T-Mobile's Project 10Million & Manchester Community College: Leading the Way to Digital Access
T-Mobile's Project 10Million & Manchester Community College: Leading the Way to Digital Access
In collaboration with the National Collaborative For Digital Economy (NCDE), the Manchester Community College is leading the support for students access to broadband internet through the T-Mobile's Project 10Million.
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).
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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.
- 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.
QUESTIONS ABOUT T-Mobile's PROJECT 10M?
- We'll be sending emails and posting information here in the future.
- We'll be posting strategies and plans from MCC for how they are leveraging the T-Mobile Hotspots. For example:
- Your incoming freshmen are still high school students so many might be eligible.
- Many of your existing students might have siblings still in K-12 so many of them might be eligible.
- Your campus has dual enrollment programs so many of those students might be eligible.
- Your campus has partnerships with K-12 programs and K-12 after-school programs, so many of these programs could partner in the outreach campaign to serve those who might be eligible.
- Your Teacher Education alumni teaching in K-12 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 a 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!
If you'd like more information from NCDE, please contact
NCDE Website Bob McLaughlin Jenelle Leonard
