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Nonprofit Access Grant

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​​​​Overview​​​ 

​​The Nonprofit Access Grant Program enables nonprofit groups to apply for partial funding for projects or programs that will facilitate affordable access to telecommunications (Wis. Admin. Code § ​PSC 160.125(2)). Projects must assist low-income households, people with disabilities, or customers in areas of the state that have relatively high costs of services in obtaining affordable access to a basic set essential telecommunications services. The Commission may award up to $500,000 in grants under this program on a fiscal year basis.

​Who is eligible to apply​

Applicants must be a nonprofit organization (as defined by theIRS as a § 501(c)(3)). ​

​​Additional G​rant Details
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Application Period
Closed​
​Matching funds required
 Yes. 25% match.
​Docket Number
 5-​N​F-2026​
EZ e-Subscribe​
​​Contact information
 PSCUSFNonProfitGrants@wisconsin.gov​​

Damarr Purifoy
Digital Opportunity Policy Analyst
(608) 267-9819
Damarr.Purifoy@wisconsin.gov​​

Milena Bernardinello​
Universal Service Fund and Digital Opportunity Director
(608) 267-6919
Milena.Bernardinello@wisconsin.gov​

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PSC Gr​ants System​

To apply for a PSC administered grant, applicants must submit an application using the PSC G​rants Syste​m​​​.
Use the application material below for details on grant eligibility, instructions on application responses and required documentation when submitting an application in the PSC Grants System.

PSC Grants System LoginGrants System User's Guide​​

​​​​Application Materials

FY2026 Grant Round

​Resources for Cu​rrent Grant Recipients​

Webinars​​​​

Reporting Information

​​2026​​ Nonprofit Status Reports will be completed in the PSC Grant System.

Full reporting requires the submission of 5 reports over the 2 year award performance period (4 Interim Project Status Reports and 1 Final Project Summary Report).

Interim Project Status Reports​ - each consist of 2 documents:

  • 2026 Interim Status Report Activities Log
  • 2026 Interim Status Report 
  • Reporting Schedule
Interim Status Reports are due biannually, resulting in 4 reporting periods. Each Interim Status Report covers activities from the preceding 6 months:

    • S1 - Due January 15, 2027 (7/1/26 – 12/31/26)
    • S2 - Due July 15, 2027 (1/1/27 – 6/30/27)
    • S3 - Due January 15, 2028 (7/1/27 – 12/31/27)
    • S4 - Due July 15, 2028 (1/1/28 – 6/30/28)
Any approved performance period extension will require additional Status Reports. ​

​Final Project ​Summary Report - consists of a single document – different from the Interim Reports – summarizing the project:​

  • ​​​2026 Final Project Summary Report 
  • Reporting Schedule
    • ​​​​​1 report due at the end of the 2 year performance period (covers all activities from 07/01/2026 - 06/30/2028)
    • Due: July 31, 2028
NOTE: questions in this report are different from the Interim Status Report. 

​​2025​​ Nonprofit Status Reports are completed in the PSC Grant System.

Full reporting requires the submission of 5 reports over the 2 year award performance period (4 Interim Project Status Reports and 1 Final Project Summary Report).

Interim Project Status Reports​ - each consist of 2 documents:

  • 2025 Interim Status Report Activities Log -2025 NF Activities Excel file to be downloaded in advance, completed as a separate file, and uploaded to the PSC Grants System in Question 1 of each Interim Status Report.

  • 2025 Interim Status Report -sample for view only​. The reports can only be filled out in the PSC Grants System.

  • Reporting Schedule

Interim Status Reports are due biannually, resulting in 4 reporting periods. Each Interim Status Report covers activities from the preceding 6 months:

    • S1 - Due January 15, 2026 (7/1/25 – 12/31/25)
    • S2 - Due July 15, 2026 (1/1/26 – 6/30/26)
    • S3 - Due January 15, 2027 (7/1/26 – 12/31/26)
    • S4 - Due July 15, 2027 (1/1/27 – 6/30/27)
Any approved performance period extension will require additional Status Reports.

​Final Project ​Summary Report - consists of a single document – different from the Interim Reports – summarizing the project:​

  • ​​​2025 Final Project Summary Report – sample for view only (coming by May 2027).
  • Reporting Schedule
    • ​​​​​1 report due at the end of the 2 year performance period (covers all activities from 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2027)
    • ​Due: July 31, 2027​
NOTE: questions in this report are different from the Interim Status Report. 

​​​2024 Nonprofit Status Reports ​are completed in thePSC Grant System.

Interim Project Status Reports​ -​

Interim Status Reports are due biannually, resulting in 4 reporting periods. Each Interim Status Report covers activities from the preceding 6 months:
    • ​​​S1 - January 20, 2025 (7/1/24 – 12/31/24)
    • S2 - July 15, 2025 (1/1/25 – 6/30/25)
    • S3 - January 20, 2026 (7/1/25 – 12/31/25)
    • S4 - July 15, 2026 (1/1/26 – 6/30/26)
Any approved performance period extension will require additional Status Reports.

​​Final Project ​Summary Report -

  • ​​Final Status Report 2024​ - sample for view only.
  • Reporting Schedule
    •  1 ​at the end of the performance period (due dates/performance period dates)​ ​
    • ​Final - July 31, 2026 (1/7/2024 - 06/30/2026)​
NOTE: questions in this report are different from the Interim Status Report.​

Previous Grant Awards

​
​​State Fiscal Year
​Number of
Gr​​antees
 ​Total Funds Awarded
​Docket
Grant Summary​
​2026
​15
​$500,000.00
 ​5-NF-2026​
 ​​202​6 Award Summary
​​2025
​14
​$500,000.00
​​5-NF-2025
 2025 Award ​Summary​​
2024​
​11
$​500,000.00
​​5-NF-2​024
 2024 Award Summary​
​2023​
​12
$493,615.63​ 5-NF-2023​​ 2023 Award ​Summary​​​​
​2022
​16
​​$500,000.00
 ​5-NF-2022​
 2022 A​​ward Summary​​​
​20​21
​13
​$500,000.00
​5-NF-2021
 ​2021 Award Summary​​
​2020
​17
​$497,819.45
 ​5-NF-2020
​​2020 Award Summary
​​2019
​13
​$404,489.75
 ​​5-NF-2019
 ​2019 Award Summary
​2018
​18
​$499,619.91
 ​​5-NF-2018
​2018 Award Summary
​2017
​12
​$455,118.00
​​5-NF-2017
 ​2017 Award Summary
​2016
​16
​$500,000.00
​​5-NF-2016​​
​2016 Award Summary​