WASHINGTON D.C., Virginia (KOLO) - The Biden medication is awarding much than $11.6 cardinal for high-speed net entree connected tribal lands successful Nevada.
The funds travel from the Infrastructure Law passed successful 2021 and volition grow precocious velocity net infrastructure deployment projects for the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, Walker River Paiute Tribe, and Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe. More than 800 homes volition beryllium fixed high-speed net connectivity.
A afloat breakdown of the backing was released by the administration:
- The Duckwater Shoshone Tribe volition beryllium getting $3.4 cardinal
- The Walker River Paiute Tribe volition beryllium getting $6.4 cardinal
- The Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe volition beryllium getting $1.6 million
“The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe is thrilled to beryllium receiving a Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Award,” said Catherine Williams-Tuni, Chairwoman of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe. “This grant volition supply the indispensable resources and infrastructure for our Tribal Citizens to prosecute successful distant education, telemedicine, and let our assemblage to thrive successful the evolving integer economy.”
The awards are portion of 9 caller grants totaling $73 cardinal to tribal entities.
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