E-Rate Cybersecurity Pilot

E-Rate Cybersecurity Pilot

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has designated a portion of the Universal Service Fund (USF) to establish a cybersecurity pilot program. The program will require an initial application, and a pilot program cohort will be selected from the initial applicant pool. Applicants may be individual libraries, library systems, or library consortia.

Selected libraries are eligible for a pre-discount budget of $15,000 per site, up to $175,000 for a system or consortium consisting of 12 or more sites. That budget re-sets each year for the 3 years of the pilot program ($45,000 per site for the duration of the pilot program or $525,000 for an applicant with 12 or more sites).

USAC Resources

FCC Resources

 

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