Assistance Listing 11.029
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
National Telecommunications and Information Administration · Department of Commerce
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 96% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 182 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $2,453,946. Expect about 196 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 87%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 4%
- 1% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 0%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $2.5M
- $918K – $6.4M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 49
- $360M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jun
- biennial · 196-day window
Open right now under this program
1 opportunity · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
| Deadline | Opportunity | Expected awards |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1717 days | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program2026-NTIA-TBCP | — |
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Hawaiian Home Lands | Government | HI | 2 | $89,993,474 |
| Osage Nation | Tribal | OK | 2 | $43,179,250 |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | Tribal | OK | 2 | $41,716,619 |
| Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation | Tribal | WA | 2 | $17,996,840 |
| Confederated Tribes Siletz Indians | Tribal | OR | 2 | $13,027,649 |
| Standing Rock Telecommunications, INC | Business | ND | 2 | $11,102,485 |
| Alaska Village Initiatives | Nonprofit | AK | 2 | $9,499,982 |
| Pascua Yaqui Tribe | Tribal | AZ | 2 | $9,362,445 |
| Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | Tribal | WA | 2 | $8,963,607 |
| Shoshone-Paiute Tribes | Tribal | NV | 2 | $7,246,619 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 94 | $1.4B | $5.7M | $584K – $24M |
| 2023 | 132 | $503M | $500K | $500K – $2.5M |
| 2024 | 1 | $14M | $14M | $14M – $14M |
| 2025 | 49 | $360M | $2.5M | $918K – $6.4M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | 2026-11-17 | 153 d | 2026-NTIA-TBCP · Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program |
| 2023-07-27 | 2024-03-22 | 239 d | NTIA-ICG-TBCPO-2023-2008098 · Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program |
| 2021-06-03 | 2021-09-01 | 90 d | NTIA-TBC-TBCPO-2021-2006948 · Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 11.029?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 96% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 182 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $2,453,946. Expect about 196 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $2.5M; the middle half ran from $918K to $6.4M. 49 new awards were made, with $360M committed to them.
When does 11.029 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jun with about 196 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jun 17, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Commerce (National Telecommunications and Information Administration). Assistance Listing 11.029 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 57% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.