FCC Announces Nearly $68 Million in Emergency Connectivity Funding

The Federal Communications Commission announced it is committing nearly $68 million in two new funding rounds through the Emergency Connectivity Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the US. These funding commitments support applications from all three
application windows, benefiting over 100,000 students across the country, including California, Florida, North Carolina, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. To date, the FCC has committed over $5.7 billion to schools and libraries across the country as part of the Emergency Connectivity Program, which launched in 2021. The program has provided schools and libraries with three different “application windows,” for schools and libraries to apply for support. This announcement includes over $24 million from the first and second application windows providing support in the upcoming school year for one
school, three libraries, and one consortium. For the third application window, the FCC is committing nearly $44 million that will support over 200 schools, seven libraries, and one consortium.