Affordable Connectivity Program

Due to a lack of additional funding from Congress, the Affordable Connectivity Program has ended for now. Effective June 1, 2024, households will no longer receive an ACP discount.

The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the ACP broadband they need for work, school, healthcare, and more.

The ACP benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands.

Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.

The Affordable Connectivity Program is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.

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 ACP criteria below:

Eligibility Criteria:

• 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 Programs or School Breakfast Programs, 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