Broadband Infrastructure Grant (BIG), CENIC

Funding Description

The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) has been selected and will be responsible for the Broadband Infrastructure Grant (BIG), in accordance with section 83 of the Senate Bill (SB) 75 (Chapter No.51, Statues of 2019). SB 75 requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to contract directly with CENIC to identify external broadband connectivity solutions that provide fiber broadband connectivity to the most poorly connected school sites to allow digital learning opportunities for pupils. Through this grant, CENIC will provide the CDE with broadband connectivity solutions to be approved by the Executive Director of the State Board of Education and the Department of Finance.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Not applicable
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Funding

Legal Authority	Section 83 of the Senate Bill (SB) 75 (Chapter No.51, Statues of 2019)
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7810 / 8590
Total Available	$5,391,324
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	July 1, 2021

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	BIG, CENIC Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r5/bigcenic21result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Digital Equity Broadband, 916-982-2171, digitalequity@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Unavailable
Division	Educational Data Management Division