{"id":6547,"date":"2020-09-15T12:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/?p=6547"},"modified":"2020-09-15T12:47:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:47:44","slug":"federal-funds-may-fund-expanded-broadband-access-for-tribal-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/federal-funds-may-fund-expanded-broadband-access-for-tribal-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Funds May Fund Expanded Broadband Access For Tribal Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the biggest roadblocks to success is a lack of broadband access in rural areas, and it&#8217;s a massive problem. All over the country, states are trying to figure out how they can increase access to their rural residents, especially as it related to high-speed internet. And for people living in Indian Country, the ability to utilize broadband services is limited if not nonexistent, but a new bipartisan bill may work to fix that inequity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indian Country refers to any of the many self-governing Native American communities throughout the United States, and Politico defined those communities as having the lowest access to necessary services to the internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s talk about this bill: The bill is called the Tribal Connect Act: and is sponsored by a bipartisan coalition, including Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), Martha McSally (R-Ariz) on the Senate side, and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-N.M). and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla) in the House of Representatives. 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