Utah’s Ute Indian tribe has received a $1.4 million federal stimulus grant to fund broadband service to the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. The award was among 35 grants totalling $482 million announced Monday by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. The funds are part of a $7 billion Recovery Act initiative to set up or expand access to broadband services. In addition to the grant, the tribe secured and additional $640,000 in matching funds.
