The Federal Communications Commission is offering to pay up to $30 a month towards the cost of your Internet – even more, if you live on certain federal tribal lands.
Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 on the purchase of a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers
Here’s who’s eligible:
If your house is at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines. That means a single person bringing in $27,180 per year would qualify, and a 2-person household could bring in up to $36,620. The income levels are higher in Alaska and Hawaii. A family of four could earn up to $55,000 a year and still qualify.
You may also qualify if a member of your household meets any of the following guidelines:
- Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;
- Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider’s existing low-income internet program;
- Participates in one of these assistance programs:
- The National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision;
- SNAP
- Medicaid
- Federal Public Housing Assistance
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- WIC
- Veterans Pension or Survivor Benefits
- or Lifeline;
- Participates in one of these assistance programs and lives on Qualifying Tribal lands:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Tribal TANF
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
- Tribal Head Start (income based)
To apply, click on this link: https://www.affordableconnectivity.gov/