All documents must be kept for 10 years from the last date to receive services. Documents to be retained include, but are not limited to: All FCC Forms and related documentation Communications with potential bidders Copies of winning and losing bids (including disqualified bids) The final bid evaluation matrix and any supporting documentation Contracts, if
Read More...All E-Rate purchased equipment must stay at the entity indicated on the 471 application for at least 3 years. If the entity moves, the equipment must go with them. Starting with the 2021/2022 E-Rate funding year, equipment no longer needs to stay at a specific school within a district or library branch within a library
Read More...Children’s Internet Protection Act Every E-Rate applicant that participates in the E-Rate program must be CIPA compliant. If this is the first time your school or library is applying for E-Rate funding, you have 1 year from the start of your first funding year to become CIPA compliant. For those schools and libraries who have
Read More...USAC uses Discount Percentages to determine the reimbursement available to each E-Rate applicant. The discount percentage is based on a school’s total enrollment and the number of students eligible for free and reduced lunch. Please note that discount percentages may vary from year to year. Applicants must have a valid method for determining the number
Read More...Category 2 E-Rate funding is allocated on a 5-year budget cycle. The current five-year E-Rate budget cycle began in 2021 and will end with the 2025/2026 E-Rate funding year (2021-2025). E-Rate is broken down into two Categories of services. Category 1 is internet access, WAN connections, bus wi-fi, and wi-fi hotspots. Category 2 is
Read More...Most schools and libraries have too much to do and not enough time or resources to get everything done for the E-Rate application process. One thing that can help free up some time and resources is tackling your E-Rate application process early and setting reasonable timelines. Here is a sample E-Rate application process timeline.
Read More...This year’s 2024 Florida Charter School Conference will be held in Florida from November 19-21, 2024, at the Caribe Royale Orlando. If you’re planning to attend, please stop by our booth. We’d love to discuss E-Rate with you! The E-Rate program can potentially offer your school a 90% discount on your internet bills and an
Read More...Having just returned home from this year’s 2022 Region 2 Head Start Association Conference held in Puerto Rico at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, I can say it was a great event. We had the pleasure of meeting numerous new Head Start organizations as well as seeing some existing clients. It was an excellent event with
Read More...It’s easy to get wrapped up in end-of-year paperwork and let certain things slip your mind, but one thing that you must remember is the deadline to apply for E-Rate Funding is coming up soon – March 27th, 2019 . If you don’t plan for it, that deadline will sneak up on you and you
Read More...The Education Rate, or E-Rate, program was established to aid schools and libraries in obtaining affordable telecommunication and internet services by offering discounts on these services. In order to be eligible to receive E-Rate discounts, schools and libraries must meet certain eligibility criteria. It is an amazing program that has helped countless schools and libraries,
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