Broadband Infrastructure Grant (BIG), Assembly Bill (AB) 130

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 146 of the Assembly Bill (AB) 130 (Chapter No.44, Statues of 2021). AB 130 appropriated $5,200,000 from the General Fund to the Controller for allocation to the State Department of Education for the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program and shall be expended for identified broadband connectivity solutions pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 83 of Chapter 51 of the Statutes of 2019. Notwithstanding Section 16304 of the Government Code, this funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2024.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Nonprofit organizations
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, Adult,
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult,

Funding

Legal Authority	Section 146 of Assembly Bill (AB) 130 (Chapter No. 44 Statutes of 2021)
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7810 / 8590
Total Available	$5,200,000
Recipient Amount	5,200,000
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	Broadband Infrastructure Grant (BIG), AB 130 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r5/bigab130cenic21result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

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