The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing commitment to increase broadband adoption statewide, is accepting applications for its Digital Divide Grant Program, which will provide four grants of up to $250,000 each.
Donor Name: California Public Utilities Commission
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/11/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $250,000
Details:
Funding Information
The Digital Divide Grant Program will provide four grants of up to $250,000 each to help fund projects to combat the digital divide.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible projects will serve a beneficiary school located in an urban or rural low-income small school district. Beneficiary schools must have a Free and Reduced-Price Meal participation rate of at least 50 percent. Projects may address physical gaps in local broadband networks, affordability, access to personal devices, and digital skills training. Projects must provide a holistic solution including, but not limited to, the following:
- Student home broadband connection
- Student required hardware (e.g., laptop, notebook and/or hotspots)
- Student curriculum focused on the use of technology
- Software to enable distance learning for student and teacher
- Training for teachers in the use of technology for distance learning.
- Grant recipients must be a non-profit community-based organization (CBO) with a demonstrated record of work in addressing the digital divide. The CBO will partner with an eligible public school or district to deploy the project. The beneficiary of the project will be the partner public school or district.
For more information, visit CPUC.