Alaska Native villages have long been caught on the wrong side of the digital divide with no internet connections or a sluggish link at best
First lady Jill Biden addresses a crowd at Bethel Regional High School in Bethel, Alaska on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland traveled to Bethel to highlight the Biden-Harris administration's investments to expand broadband internet connectivity in Native American communities, including Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. From left, Rep.
Now, efforts to address inequities in a longstanding digital divide are underway across the nation's largest state by land area, particularly in Alaska Native villages, with funding provided byOverall, the bill providesto improve broadband access in the U.S. Every federally recognized tribe, including 229 in Alaska, can receive up to $500,000.
Dunleavy said the broadband investments in the Bethel area will help create jobs. She told the crowd: “Rural Alaska has always been on the wrong side of the digital divide until today.” Three-quarters of the 574 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. applied for over $5.8 billion in funding when the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program launched. However, the program is currently funded at just short of $3 billion, most if it from the infrastructure bill. So far, nearly $1.8 billion has been awarded to 157 tribal entities to improve broadband access.
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