Nevada Senators give $800,000 in funding for internet for Ely Shoshone Tribe - KOLO

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WASHINGTON D.C., Virginia (KOLO) - Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen announced astir $800,000 successful backing to amended precocious velocity net entree for the Ely Shoshone Tribe connected Friday.

The assistance wealth volition spell towards supporting net connectivity infrastructure that volition spell towards the tribal library, wellness attraction clinic, and 118 tribal households.

The assistance is partially funded by the Infrastructure Law, passed successful 2021.

“Throughout my clip successful the Senate, I’ve worked to unafraid broadband for each communities successful Nevada, and peculiarly for Tribal areas wherever entree has agelong been a challenge,” said Senator Cortez Masto. “I’m gladsome to spot this backing from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law I helped walk supporting the Ely Shoshone Tribe, and I’ll proceed to enactment to guarantee that Tribes successful Nevada person the resources they need.”

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