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Lifeline Outreach Grant Program

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Overview​

The Lifeline Outreach Grant program is a grant program funded by the Universal Service Fund pursuant to W​is. Admin. Code § PSC 160.063 and authorized by the Commission in its Order​. 

The Commission may award up to $250,000 in grants under this program on a fiscal year basis. The Lifeline Outreach Grant Program is currently organized under two tracks: Outreach and Education, and Research and Resource.

​Who is eligible to apply​

  • Eligible applicants under both tracks are:
    • Non-profit organizations
    • Community-based agencies
    • Political subdivisions, including tribal governments
  • Eligible applicants under the Research and Resource track only are:
    • ​For-profit businesses
    • Universities
    • Other institutions of higher learning
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​​​Additional Grant Details
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​Currently accepting applications
Open: January 12, 2026
Close: March 11, 2026, 1:30 PM CT​
​Docket Number
 5-LLG-2026
EZ e-Subscribe​​
​Contact Information
​ PSCUSFLifelineOutreachGrant@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​
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Application Materials

The application materials for the FY2026 grant cycle are listed below.

​2026 Lifeline Outreach Grant Application Instructions​

Resources for Current Grant Recipients​​

  • Projects & Reimbursements in the Grants System​

    • All 2025 Lifeline Outreach Grant Project Reports must be completed in the PSC Grant System.

    Full project reporting requires the submission of three reports over the one-year grant performance period (2 Interim Project Status Reports and 1 Final Project Summary Report).

    Interim Project Status Reports – each consists of two documents:

    • ​2025 Lifeline Outreach Interim Status Report Event Log - 2025 LLG Events excel file to be downloaded in advance, completed as a separate file, and uploaded to the PSC Grant System in Question 1 of each Interim Status Report.
    • 2025 Lifeline Outreach Interim Status Report - 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 2 reporting periods. Each interim project 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)

    Final Project Summary Report – consists of a single document summarizing the project.

    • 2025 Lifeline Outreach Final Report – Sample Report for View Only – will be available by May 2026
    • Reporting Schedule
      • Once at the end of the performance period (covers all activities from 07/01/2025 – 06/30/2026)
      • Due: July 31, 2026

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    ​ ​Previous Grant Award​s

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​​State Fiscal Year​

​Number of Grantees
​Total Fun​ds Awarded
​Docket​
​Grant Summary
​2024
​5
​$239,597.00
 5-LLG-2024​​ 2024 Award Summary​
​2023
​2
​$139,929.92
​5-LL-2023
 2023 Award Summary
​2021
​3​
​$148,389
 ​5-U​F-​2021​
​2021 Awar​d Summary​​

Related Topics

For Providers: Lifeline Information​
For Consumers: Lifeline Program​