FCC outlines plans to establish cyber grant pilot program for K-12 schools

The Federal Communications Commission will consider a report and order at its June meeting to establish a $200 million pilot program over a three-year period to support K-12 schools and libraries in protecting their networks and data from cyber attacks.

The FCC approved in November a notice of proposed rulemaking laying out parameters for potential creation of the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program. In a draft report and order circulated ahead of the June 6 meeting, the...