FCC Announces $77 Million In Emergency Connectivity Funding

The Federal Communications Commission committed over $77 million in two new funding rounds through the Emergency Connectivity Program, helping to close the Homework Gap. These latest funding rounds are part of an ongoing support from the program, which launched in 2021 and has provided schools and libraries three different “application windows,” for schools and libraries to apply for support. These funding commitments support applications from all three application windows, supporting over 175,000 students across the country, including Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and Washington. To date, the FCC has committed over $5.6 billion to schools and libraries across the country. This announcement includes over $2.5 million from the first and second application windows providing support in the upcoming school year for 6 schools and 2 libraries. For the third application window, the FCC is committing nearly $75 million that will support over 150 schools, 20 libraries, and 5 consortia.