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Find similar grantsApplication deadline was January 1, 2026. Award announcements expected June 2026. Project duration 24 months.
Digital Literacy and Broadband Access Grants is sponsored by California Public Utilities Commission. Funds projects expanding digital literacy training and public broadband access across California.
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California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Adoption Account – January 2026 Cycle - California Grants Portal The California Advanced Services Fund Broadband Adoption Account provides grants that will increase publicly available or after-school broadband access and digital inclusion, such as grants for digital literacy training programs and public education to communities with limited broadband adoption.
The California Public Utilities Commission will give preference to programs and projects in communities with demonstrated low broadband access, including low-income communities, senior citizen communities, and communities facing socioeconomic barriers to broadband adoption.
Eligible Projects: Digital Literacy Projects- Digital inclusion projects may include digital literacy training programs and public education to communities with limited broadband adoption, including low-income communities, senior citizen communities, and communities facing socioeconomic barriers to broadband adoption.
Broadband Access Projects- may include those that provide free broadband access in community training rooms or other public spaces, such as local government centers, senior citizen centers, schools, public libraries, nonprofit organizations, and community-based organizations.
It can also include funding community outreach, such as analysis, comparison of Internet plans with the community, and call centers that will increase broadband access and adoption.
Local governments, senior centers, schools, public libraries, nonprofit organizations, and community-based organizations with programs to increase publicly available or after school broadband access and digital inclusion, such as digital literacy training programs are eligible to apply for grants. Matching Funding Requirement: The California Public Utilities Commission may fund up to 85 percent of the eligible program costs.
Any remaining project costs not authorized for funding by the CASF Adoption grant must be funded by other sources (leveraged or self-funding). The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
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State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying. For questions about this grant, contact: William Goedecke, 1-415-355-4999, william. goedecke@cpuc.
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