Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB)
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and so much more.
All GRF students are eligible, we are a CEP school. You will need to select that your child attends the eligible CEP school from the dropdown menu.
- Parent and caregiver application process
- https://getemergencybroadband.org/
- Program opened May 12, 2021
- Home connectivity discounts for those under the national poverty level (aka NOT just for schools)
- Students who are participating in free/reduced lunch are eligible
- $50 credit off of monthly home internet access
- Contact provider to sign up (IL Provider list) or file online (same link as above)