§  54.1605   Household qualification for Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.

   (a) To constitute an eligible household:

   (1) The household income as defined in 47 CFR 54.1600(m) must be at or
   below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of that
   size; or

   (2) At least one member of the household must receive benefits from one
   of the following Federal assistance programs: Medicaid; Supplemental
   Nutrition Assistance Program; Supplemental Security Income; Federal
   Public Housing Assistance; or Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit;
   or

   (3) At least one member of the household has applied for and been
   approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced price lunch
   program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
   U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program under section 4 of
   the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); or

   (4) At least one member of the household has experienced a substantial
   loss of income since February 29, 2020, that is documented by layoff or
   furlough notice, application for unemployment insurance benefits, or
   similar documentation or that is otherwise verifiable through the
   National Verifier; or

   (5) At least one member of the household has received a Federal Pell
   Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
   1070a) in the current award year, if such award is verifiable through
   the National Verifier or the participating provider verifies
   eligibility under 47 CFR 54.1606(a)(2); or

   (6) At least one member of the household meets the eligibility criteria
   for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program,
   subject to the requirements of 47 CFR 54.1606(a)(2); or

   (7) If the household is located on Tribal lands, at least one member of
   the household participates in one of the following Tribal-specific
   Federal assistance programs: Bureau of Indian Affairs general
   assistance; Tribally administered Temporary Assistance for Needy
   Families; Head Start (only those households meeting its income
   qualifying standard); or the Food Distribution Program on Indian
   Reservations.

   (b) In addition to meeting the qualifications provided in paragraph (a)
   of this section, in order to constitute an eligible household, no
   member of the household may already be receiving an Emergency Broadband
   Benefit Program discount.