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What did the ACP benefit offer?
$30 per month
discount on internet or phone service
$75 per month
discount if you're on qualifying tribal lands
$100 one-time
device discount on an eligible device^
Tribal Household Eligibility
If your household is located on qualifying tribal lands, you may qualify for ACP if your household participates in a Tribal assistance program. If your household participates in one of the following programs, your household may be eligible for the ACP.
- Head Start households that meet the qualifying income standard
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Food Distribution Program located on Indian Reservations
- Tribal TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
Enhanced Support Eligibility
If your household is located on qualifying Tribal lands, you are eligible for the enhanced support discount of up to $75 a month towards your broadband service. The one-time device discount may be available as well, but there are no enhanced features. Your household qualifies for the enhanced Tribal benefit as long as you are eligible for ACP. It does not matter how your household qualifies for ACP. You can learn more by visiting USAC's Enhanced Tribal Benefit.
ACP Benefits Per Household
Only one ACP benefit may be applied to an eligible household. Learn more by:
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Reviewing the qualifying programs in your state of residence.
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Reviewing the income eligibility requirements in your state of residence.
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Determine if you are an independent household by completing the independent household worksheet (also available in Spanish)
Household Income Qualification
You can qualify for the ACP benefit, if your household income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Eligibility is based on the size of your household and where it is located. The table below reflects 200% of the 2024 Federal Poverty Guidelines.
Household Size |
48 States, DC, & Territories |
Alaska | Hawaii |
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1 | $29,160 | $36,420 | $33,540 |
2 | $39,440 | $49,280 | $45,360 |
3 |
$49,720 |
$62,140 | $57,180 |
4 |
$60,000 |
$75,000 | $69,000 |
For each additional person add: | $10,280 | $12,860 |
$11,820 |
Household Benefits
An independent household qualifies for one ACP service benefit and a one-time device benefit of a $100 discount.
How is a household defined?
A household includes people living at the same address who have combined incomes and household expenses. It does not include all of the people living at the same address; the FCC and USAC acknowledge that more than one household can live at the same address.
If two households living at the same address apply for ACP, each household will need to fill out the Household Worksheet, the worksheet is available in English and Spanish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are six ways to qualify for the ACP.
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Participation in Lifeline, or a lifeline-qualifying program.
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Having a household income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
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Participation in the free and reduced-price school lunch or breakfast program. (This includes Community Eligibility Provision.)
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Participating in WIC.
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Being awarded a Federal Pell Grant.
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Participation in an existing low-income program already offered by your service provider.
You are allowed to participate in both the APC and the Lifeline program, as long as you are eligible for both programs. This could potentially cover your entire broadband service bill. The Lifeline discount will be applied before the ACP benefit.
If your household is eligible, you could receive up to:
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A $30 per month discount on your internet service.
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A $75 per month discount if you’re on qualifying Tribal lands
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A one-time price reduction of $100 on a computer, laptop, or tablet. There is a minimum copayment of $10, while the maximum copayment is $50.
Households only qualify for a single service discount and a single device discount.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provides a list of eligible broadband service providers for you to contact directly to learn about the plan offerings, such as TruConnect's ACP Plan.
The ACP program replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. Subscribers enrolled in the EBB program as of December 31, 2021, were given a 60-day transition period to continue their service under EBB and were required to opt-in to the new ACP benefit by March 1, 2021.
Here’s what’s changed:
- Monthly Subsidy Amount: With EBB, the maximum monthly benefit was $50 per household. With ACP, it is now $30 a month per household unless you live on Tribal land. For those on tribal land, the monthly benefit will continue to be $75.
- New Eligibility Requirements: ACP introduced additional ways for households to qualify for the phone and internet program, while also eliminating some of EBB's qualification criteria. This includes expanding the program to households receiving WIC benefits, as well as to households with an income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. If your household qualified for EBB "due to a substantial loss of income as a result of a job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020, or by meeting the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's COVID-19 program", you will need to requalify for the ACP benefit.