11 May 2021

Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS)

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Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) Program provides $2.75 billion for non-public schools to address distance learning. Under the EANS program, the Department will award grants by formula to each governor with an approved Certification and Agreement to provide services or assistance to eligible non-public schools to address the impact that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had, and continues to have, on non-public school students and teachers in the State.  Eligible schools must have a required percentage of low-income students.

For more information on the EANS programs, see https://oese.ed.gov/offices/ and the webinar from Kajeet. The deadline for governors to apply was September 9, 2021.

11 May 2021

Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF)

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The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program reimburses schools and libraries for the reasonable costs of eligible equipment and broadband connections used to help students, staff, and patrons who otherwise lack access to be able to engage in remote learning.

The program is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company, with oversight from and under rules unanimously adopted by the Federal Communications Commission.

A third round of funding closed on May 13, 2022.

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11 May 2021

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grant Program – NTIA

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The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grant program provides $1 billion to expand broadband adoption and deployment on tribal lands, as well as to support distance learning, remote work, and telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is open to tribal governments, tribal organizations, tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on behalf of the Native Hawaiian Community, and native corporations. Awards can range from $50,000-$50 million.

For more information, see the fact sheet and Notice of Funding Opportunity. Other information, including awardees, is available here. Applications closed on September 1, 2021.

4 May 2021

Project 10Million

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Project 10Million is an initiative of T-Mobile aimed at delivering internet connectivity to millions of underserved student households at no cost to them. Partnering with school districts across the country, the program offers free high-speed data and free mobile hotspots—and access to at-cost laptops and tablets.

3 May 2021

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants

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The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program helps rural communities use the unique capabilities of telecommunications to connect to each other and to the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. For example, this program can link teachers and medical service providers in one area to students and patients in another.

For more information, see the fact sheet. Applications closed June 4, 2021.