How much funding is available in total?

$200,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Requires Matched Funding?: No

Is the money paid up front or reimbursed?

Reimbursement. Recipients spend first and claim the cost back, so the money has to be found before it is repaid.

OtherOpenFixedPublic Utilities Commission

2026-27 Digital Divide Grant Program Round 4

Awards $50,000 – $100,000 per recipient for nonprofit, public agency, closing Oct 30, 2026.

Official page

Nonprofit Public Agency California Disadvantaged Communities Education Housing, Community and Economic Development Science, Technology, and Research & Development

In one sentence

2026-27 Digital Divide Grant Program Round 4 awards $50,000 – $100,000 per recipient, open to nonprofit, public agency in California, closing Oct 30, 2026.

Record fields

Program pool (total): $200,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $100,000
The Digital Divide Account maintains a balance of $200,000 to fund projects. Expected number of awards: 3. Estimated amount per award: $50,000 – $100,000.
Award floor: $50,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Deadline type: fixed
Opens: Not stated
Status: Open
Eligible entities: Nonprofit · Public Agency
Geography: California
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Reimbursement
Application effort: Not confirmed
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$200,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$100,000

Source wording: “The Digital Divide Account maintains a balance of $200,000 to fund projects. Expected number of awards: 3. Estimated amount per award: $50,000 – $100,000.”

Who can apply?

entity

Nonprofit, Public Agency

Source field: entity types

state

California

Source field: states

industry

Disadvantaged Communities, Education, Housing, Community and Economic Development, Science, Technology, and Research & Development

Source field: industries

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Not stated

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Oct 30, 202660 daysfixed deadline

What can the money be used for?

Not confirmed

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Reimbursement
Recipients spend first and are reimbursed. Plan cash flow accordingly.
Matching funds: No
Requires Matched Funding?: No

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: $50,000 – $100,000 per recipient. The source states: “The Digital Divide Account maintains a balance of $200,000 to fund projects. Expected number of awards: 3. Estimated amount per award: $50,000 – $100,000.”.
How much funding is available in total?: $200,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Oct 30, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?: Nonprofit, Public Agency.
Which locations are eligible?: California.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Requires Matched Funding?: No
Is the money paid up front or reimbursed?: Reimbursement. Recipients spend first and claim the cost back, so the money has to be found before it is repaid.

Provenance

Source pagegrants.ca.gov

Retrieved2026-09-01

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-01

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.