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coronavirus, to be determined through an
application process run by USED.
o 3% to proprietary institutions of higher education.
education and for grants to
students for cost of attendance,
including food, housing, course
materials, technology, health
care, and child care.
o 2.5% for grants under the HEA for
those that have the greatest
unmet needs related to the
coronavirus.
Territories & Bureau of Indian Education
This bill would also provide relief for territories and the Bureau
of Indian Education.
Territories & Bureau of Indian Education
This bill also provided relief for territories and
the Bureau of Indian Education.
Broadband
● $3.2 billion of broadband assistance for low income
households through a new FCC "Emergency Broadband
Benefit Program."
● $300 million for rural broadband infrastructure program
and $1 billion for a tribal broadband deployment fund.
● $285 million for a broadband pilot for communities near
historically Black colleges and establishes an OFfice of
Minority Broadband Initiatives at NTIA.
● $65 million for the FCC to complete the broadband
mapping project required by the Broadband DATA Act.
● $2 billion, through the Secure and Trusted Reimbursement
Program, to small telecommunication providers to remove
and replace Huawei/ZTE equipment deemed a security risk
by the FCC.
Broadband
● The CARES Act provided for $25,000,000
to remain available until expended, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to the
coronavirus for distance learning services
in rural areas.
