Asset Management for E-Rate Compliance
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 […]
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 applied for E-Rate funding […]
E-Rate Discount Percentages
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 […]
2025/2026 Final Year in the Current Five-Year E-Rate Category 2 Budget Cycle
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 […]
E-Rate 2025 Timeline
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. […]
2024 Florida Charter School Conference
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 […]
2022 Region 2 Head Start Association Conference In Review
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 […]
Don’t Wait Until Last Minute to Apply for E-Rate Funding for 2019
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 […]
The Benefits Of Working With An E-Rate Consultant
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, […]