Broadband student voucher program nears expiration
ABC for students program nears expiration By Kellie Miller | December 11, 2020 at 8:33 AM CST - Updated December 11 at 8:40 AM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - In late August, millions of dollars from the CARES ACT was allocated to help low-income children who qualify for the National School Lunch Program gain access to the internet this fall.
“That program was originally allocated $100 million based on estimates that we had at the time of the number of eligible students and the estimated cost of providing the services,” said Kelly Butler, the Alabama Department of Finance Director. “We went to bid with the 30 or so internet providers around the state and we actually received prices that were about half of what we had estimated.”