To help schools and libraries provide devices and connectivity to students, school staff and library patrons during the pandemic, Congress established the $7.171 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund as part of the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
On May 10, the Federal Communications Commission released a new report and order outlining the rules of the new Emergency Connectivity Fund.
The full report may be found at: FCC to Launch $7.17 Billion Connectivity Fund Program.
Additional resources to this one-year funding:
Emergency Connection Fund (ECF)
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB)
- The FCC announced that consumers can begin applying for and enrolling in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program on May 12, 2021. In the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Congress appropriated $3.2 billion to the FCC to help low-income households pay for broadband service and connected internet devices.
- Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
- EBB Providers
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