‘‘(i) a nonprofit foundation, corpora-
tion, institution, or association; 
‘‘(ii) a business; 
‘‘(iii) an after-school program or sum-
mer program; 
‘‘(iv) a library; 
‘‘(v) a community learning center; or 
‘‘(vi) other community or social serv-
ices organizations, as the Secretary may 
determine. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 
student’ means a student who lacks out-of-school ac-
cess to digital learning resources and attends a high- 
need school serviced by an eligible entity. 
‘‘(5) HIGH-NEED
SCHOOL.—The term ‘high- 
need school’ means a school served by an eligible en-
tity that— 
‘‘(A) has a high concentration of students 
aged 5 through 17 who— 
‘‘(i) are in poverty, as counted in the 
most recent census data approved by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) are eligible for a free or reduced 
priced lunch under the Richard B. Russell 
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National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.); 
‘‘(iii) are in families receiving assist-
ance under the State program funded 
under part A of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or 
‘‘(iv) are eligible to receive medical as-
sistance under the Medicaid program 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) has a high percentage of students 
who lack out-of-school Internet access; 
‘‘(C) is in need of improvement and or is 
among the State’s persistently lowest achieving 
schools; or 
‘‘(D) has significant gaps in achievement 
among the categories of students described in 
section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II). 
‘‘(6) OUT-OF-SCHOOL INTERNET ACCESS.—The 
term ‘out-of-school Internet access’ means a service 
provided to an eligible student for out-of-school use 
by wire or radio that provides the capability to 
transmit data to and receive data from all or sub-
stantially all Internet endpoints, including any capa-
bilities that are incidental to and enable the oper-
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ation of the communications service, with a speed 
and capacity sufficient to facilitate digital learning, 
but excluding— 
‘‘(A) dial-up Internet access service; or 
‘‘(B) Internet access service that is re-
stricted by monthly data caps set lower than 1 
gigabyte. 
‘‘SEC. 4403. DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM AUTHOR-
IZED. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities, subject to meeting the applica-
tion requirements in subsection (e), to develop, implement, 
and evaluate innovative strategies to increase out-of-school 
Internet access for eligible students. 
‘‘(b) DEMONSTRATION PERIOD.—Each eligible enti-
ty, in accordance with the application requirements in sub-
section (e), shall propose to the Secretary the period of 
time over which it desires to exercise demonstration au-
thority, except that such period shall not exceed 2 years. 
‘‘(c) RURAL AREAS.—From the amounts appro-
priated under section 4405 for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reserve not less than 30 percent for grants to eligible 
entities that propose to carry out the activities described 
in subsection (e)(1) in rural areas, as described in section 
6211(b)(1)(A)(ii). The Secretary shall reduce the amount 
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described in this subsection if the Secretary does not re-
ceive a sufficient number of applications that propose to 
carry out the activities described in subsection (e)(1) in 
rural areas that meet the requirements of subsection (e). 
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that is a 
State educational agency or includes a State edu-
cational agency, that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall provide matching funds, from non-Federal 
sources (which may be provided in cash or in-kind), 
in an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of 
grant funds provided to the eligible entity to carry 
out the activities supported by the grant. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
matching requirement under paragraph (1) for an 
eligible entity that demonstrates that such require-
ment imposes an undue financial hardship. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require and containing the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the entity will— 
‘‘(A) increase student access to digital 
learning opportunities outside of the school day, 
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which may include providing access technology 
for eligible students; 
‘‘(B) integrate the out-of-school use of the 
access technology into the school’s educational 
curriculum and objectives; 
‘‘(C) provide eligible students with nec-
essary training in digital literacy to ensure ap-
propriate and effective use of the digital learn-
ing resources and access technology; 
‘‘(D) ensure parents, educators, and stu-
dents are informed of appropriate use of the 
digital learning resources and access tech-
nology; and 
‘‘(E) have in place a policy that meets the 
same requirements as described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of section 2441(a). 
‘‘(2) A description of the eligible students who 
will be served, disaggregated by— 
‘‘(A) the categories of students described 
in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); and 
‘‘(B) homeless students and children or 
youth in foster care. 
‘‘(3) In the case of an eligible entity that wishes 
to award subgrants to local educational agencies or 
local educational agencies in partnership with the 
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