California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Public Housing Account – January 2024 Cycle
Public Utilities Commission
Status:
Active
July 2, 2023
Posted:
Deadline:
January 1, 2024
Funding
15000000
Program:
Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Award Floor:
Ceiling:
Match Required?
Eligibility
California
States:
Entity Types:
Small Businesses, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Nonprofit, City or township governments, County governments, Independent School Districts
The basis of the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Broadband Public Housing Account is to provide grants and loans to finance projects to build broadband networks offering free broadband service for residents of low-income communities.; The CASF Broadband Public Housing Account provides grants and loans to build broadband networks offering free broadband service for residents of low-income communities including, but not limited to, publicly supported housing developments, farmworker housing, and other housing developments or mobile home parks with low-income residents that do not have access to any broadband service provider that offers free broadband service that meets or exceeds state standards for the residents of the low-income community. The allocated funding for the Broadband Public Housing Account is $15 million for fiscal year 2022-2023. The Broadband Public Housing Account will finance up to 100 percent of the costs to install inside wiring and broadband network equipment.