National - Tribal and Minority Community Toolkit

Version 2.1 has just been released!  It reflects newly released Connecting Minority Communities data and rules through 11/17/2021. The Tribal and Minority Community Toolkit provides a powerful set of analytical tools for those considering participating in either of two recently announced NTIA Grant Programs: Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program ($1 Billion) Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program ($285 million) These grant programs are funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.  The NTIA has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program and has released the Final Rule for the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program.  This Toolkit provides potential grant applicants the ability to quickly identify opportunities and to start building business cases. Demographic and economic data includes: Population density Household density Housing unit density Income per capita Mean household income Median household income Povert