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CPUC CASF Broadband Consortia Account — new Regional Tribal Broadband Consortia window (coming; not open yet)

Phone number
none – email CASF_Consortia_Grant_Administrator@cpuc.ca.gov
Category
Native American & Tribal
Nonprofit
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Eligibility
Consortia whose members may include Tribal Governments and Tribal Organizations, local governments, community-based organizations, libraries, schools, health care and others; the fiscal agent may be a tribal government or a qualified nonprofit. The page does not say whether federal recognition is required
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The CPUC's CASF Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account funds consortia that help broadband infrastructure applicants develop projects. The CPUC plans to fund up to three new Tribal Consortia to give technical assistance to Tribes seeking CPUC broadband grants; a separate application window will open after Tribal outreach and regional workshops (the third was Sept. 22, 2026 with the Hoopa Valley Tribe). Not open yet. Verified 2026-09-28.
Value
Grant amount not stated for the Tribal window yet
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Cuenta de Consorcios de Banda Ancha CASF de la CPUC — nueva convocatoria para Consorcios Tribales Regionales de Banda Ancha (próximamente; aún no abierta)
URL
cpuc.ca.gov/industr...-account
Status (checked 2026-09-28): not open yet. "A separate application window for new Tribal Consortia will open after Tribal outreach and regional workshops and will be announced on this webpage."
What it is: the CASF Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account "offers grants to eligible consortia to facilitate deployment of broadband services by assisting CASF broadband infrastructure grant applicants in the project development or application process." The CPUC is holding regional workshops on developing up to three Tribal Consortia "to provide technical assistance to Tribes interested in broadband grants" from the CPUC.

Who can be in a consortium

An eligible consortium, "including Regional Tribal Consortium," may include "Local and Regional Governments, Tribal Governments and Tribal Organizations, Public Safety, Elementary and Secondary Education, Healthcare, Libraries, Postsecondary Education Institutions, Community-based Organizations," and others. The lead fiscal agent does not need a CPCN and "may, for example, be a local public agency, tribal government, or other qualified nonprofit or for-profit organization with experience assisting tribal or local governments with telecommunications and/or grant-writing."
Federal recognition: the Consortia page does not say whether a Tribe must be federally recognized. Ask the CPUC before assuming. By contrast, CPUC's Tribal Technical Assistance grant explicitly covers California Tribes with or without federal recognition, and applications are accepted any time.

Workshops so far (2026)

  • July 14 — hosted by the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria (CSU Chico)
  • Aug. 25 — hosted by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians
  • Sept. 22 — hosted by the Hoopa Valley Tribe
Agendas and slides are on the CPUC page.
Regional consortia (non-Tribal): the 2026 grant cycle closed Feb. 20, 2026; the CPUC awarded grants June 11, 2026 (Resolution T-17919).
Contact: CASF_Consortia_Grant_Administrator@cpuc.ca.gov.
Source: CPUC — CASF Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account, cpuc.ca.gov/.../casf-consortia-account (checked 2026-09-28). Lead from the CPUC td_ar notice (9/18, workshop 9/22).