Verified September 13, 2026. The Washington State Department of Commerce, through the Washington State Broadband Office, is offering Tribal Application Assistance Grants available for Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to support Tribes preparing applications for NTIA Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Round 3.
Funding and deadline
Commerce states that $300,000 total is available. The state opportunity closes September 15, 2026. The public Commerce opportunity page does not publish an exact closing time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. Commerce also does not publish an applicant-level award ceiling on the public page; full or partial awards may be made depending on the number of applications received.
Eligible purpose and costs
The public Commerce notice states that funds may support application preparation, submission, and curing for TBCP Round 3. Examples include project narrative creation, budget creation, key personnel resumes, network sustainability plans, proposed service-area mapping, and design engineering and diagrams. Awards are reimbursement grants and require backup documentation such as vendor invoices and/or staff timecards.
Eligibility and submission controls
The public notice describes the intended recipients as Tribes seeking assistance with TBCP Round 3 applications. Commerce links a separate Grant Application as the controlling application document. The public opportunity page does not itself state a mandatory match, applicant-level award ceiling, exact deadline clock time or time zone, or full submission mechanics. Those terms must be verified from the current Grant Application before an applicant package is advanced. Grant Coordinator: Chelsi Wickersham, Chelsi.Wickersham@commerce.wa.gov.
Atlas fit assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 78/100. N9+ Fit Score: 5/100. This state grant funds application assistance rather than broadband hardware or clinical technology, so the Nonagon N9+ device and platform should not be positioned as a direct cost of this assistance grant. A potential Dr. Miltie/Atlas service-vendor pathway is materially stronger because application preparation is expressly fundable and Commerce expressly anticipates vendor invoices, but applicant-specific procurement and vendor allowability must be confirmed from the controlling Grant Application before any commercial outreach or engagement.
Outreach control
No cold applicant outreach is authorized from this record. The September 15 deadline is close, and Commerce does not publish the exact closing time or time zone on the public notice, so the required 48-hour outreach gate cannot be verified. Publication does not authorize outreach.
Official source: Washington State Department of Commerce.