Affordable Connectivity to Broadband Internet Program

Affordable Connectivity to Broadband Internet Program

American Financial Solutions is working to help build awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program.  ACP helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more.

The Affordable Connectivity Program provides a discount of up to a $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands.  The benefit also provides up to a $100 per household discount toward a one-time purchase of a computer, laptop, or tablet if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase through a participating broadband provider. 

A household is eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program if the household income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, or if a member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:

• 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:

• Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program, including at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Eligibility Provision schools. 
• SNAP
• Medicaid
• Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program (Section 8 Vouchers)
• Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)/202/811
• Public Housing
• 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)
• Affordable Housing Programs for American Indians, Alaska Natives or Native Hawaiians

Eligible households can enroll by going to AffordableConnectivity.gov to submit an online application or print a mail-in application, or by contacting their preferred participating broadband provider and selecting a plan.  
 

Published Dec 21, 2022.