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FCC 54.1605
Revised as of September 1, 2021
Goto Year:2020 |
2022
§ 54.1605 Household qualification for Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.
(a) To constitute an eligible household:
(1) The household income as defined in 47 CFR 54.1600(m) must be at or
below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of that
size; or
(2) At least one member of the household must receive benefits from one
of the following Federal assistance programs: Medicaid; Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program; Supplemental Security Income; Federal
Public Housing Assistance; or Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit;
or
(3) At least one member of the household has applied for and been
approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced price lunch
program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program under section 4 of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); or
(4) At least one member of the household has experienced a substantial
loss of income since February 29, 2020, that is documented by layoff or
furlough notice, application for unemployment insurance benefits, or
similar documentation or that is otherwise verifiable through the
National Verifier; or
(5) At least one member of the household has received a Federal Pell
Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a) in the current award year, if such award is verifiable through
the National Verifier or the participating provider verifies
eligibility under 47 CFR 54.1606(a)(2); or
(6) At least one member of the household meets the eligibility criteria
for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program,
subject to the requirements of 47 CFR 54.1606(a)(2); or
(7) If the household is located on Tribal lands, at least one member of
the household participates in one of the following Tribal-specific
Federal assistance programs: Bureau of Indian Affairs general
assistance; Tribally administered Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families; Head Start (only those households meeting its income
qualifying standard); or the Food Distribution Program on Indian
Reservations.
(b) In addition to meeting the qualifications provided in paragraph (a)
of this section, in order to constitute an eligible household, no
member of the household may already be receiving an Emergency Broadband
Benefit Program discount.
Goto Section: 54.1604 | 54.1606
Goto Year: 2020 |
2022
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