The SC Legislature has allocated some of the CARES Act funding to be used to supply 100,000 student households across SC with free internet through December 2020. Applications must be submitted by August 3.
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If assistance is needed, please contact the GCS Service Center at 864-355-3100 and a representative will assist you in completing the form remotely.
Learn more on the Greenville County Schools website.
Wi-Fi Program Details
Support for over 100,000 Families
A portion of the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) has been allocated for mobile hotspots or monthly internet service. The ORS is working with the South Carolina Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, and private school associations to procure mobile hotspots and monthly internet service through December 31, 2020 for distribution to a minimum of 100,000 households.
Program Details
- One mobile hotspot or internet service per qualifying student household
- Paid monthly service through December 31, 2020
- Minimum of 100,000 households
Mobile Hotspot Distribution
Schools – public and private K-12 schools, public and private colleges, universities, and technical colleges – must complete a Memorandum of Understanding and submit an order form to the ORS. Schools will need to provide the ORS the addresses of eligible households as soon as possible. This information will enable the ORS to determine the best available option for the households. Schools will be responsible for distributing the mobile hotspots to eligible households.
Eligibility
- Households with an annual income of 250 percent or less of federal poverty guidelines
- An individual in the household attends a school
- The household does not have existing internet service
- The mobile hotspot is necessary as a result of the public health emergency caused by COVID-19
- The cost of mobile hotspots and related service was not accounted for in a school’s budget as it existed on March 27, 2020
- If assistance is needed, please contact the GCS Service Center at 864-355-3100 and a representative will assist you in completing the form remotely.
If you are an individual who believes your household is eligible, contact your local school.
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