ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
California Digital Divide Grant Program — Round 4 (2026-27)
California's 2026-27 Digital Divide Grant Program Round 4 has $200,000 available for nonprofit community-based organizations partnering with qualifying public schools or districts. Three awards are expected, from $50,000 to $100,000, with no match. Applications close October 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
Funding$200,000 total; three awards expected, including one up to $100,000 and two up to $50,000.
DeadlineOctober 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM; the California Grants Portal does not state a timezone on the listing.
Last verifiedSeptember 29, 2026
Required next actionEligible California nonprofit community-based organizations should verify beneficiary school/district eligibility, document the required partnership and endorsements, and review the Round 4 guidelines before application production.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible California nonprofit community-based organizations partnering with qualifying small public schools or districts; the beneficiary must meet the program's enrollment and free/reduced-price-meal criteria and the applicant must satisfy the program's digital-divide experience and partnership documentation requirements.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100. CPUC Digital Divide Grant Program Round 4 provides up to $200,000 total for digital-inclusion projects serving qualifying low-income school communities. The current round includes one grant up to $100,000 and two grants up to $50,000 for eligible community-based organizations. Projects may address broadband access, affordability, personal devices, and digital-skills training. CPUC lists the Round 4 application period as July 1 through October 30, 2026.
The California Public Utilities Commission’s 2026-27 Digital Divide Grant Program, Round 4 supports digital-inclusion projects benefiting qualifying California public schools and school districts. The current round provides $200,000 total and anticipates three awards: one award of up to $100,000 and two awards of up to $50,000.
Applications are due October 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM. No match is required.
Eligibility
The applicant must be an eligible California nonprofit community-based organization with a track record addressing the digital divide and must partner with a beneficiary public school or district. The beneficiary must meet the program’s small-district and free/reduced-price-meal requirements. The application also requires a written agreement with the school, recommendation letters, and endorsement letters identified in the program guidance.
Eligible focus
Projects may address broadband-access gaps, affordability, devices, digital skills and related digital-inclusion barriers. Awards are reimbursement-based, and the program holds back 10% until successful project completion.
N9+ assessment
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 5/100. The program can fund devices and digital-access projects, but its verified purpose is digital inclusion rather than clinical care, telehealth, remote physical examination or medical-device deployment. N9+ should not be positioned as a primary grant purchase without project-specific confirmation that a clinical-access use is allowable and central to the approved digital-divide project.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.grants.ca.govAtlas last verified this record September 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
