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E-Rate Training 2017

Agenda

  • Process Review
  • Eligible Services
  • Fiber
  • Search Tools
  • E-Rate Productivity Center
  • Questions

E-Rate Process Review

470

  • Anytime after July 1
  • Doesn't require and RFP
  • Must be posted 28 days
  • opens competitive bidding process.
  • MN requires a RFP for projects over a certain dollar amount

471

  • Filed during the filing window (usually Jan-April)
  • can use highest bill
  • separate cat 1 and cat2 471
  • determines discount level
  • assign(YOU) funding request numbers

Form 486

  • Confirmation of receipt of services
  • certification of compliance with CIPA
  • Filed upon receipt of FCD letter
  • Must be of filed within 120 days of Funding commitment letter

Form 472 - Billed Entity Applied Reimbursement(Bear)

  • Filed when applicant is paying invoice for service un full
  • can be done throughout the program year

Form 498 - Banking Information

  • filed by applicants with banking and other information
  • set up so applicant can receive direct payments from BEAR forms

Eligible services list

  • uses FCC stock order (back of FCC order)
  • service list can change for year to year
  • phone reduced 20% every year starting 2015

Cat 2

  • 5 years from the first time school draws money from cat 2
  • Schools are limited to $150 per student pre-discount total request over a five year period beginning Fund Year 2015

Fiber Options

  • Requires RFP

Search Tools

misc/2017eratetraining.txt · Last modified: 2017/02/01 14:35 by tschulz