Affordability
 

• A presentation on applying for Emergency Broadband Benefits (pdf) by the NDEC

• How to apply for the Affordable Connectivity Program at the FCC

• Find participating internet service providers in Maine listed by the FCC
   

• Using every tool to tell families about Getlnternet.gov-the one-stop shop where households can check their eligibility, enroll, and learn which providers offer fully covered plans. (Getlnternet.gov is mobile-accessible and available in Spanish. Households can also call 877-384-2575 to learn how to apply.) For example, the State of Michigan displays a banner advertisement in its state benefits mobile application; New York City will advertise Getlnternet.gov at bus stops in zip codes with a high number of households likely eligible for ACP; and Albemarle County, Virginia, includes a "P.S." about Getlnternet.gov in every client communication by county social service workers.
   

• Directly contacting eligible or likely-eligible households. State and local governments are uniquely well-positioned to let eligible households know about ACP, because they administer certain programs through which households automatically gain ACP eligibility-including Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch or Breakfast Program(including Community-Eligible Schools), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and Medicaid. Text messages and mail campaigns sent directly to eligible ( or likely eligible) populations have the highest response rates and are recommended where possible. Please reach out to these programs' beneficiaries directly and include information about ACP in existing engagements with households (e.g., at enrollment or regular notifications, in call center or physical office waiting rooms, in case officer communications, etc.). 
  
  For example, Massachusetts recently texted more than one million SNAP and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) beneficiaries about Getlnternet.gov and saw their rate of enrollments double in the five days following the text. Michigan texted about 1.3 million likely eligible Michiganders and gained 25,000 new ACP enrollees as a result. The city of Mesa, Arizona, similarly reports that constituents who hear about ACP are extremely interested. Mesa's texts to residents about Getlnternet.gov have a 10% clickthrough rate, as compared to a usual 1-5% rate for other Mesa governmental outreach. 
   

• Mobilizing your schools. Local schools are some of our most trusted partners when it comes to getting families connected. The Federal Government will conduct a Back-To­School campaign with information about ACP, and we encourage you to work with your schools too. For example, New York City sent backpack flyers home via 1,700 principals to reach about one million children who attend Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Community-Eligible Schools-schools where every household with a student at the school automatically qualifies for ACP.