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title: Help Your Patients with Emergency Broadband Access Benefit Program
description: Some exciting news for your patients without adequate access to the internet! The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (funding expected by late April) lowers the cost for eligible households on a first-come, first-served basis.  
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# [Help Your Patients with Emergency Broadband Access Benefit Program](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/practicesupport/help-your-patients-with-emergency-broadband-access-benefit-program)

 Written by [Practice Support Team](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/practicesupport/author/practice-support-team) | Mar 31, 2021 3:30:00 PM

Some exciting news for your patients without adequate access to the internet! The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (funding expected by late April) lowers the cost for eligible households on a first-come, first-served basis.  

**Criteria to apply:** 

Households must show that at least **one member** of the household meets **one** of the following criteria: 

- Qualifies for the FCC’s [Lifeline program](https://www.usac.org/lifeline/), including those who are on Medicaid or receive SNAP benefits, 
- Is approved for the free or reduced price school breakfast/lunch program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, 
- Experienced substantial documented loss of income since February 29, 2020 with a total household income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers, 
- Received a federal Pell grant in the current award year, **or** 
- Qualifies for a participating provider’s existing low-income or COVID-19 relief program, subject to FCC approval of that provider’s eligibility process. 

**How can you help?** 

Encourage and help your eligible patients apply for this funding.  

Consider providing internet access and basic technical support so patients can complete the application at your site.   

**What else? ** 

Sign up here: [https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit](https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit) to become an ‘Outreach Partner’ so you will learn exactly when the application process goes live. (The FCC expects that to be before the end of April.)  

 

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