HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2022-R0182 - Emergency Connectivity Fund from the Federal Communications CommissionResolution No. 2022-R0182
Item No. 7.33
April 12, 2022
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) is a $7.17 billion program
funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to help schools and libraries support
remote learning. The Program will provide funding to schools and libraries for the
reasonable costs of eligible equipment and services that can be provided to students,
teachers, and library patrons who lack connected devices, such as laptop or tablet
computers, and/or lack broadband access during the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, schools, libraries, and consortia of schools and libraries that are eligible
for support under the Federal Communication Commission's E-Rate program, are
eligible to request and receive support through the Emergency Connectivity Fund
Program; and
WHEREAS, the following types of equipment purchased for off -campus use by
students, school staff, and library patrons who would otherwise lack sufficient
connectivity to engage in remote learning are eligible for support:
• Laptop and tablet computers
• Wi-Fi hotspots
• Modems (including air cards)
• Routers
• Devices that combine a modem and router; and
WHEREAS, schools and libraries can also receive funding for commercially available
broadband internet service that provides a fixed or mobile broadband connection for off -
campus use by students, school staff, or library patrons who would otherwise lack access
to connectivity sufficient to engage in remote learning; and
WHEREAS, the Grant Department of the City of Lubbock (the "City"), on behalf of the
City of Lubbock Libraries, requested consideration for the ECF program; and
WHEREAS, the City received a Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL)
approving its funding request:
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the City Council hereby accepts the funds from the ECF Program, and directs staff
to appropriate and utilize those funds in accordance with the ECF Program requirements.
Passed by the City Council on this 12th day of April , 2022.
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DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR
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Res.Acceptance of ECF Grant
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