Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s Response to Senators Cruz and Thune Regarding the Distribution of Funds in Various Programs

Thank you for your letter sent on March 16, 2023, asking for specific information regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s distribution of funds in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), COVID-19 Telehealth program and the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF).

• For EBB in 2021: 2,039,585 participants were qualified via an existing low-income program; 31,347 were qualified via federal Pell grant; 20,075 were qualified via federal public housing assistance; 112,347 were qualified via income; 5,060,168 were qualified via Lifeline; 1,609,371 were qualified via Medicaid; 314,292 were qualified via Medicaid or SNAP; 36,738 were qualified via Medicaid, SNAP, or SSI; 17,723 were qualified via Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or income; 213,713 were qualified via school lunch/breakfast; 245,554 were qualified via SNAP; 24,056 were qualified via SSI; 27,282 were qualified via substantial loss of income
• For ACP in 2022: 3,036,946 were qualified via an existing low-income program; 30,494 were qualified via federal Pell grant; 69,061 were qualified via federal public housing assistance; 451,677 were qualified via income; 3,698,407 were qualified via Lifeline; 3,437,702 were qualified via Medicaid; 409,287 were qualified via Medicaid or SNAP; 59,763 were qualified via Medicaid, SNAP, or SSI; 20,796 were qualified via Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or income; 38,102 were qualified via school lunch/breakfast; 394,760 were qualified via SNAP; 51,312 were qualified via SSI; 1,075 were qualified via Tribal food distribution; 362 were qualified via Tribal general assistance; 427 were qualified via Tribal Head Start; 131 were qualified via Tribal TANF; 22,062 were qualified via veterans pension; 10,581 were qualified via WIC.
• For ACP in 2023: 485,631 were qualified via an existing low-income program; 5,255 were qualified via federal Pell grant; 10,834 were qualified via federal public housing assistance; 91,837 were qualified via income; 432,445 were qualified via Lifeline; 578,009 were qualified via Medicaid; 56,848 were qualified via Medicaid or SNAP; 8,382 were qualified via Medicaid, SNAP, or SSI; 3,008 were qualified via Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or income; 8,317 were qualified via school lunch/breakfast; 64,988 were qualified via SNAP; 1,822 were qualified via SNAP or Tribal TANF; 5,815 were qualified via SSI; 174 were qualified via Tribal food distribution; 50 were qualified via Tribal general assistance; 90 were qualified via Tribal Head Start; 22 were qualified via Tribal TANF; 10,245 were qualified via veterans pension; 2,187 were qualified via WIC.