FCC Announces Over $1.7 Million In Emergency Connectivity Funding

The Federal Communications Commission announced it is committing over $1.7 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the
country. This funding commitments support applications from all three filing windows benefiting approximately 5,000 students across the country, including students in California, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, and New York. The Emergency Connectivity Program, which launched in 2021, has provided schools and libraries three different “application windows” for schools and libraries to apply for support. This announcement will support approximately 15 schools and 2 libraries. In this funding round, nearly $456,000 will support applications from the first two application windows, and $1.3 million for applications from the third application window.