[Oasfaa] FCC Emergency Broadband Program for Pell Grant Recipients to Launch May 12

[Boyd, Lori]

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a May 12 start date for its Emergency Broadband Benefit Program that aims to provide subsidies for students struggling to pay for internet amid the pandemic. The program, first established<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnasfaa.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT05OTk4NTI3JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDcwMDc2MTQmbGk9ODYyNTk1NjU%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clori.boyd%40okstate.edu%7C9ac0177ae3814c53fb7e08d90e2b4872%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C1%7C637556401329206474%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wDdj4BmJjLHUJF8Rx5qWmv7ytgcihEsJWWrfn%2BWnYms%3D&reserved=0> in February, will allow eligible households - which include those with a Pell Grant recipient or that have experienced significant income loss since February 2020 - to receive substantially subsidized broadband service ($50 monthly subsidy for most, $75 monthly subsidy for those on tribal lands) and devices ($100 one-time subsidy for a device). The agency is urging students to familiarize themselves with the registration process<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnasfaa.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT05OTk4NTI3JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDcwMDc2MTQmbGk9ODYyNTk1NjY%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clori.boyd%40okstate.edu%7C9ac0177ae3814c53fb7e08d90e2b4872%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C1%7C637556401329216470%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=lpI0qM%2FfM3HFp14OctrBUc1N9SCLrJHbGg2FCWcL770%3D&reserved=0> so that, come May 12, they'll be able to enroll and work through the FCC verification process as soon as the program is live.



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LORI BOYD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
FISCAL OPERATIONS

Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
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