North West InfraCo and Data Center, through HIP Consult, Inc.

$835.3K USD

Funder	Trade and Development Agency
Recipient Organization	HIP Consult, Inc.
Country	Nigeria
Start Date	Nov 25, 2020
End Date	Apr 15, 2022
Duration	506 days
Number of Grantees	5
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`128719-70`

Grant Description

A USTDA grant to Backbone Connectivity Network Nigeria Limited funds a study to assess the feasibility of deployment of a fiberoptic backbone network in the North West region of Nigeria and a data center in Kaduna State.

The project will support the goals of Nigeria's Economic Recovery and Growth Plan by supporting Nigeria's growth as a service economy in need of state-of-the art data infrastructure. The Study will be undertaken on a sole source basis by the U.S. firm, HIP Consult Inc.