·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NT22TBC0290055_013
Award description

THE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT PROJECT PROPOSES TO INSTALL FIBER AND WIRELESS TO DIRECTLY CONNECT 1,045 UNSERVED NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS, 64 TRIBAL BUSINESSES, AND 19 COMMUNITY ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS WITH FIBER-TO-THE-HOME WITH 25 GBPS/3 GBPS SERVICE, CONSTRUCT A TRIBAL DATA CENTER, INSTALL A TOWER, AND PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.

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

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Deploy fiber and wireless broadband infrastructure to connect 1,045 Native American households, 64 tribal businesses, and 19 community institutions in Hoopa Valley.

Sub-sectors
broadband-infrastructurebead-programtribal-connectivity
Why this matters

Closes digital divide in underserved tribal communities, enabling economic development and access to essential services in remote regions.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for fiber-optic cable, wireless equipment, data center infrastructure, and tower construction materials from telecom suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

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

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002326.

Period of performance
Start
2022-08-01
End
2027-07-31
Status
activein 439 days
Sources

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