FCC Will Launch Cybersecurity Pilot Program for Schools and Libraries

In 2023, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called for a new Learn Without Limits Initiative spearheaded by the FCC. Initially, this meant expanding E-Rate––a Universal Service Fund program that helps to make telecommunications services more affordable for schools and libraries––funding to support Wi-Fi on school buses and Wi-Fi hotspots at libraries, school libraries, and schools for patrons or students in need. Now the initiative has expanded to encompass a variety of actions to close the Homework Gap. The most recent action, adopted on June 6, 2024, is the three-year, $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program.