T-Mobile's Project 10Million & Morehouse College: Leading the Way to Digital Access
T-Mobile's Project 10Million & Morehouse College: Leading the Way to Digital Access
In collaboration with the National Collaborative For Digital Equity (NCDE), the HBCU Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) community will be leveraging the wonderful resources and technologies of T-Mobile's Project 10Million.
On February 17, 2025, the leadership teams from the HBCU AL$ initiative participated in a webinar about the T-Mobile Hotspot program and provided feedback about the ways they could adopt and adapt the T-Mobile Hotspot program.
Morehouse College is taking a leading role in the HBCU community to implement the T-Mobile 10Million Project within the various communities.
Project 10Million Overview**: T-Mobile's Project 10Million aims to provide free internet access to students. You can find more details about the program - (https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/project-10-million).
FAMILIES - LEARN HOW TO APPLY!
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: Children in K-12 can qualify for Project 10Million through eligibility for the National School Lunch Program, which also can be verified through participation in many government programs, including:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
- Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
- Medicaid
- Head Start
- Foster youth, migrant homeless, or runaway youth.
- MORE about Eligibility requirements for parents
Parents/guardians must upload proof dated within two years of their participation in an eligible assistance program to complete their application and be considered for acceptance. You will also be asked to provide the following:
- Your full name, email, and shipping address (sorry, no PO boxes or military addresses)
- Your student’s ID, school name, and district name
- A PIN number and language preference for your account (English or Spanish)
- Clear photos or digital copies of documents, cards, and letters are accepted as proof of program participation. Student ID cards and blurry or low-quality images are not acceptable.
Need help with your application? Get assistance by visiting your local T-Mobile store.
QUESTIONS ABOUT T-Mobile's PROJECT 10M?
- School Administrators can create opportunities for distirbution of hotspots. School administrators can complete a request for hotspots that the school would distribute to the eligible families with K-12 students in their district. Your campus' K-12 partners can an excellent means for distributing hotspots at scale.
Setting Up T-Mobile Hotspot**: For a step-by-step guide on setting up your T-Mobile hotspot, you can visit the T-Mobile support page - (https://www.t-mobile.com/support/devices/t-mobile-hotspot).
Using T-Mobile Hotspot Effectively**: To get the most out of your T-Mobile hotspot, check out this guide on how to use it effectively - (https://www.reviews.org/mobile/t-mobile-hotspot-guide/).
Video Tutorials: If you prefer video tutorials, here are some helpful ones:
- T-Mobile Support Tutorials: https://www.t-mobile.com/support/tutorials/device/t-mobile/5g-hotspot/topic/apps-amp-accessories
- T-Mobile 5G Hotspot Unboxing and Setup:
- How To Set Up a Hotspot for Android:
- T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots User Guide:
- How To Set Up a Hotspot for iPhone | T-Mobile:
- How To Turn On Mobile Hotspot On Windows 11:
- How to Setup and Activate T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Gateway and Access Point using Mobile:
- T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots User Guide: Setup and Troubleshooting:
The Morehouse College leadership team will be scheduling meetings for planning, updating, and sharing strategies for leveraging the T-Mobile 10Million Project. There are a number of strategies to leverage this initiative:
- Morehouse's incoming freshmen are still high school students now so many of them might be eligible.
- Many of existing Morehouse students might have siblings still in K-12 so many of them might be eligible.
- Morehouse has dual enrollment or other K-12 partnership programs so many of those students might be eligible.
- Morehouse has partnerships with K-12 after-school programs, so many of these programs could partner in the outreach campaign to serve those who might be eligible.
- Morehouse's Teacher Education alumni have students in their classes who might be eligible and the alumni could work with the school administrator to apply for all those students in their school.
To Get READY, Get ORGANIZED with a campus collaborative strategy
- Here's a STARTER PLAN for organizing and approving as taskforce for coordinating the many units on your campus who can be participating in the T-Mobile HotSpot plan. Download it and customize it for your campus.
- Here's a Checklist for your T-Mobile HotSpot Plan for developing your outreach/marketing plans and your support services plan. Download and use it to support your planning and implementation!
The HBCU Affordable Learning Community is here to support and disseminate the strategies and practices being used by HBCUs implementing the T-Mobile 10Million Project. We'll be building a collection of the materials used by HBCUs for the HotSpot Project.
If you'd like more information from NCDE, please contact
NCDE Website Bob McLaughlin Jenelle Leonard
