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Free hotspot Project 10Million Direct to Parent/Guardian Eligibility | T-Mobile Support

Free hotspot Project 10Million Direct to Parent/Guardian Eligibility | T-Mobile Support

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1-877-775-1066
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Children
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Eligibility
K-12 students in households enrolled in NSLP, SNAP, EBT, TANF, CEP, FDPIR, Medicaid, or Head Start
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T-Mobile's Project 10Million gives a free mobile hotspot plus 200GB of data per year for 5 years to households with a K-12 student enrolled in NSLP, SNAP/EBT, Medicaid, CEP, FDPIR (and per T-Mobile's brand page, TANF, Head Start, or foster/migrant/homeless status). Open to any carrier (incl. Metro and Assurance); one hotspot per household; US and Puerto Rico (not AK, AS, Guam, NMI, or USVI). Apply online or call 1-877-775-1066. Verified 2026-05-30.
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Free mobile hotspot with 200GB data per year for 5 years plus access to at-cost laptops and tablets
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Hotspot gratuito del Proyecto 10 Millones de T-Mobile - Hotspot móvil gratis y 200GB de datos al año durante 5 años para estudiantes K-12 en hogares inscritos en NSLP, SNAP/EBT, Medi-Cal, CEP, FDPIR (y según T-Mobile, también TANF, Head Start, o jóvenes en cuidado tutelar/migrantes/sin hogar). Abierto a cualquier compañía; uno por hogar.
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https://www.t-mobile.com/support/account/project-10million-direct-to-parent-guardian-eligibility?icid=MGPO_TMO_U_20TENMM_6BRGAVTKUD4AUN8W23252
Last verified 2026-05-17

Free hotspot for K-12 students — T-Mobile Project 10Million

If your child is in K-12 and your family gets SNAP, Medicaid, free school lunch, or another assistance program, T-Mobile will mail you a free hotspot and 200 GB of mobile data each year for 5 years. You do not need to be a T-Mobile customer.
Phone: 1-877-PRJ-10MN (1-877-775-1066)
Apply online: t-mobile.com/support/account/project-10million-direct-to-parent-guardian-eligibility

Who qualifies

You qualify if you have a K-12 student in your household AND you can show recent (within the past year) proof of one of these programs [Source: t-mobile.com/support/account/project-10million-direct-to-parent-guardian-eligibility (accessed 2026-05-17)]:
  • National School Lunch Program (NSLP) — free or reduced-price lunch
  • SNAP / EBT (CalFresh in California)
  • Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California)
  • Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools
  • Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
T-Mobile's broader brand page also lists TANF (CalWORKs), Head Start, and foster/migrant/homeless/runaway youth as qualifying paths — if you fit one of those, apply and upload the supporting letter [Source: t-mobile.com/brand/project-10-million (accessed 2026-05-17)].
You can be a new or existing T-Mobile customer, or use a different carrier — it does not matter. One free hotspot and data line per household.

What you get

  • One free T-Mobile hotspot device (mailed to you)
  • 200 GB of mobile data per year, for 5 years — resets each year on your activation anniversary
  • Option to buy an at-cost Wi-Fi tablet or laptop to use with the hotspot
  • Data service pauses when you hit 200 GB until the yearly reset; you can buy extra data passes if you run out
Video streams at about DVD quality (480p, up to 1.5 Mbps). During network congestion, your speeds may be slower than other T-Mobile customers.

How to apply

  1. Go to t-mobile.com/support/account/project-10million-direct-to-parent-guardian-eligibility or call 1-877-775-1066.
  1. Have these ready:
      • Your full name, email, and a shipping address (no PO boxes, no military APO/FPO)
      • Your student's school name, district, and student ID number
      • A clear photo or scan of your program letter (NSLP/SNAP/Medicaid/etc.) dated within the past year
  1. Submit the application. You'll get a verification email — complete it within 7 days or your application closes and the device won't ship.
  1. Pick a PIN and a language (English or Spanish) for your account.

Common pitfalls

  • Blurry photos get rejected. Lay the letter flat, good light, all four corners visible.
  • A student ID card is not proof of program enrollment — you need the actual NSLP/SNAP/Medicaid letter or award notice.
  • No PO boxes. The hotspot ships to a physical address only.
  • State allocations fill up. If your state is full for the year, ask your school's principal or counselor about Project 10Million for Schools instead — schools have a separate pool.
  • iPhone users uploading photos: open Settings → Camera → Format → Most Compatible before taking the picture, or the upload may fail.
  • Not available in Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the US Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico is included.

Puerto Rico families

All Puerto Rico students are auto-enrolled in NSLP and don't get a Direct Certification letter. Upload a photo of the student's most recent report card or kindergarten enrollment letter instead.

Where to get help

  • T-Mobile Project 10Million support: 1-877-775-1066
  • Need a SNAP, Medi-Cal, or CalFresh letter first? Call Nevada County Health & Human Services at (530) 265-1340 or apply at benefitscal.com

Sources

Freshness update (2026-05-30): Program re-confirmed active. One small change since this page was written: T-Mobile now accepts proof documents dated within the past 2 years (it used to say "within the past year"), and you get up to 3 upload attempts during the 7-day verification window if a document is rejected. Out-of-data passes are about $10 per 10GB. Everything else above still holds.