The State of New Mexico is committed to supporting Tribal connectivity including infrastructure, adoption, and use. The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) is working to ensure reliable, affordable, and equitable Internet is available for all 23 sovereign Pueblos, Tribes, and Nations while honoring the unique needs and rich history, culture, traditions, and diversity of each.
Tribal Support |
OBAE Tribal Liaison - L. Stephine Poston, M.A.
Owner/President, Poston & Associates, LLC (505) 379-6172 stephposton@msn.com stephine.poston@connect.nm.gov |
Tribal Newsletter |
OBAE Tribal Newsletter - Link
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Tribal Working Group |
Connect New Mexico Tribal Working Group - Link
Chair, Godfrey Enjady |
Key Tribal Events |
Tribal Government to Government Meeting Broadband Session
Thursday, July 21, 2022 NTIA Tribal Broadband Connectivity Award Announcement Thursday, August 11, 2022, 9-11am, Isleta Pueblo Tribal Broadband Convening 1 Monday, September 1, 2022, 8:30-4pm, at Hotel Andaluz, Albuquerque, NM Link New Mexico Broadband Summit Friday, September 30, 2022, 9-12noon, Virtual Link Indian Affairs Committee Meeting - Broadband Info Session Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 11:15-12:45pm, Santa Fe Tribal Education Committee Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Virtual Tribal Broadband Convening 2 Friday, October 21, 2022, 1-3pm, Virtual Link Tribal Broadband Convening 3 December. 1, 2022, 1-3pm, Virtual Link Senate Hearing “Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs” Wednesday, December 13, 2022, 8AM MT, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. Link Pueblo Mapping Working Session December 20, 2022, 9am - 4pm at big byte, 123 Central Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Link Tribal Outreach and Presentations - Broadband Day at the Legislature Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 9-2pm, Roundhouse in Santa Fe Link Broadband Initiative on Navajo Nation Thursday, March 2, 2023, 10am-4pm, Virtual & Gallup (per snow delay) Link All Pueblo Council of Governors Thursday, March 23, 2023 NTIA Tribal Broadband Leaders Network Conference Thursday - Friday, March 23-24, 2023, Chandler, AZ Program Link NTIA Tribal Broadband Leaders Network Community Engagement & Digital Equity Thursday, April 6, 2023, 12pm, Virtual NTIA National Spectrum Strategy Tribal Consultation Session Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 11am-1pm, Virtual Link Broadband Initiative on Navajo Nation Wednesday, April 19, 2023, Dine College Ned Nathalie Center in Tsaile, AZ NTIA National Spectrum Strategy Tribal Consultation Wednesday, April 20, 2023, 11am-1pm MT, Virtual Link New Mexico Behavioral Health Providers Association "Behavioral Health Services on Tribal Lands: How Technology Plays a Role" Friday, May 19, 2023, 10am-12noon, Santa Fe, Virtual Tribal Roundtable at the NTIA New Mexico Broadband Summit May 24, 2023, 3-4:30pm at Buffalo Thunder Resort, Pojoaque Pueblo Link NTIA Site Visit to Santa Fe Indian School Thursday, May 25, 2023, 10:30am-12noon, Santa Fe, Virtual Broadband Listening Session: Tribal Government and Agencies Friday, June 9, 2023, 12noon–1pm, Virtual Link Lets Get Going Broadband Bootcamp Thursday, June 29, 2023, 9am-4:30pm, Tesuque Pueblo Link IAD conference Wednesday, July 5, 2023, Ruidoso, in-person BEAD Allocation Press Conference With Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, OBAE Director Kelly Schlegel, Senator Ben Ray Luján, CongresswomanTeresa Leger Fernández , NTIA Deputy Assistant Secretary April McClain-Delaney, and Mitch Landrieu from the White House. Thursday, July 6, 2023, 4-5:30pm at Santa Fe Indian School OBAE and Yazzie-Martinez orientation meeting Thursday, July 13, 2023, 10:30-11:30am, Virtual OBAE Tribal Cultural Training Thursday, July 13, 2023, 1:30-2:30pm, Hybrid Tribal Convening 2023 November 7, 2023, BigByte in Albuquerque 10-2pm, Tribal Grant Funding, Data Mapping, and Digital Equity |
National Meetings |
NTIA Tribal Broadband Leaders Network (TBLN) - Meets monthly on 3rd Thursday at 1pm MT
Contact Matthew Rogotzzke, Broadband Program Specialist Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce 202-841-9515 mrogotzke@ntia.gov TBLN Monthly Meetings - 2023 Thursday, January 19, 2023, 1pm MT Thursday, February 16, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, March 16, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, April 13 or 20, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, May 18, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, June 15, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, July 20, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, August 17, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, September 21, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, October 19, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, November 16, 2023 1pm MT Thursday, December 21. 2023 1pm MT |
Key National Events |
National Tribal Broadband Summit
Tuesdays, Sept 13, 20, 27, 2022, virtual Link SHLB AnchorNETS Conference - NM Team Presents Wednesday-Friday, October 12-14, 2022, Crystal. City, VA Link Indigenous Connectivity Summit Monday-Friday, October 24-28, 2022, virtual Link NTIA Tribal Broadband Leaders Network Conference Thursday - Friday, March 23-24, 2023, Chandler, AZ Program Link |
Tribal Funding Awards |
Tribal recipients are included in the list of broadband funding awards Link
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NTIA Tribal Broadband Support
National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
NTIA Tribal Broadband Contact Information: Send general inquiries to TBCP@ntia.gov
NTIA Tribal Nations Web Page: Link
NTIA Tribal Nations Web Page: Link
"The Tribal Broadband Leaders Network (TBLN): "TBLN allows NTIA to receive ongoing feedback on our Tribal grant program, while connecting Tribal leaders across the country to share priorities and best practices, discuss emerging telecommunications policy issues, and identify engagement strategies with state broadband leaders. This forum for Tribal leaders will be essential to improving communication time between Tribes, states, and the federal government.
The TBLN will host monthly meetings with Tribal leaders and those authorized to speak on their behalf. Invitations to join the network were sent to Tribal leaders across the country."
TBLN monthly meetings: TBLN meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 1pm MT
Contact Matt Rogotzke, mrogotzke@ntia.gov.
NTIA Tribal Broadband Leaders Network Conference
Thursday - Friday, March 23-24, 2023, Chandler, AZ Program Slide Deck Link
The TBLN will host monthly meetings with Tribal leaders and those authorized to speak on their behalf. Invitations to join the network were sent to Tribal leaders across the country."
TBLN monthly meetings: TBLN meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 1pm MT
Contact Matt Rogotzke, mrogotzke@ntia.gov.
NTIA Tribal Broadband Leaders Network Conference
Thursday - Friday, March 23-24, 2023, Chandler, AZ Program Slide Deck Link
Tribal Broadband Planning Toolkit: BroadbandUSA’s Tribal Broadband Planning Toolkit provides guidance and resources to design, implement, and execute a broadband plan in tribal communities. Designed for interactive use, the toolkit walks users through seven basic, common elements that serve as the building blocks of a tribal broadband plan, each with a dedicated worksheet and a tab in an accompanying, downloadable Excel-based template.
Tribal Consultations: "In order to ensure the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) is as effective as possible, NTIA is holding virtual government-to-government Tribal Consultation sessions in 2021 and 2022 requesting Tribal Leader input on the implementation of the program and grants. Session agendas are structured based on topics including eligibility, equitable distribution, historic preservation and environmental assessment, unserved areas, reporting requirements, and tribal lands." Link
Post-consultation materials:
- DE Tribal Consultation Transcript (October 20, 2022) 1-19-2023
- DE Tribal Consultation Transcript (October 18, 2022) 1-19-2023
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Recordings (October 2022) 10-28-2022
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Transcript (September 16, 2022) 10-14-2022
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Transcript (September 14, 2022) 10-14-2022
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Transcript (September 12, 2022) 10-14-2022
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Recordings (September 2022) 10-3-2022
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Transcript (March 18, 2022) 04-22-2022
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Recording (March 18, 2022) 04-22-2022
- NTIA Tribal Consultation Summary Report (January 14, 2022) 08-18-2022
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Transcript (January 14, 2022) 02-25-2022
- IIJA Tribal Consultation Recording (January 14, 2022) 03-01-2022
- Dear Tribal Leader for Digital Equity Program Consultation October 18 & 20, 2022 10-7-2022
- Dear Tribal Leader for IIJA Tribal Consultation on September 12, 14, and 16, 2022 08-18-2022
- Dear Tribal Leader for IIJA Tribal Consultation on March 18, 2022 02-18-2022
- Dear Tribal Leader for IIJA Tribal Consultation on January 14, 2022 12-28-2021 (Amended 01-14-2022 with comment period extension)
Additional Resources:
- BroadbandUSA's "one-stop" funding site is updated annually and provides information on how to access federal funding to support broadband planning, public access, digital inclusion, and deployment projects.
- BroadbandUSA provides information regarding Federal Permitting across agencies, including information from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- BroadbandUSA provides Digital Inclusion publications and resources from Department of Commerce and other federal agencies, including resources relevant to tribal governments looking to address the digital divide.
- BroadbandUSA publishes toolkits for communities seeking to expand broadband access and adoption, including:
- Planning Community Broadband Roadmap: A Toolkit for Local and Tribal Governments
- The Power of Broadband Partnerships: A Toolkit for Local and Tribal Governments
- Sustaining Broadband Networks: A Toolkit for Local and Tribal Governments
- Implementing a Broadband Network Vision: A Toolkit for Local and Tribal Governments
NTIA Mapping Resources: The Indicators of Broadband Need Map was created by the United States Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The map uses several different data sources to show information on broadband availability within the United States and includes a layer that shows areas designated as American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas by the U.S. Census in 2020.
Additional resources are available on the Data & Mapping page.
Additional resources are available on the Data & Mapping page.
TBCP Webinar Recordings: NTIA hosted a series of webinars from April through August 2021 in connection with the three new broadband grant programs authorized and funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, including the TBCP.
Recordings, transcripts and presentations from Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program webinars:
Recordings, transcripts and presentations from Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program webinars:
- April 21, 2021: Introduction of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
- April 22, 2021: Introduction of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (repeat)
- June 16, 2021: Overview of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
- June 17, 2021: Overview of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (repeat)
- July 21, 2021: Review of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program application process and required forms
- July 22, 2021: Discussion of "hot topics:" workforce development, network sustainability, digital inclusion, technical and financial feasibility aspects of potential projects, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and permitting.
- August 11, 2021: Open Q&A session on the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
- August 12, 2021: Open Q&A session on the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
- August 23, 2021: Open Q&A session on the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
- August 24, 2021: Open Q&A session on the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
- Use & Adoption Technical Report Walkthrough
- Use & Adoption Baseline Report Walkthrough
- Infrastructure Deployment Technical Report Walkthrough
- Infrastructure Deployment Baseline Report Walkthrough
- June 9, 2022: Internet for All Webinar Series - Tribal Engagement Webinar
- August 23, 2022: Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program Office Hours: Tribal Organizations Session 1
- August 25, 2022: Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program Office Hours: Tribal Organizations Session 2