Emergency Broadband Benefit toolkit available The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDA0NTM2NCZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg3MDI4MDI5%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C55a77bf70fb14995292608d921441734%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637577398912307766%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=wb344ImO%2BYq%2BdgvPskIZABHhJAWVXB0t4cJq%2FSR1jiI%3D&reserved=0> that beginning on May 12, 2021, eligible households will be able to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDA0NTM2NCZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg3MDI4MDMw%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C55a77bf70fb14995292608d921441734%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637577398912307766%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=AkHHhx5YSZ73UtQOLV3ngaLjQn3IaWxekYaYzzBjRgw%3D&reserved=0>. Emergency Broadband Benefit outreach toolkit materials are now available for download<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDA0NTM2NCZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg3MDI4MDMy%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C55a77bf70fb14995292608d921441734%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637577398912317719%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=JMiTTLSKAImMo75tNnt2jLF47Y0me9t0tlxNAqkAVpI%3D&reserved=0>, and ALA has customized a press release and newsletter blurb for libraries<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDA0NTM2NCZwPTEmdT0xMDA3NDQ5NTMxJmxpPTg3MDI4MDM0%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C55a77bf70fb14995292608d921441734%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637577398912317719%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=nHvwdjSXT25crNkschY9rK93WksmC66ro49q7emHwTQ%3D&reserved=0>. The FCC outreach toolkit is a collection of social media, printables, and other content to assist communities, outreach partners, and grassroots organizers in raising awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit. All of the printed materials, except the poster, are designed to be printed in color or grayscale and can easily be printed on home or small office printers. In addition to English and Spanish language versions of the materials, a fact sheet and two smaller printable handouts are available in Arabic, Amharic, Burmese, Traditional Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. These tools are free to use and can be co-branded and/or adjusted to your voice. Please send any questions about the toolkit materials or the Emergency Broadband Benefit to broadbandbenefit@fcc.gov<mailto:broadbandbenefit@fcc.gov>. Shannon White Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909 Whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov> 517-335-1507 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Call me on Teams<callto:whites29@michigan.gov>