California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Public Housing Account – July 2025 Cycle

Public Utilities Commission · State of California

At a glance

California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Public Housing Account – July 2025 Cycle is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Public Utilities Commission (State of California). The application deadline was July 1, 2025. Applicant types listed as eligible include business, nonprofit and public agency. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jan 2, 2025Posted
Jul 1, 2025Application deadline

Opened: Jan 2, 2025
Close date: Jul 1, 2025
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Matching funds: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant

Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)

Type: Grant
Funding source: State — Applicants can request up to $200,000 per Infrastructure project & can be approved by ministerial review. Funding requests above $200,000 for Infrastructure projects may be approved by the Commission via Resolution. For Internet Extension Projects applicants can request upto $500,000 per project & be approved by ministerial review. Funding requests above $500,000 for Internet Extension projects may be approved by the Commission via Resolution
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Reimbursement(s)
Estimated number of awards: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Estimated award amounts: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Award period: 1 Year
Expected award announcement: Depend on Review
Letter of intent: Required
How to submit: By email: CPUC_housing@cpuc.ca.gov

Who can apply

Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.

Business
Nonprofit
Public Agency

Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)

For more information regarding eligible applicants, please visit the Broadband Public Housing Account at www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/internet-and-phone/california-advanced-services-fund/casf-public-housing-account.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.

Purpose

The basis of the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Broadband Public Housing Account is to provide grants and loans to finance projects to build broadband networks offering free broadband service for residents of low-income communities.

Description

The CASF Broadband Public Housing Account provides grants and loans to build broadband networks offering free broadband service for residents of low-income communities including, but not limited to, publicly supported housing developments, farmworker housing, and other housing developments or mobile home parks with low-income residents that do not have access to any broadband service provider that offers free broadband service that meets or exceeds state standards for the residents of the low-income community. The allocated funding for the Broadband Public Housing Account is $30.1 million for fiscal year 2024-2025. The Broadband Public Housing Account will award grants to finance up to 100 percent of the costs to install last mile infrastructure, inside wiring and broadband network equipment but will not finance operations and maintenance costs through this program.

Program contact (as published)

CPUC_housing@cpuc.ca.gov
1-415-703-1778

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Public Housing Account – July 2025 Cycle”?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Business, Nonprofit and Public Agency. It adds: “For more information regarding eligible applicants, please visit the Broadband Public Housing Account at www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/internet-and-phone/california-advanced-services-fund/casf-public-housing-account.” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How do I apply for “California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Public Housing Account – July 2025 Cycle”?

Applications go directly to Public Utilities Commission, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: by email to CPUC_housing@cpuc.ca.gov. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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