May 17, 2024
May 16, 2024 The FCC released the agenda for the Open Commission meeting on June 6 regarding the E-rate cybersecurity pilot program. Below reflects the FCC Fact Sheet on th...
April 1, 2024
The Form 471 filing window for FY 2024 closed last Wednesday, March 27th. Preliminary demand, as reflected in the “In Window” applications certified by the deadline showed: ...
December 18, 2023
The Funding Year (FY) 2024 FCC Form 471 application filing window will open on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at noon ET and will close on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 , at 11:59 p.m....
October 4, 2023
The EPC administrative window is the period during which applicants can make updates to their profile information including student counts, National School Lunch Program (NSLP) ...
September 27, 2023
The USAC E-rate News Brief released September 21, 2023 explained the following program updates for FY2024 for all applicants.
Cost Allocations
The FCC provided guidance on ...
June 4, 2021
Emergency Connectivity Fund Update
June 4, 2021
Over the last few weeks, many have asked about the eligibility of future purchases of chromebooks in regards to schoo...
May 19, 2021
Emergency Connectivity Fund
Users – Which users are eligible for ECF-supported goods and services?
Students, school ...
January 20, 2021
Some Category 2 equipment is not completely eligible for E-rate funding . This requires the application to deduct a percentage of the base costs to arrive at
the E-rate eligible...
December 15, 2020
Following up on an earlier News Brief of June 26 th , USAC sent emails to registered EPC and BEAR Form system users last week to announce that “MFA is Coming to E-rate on July 27...
December 15, 2020
Connected Nation , which assumed the responsibility for maintaining the E-rate broadband funding database from EducationSuperHighway, has released the first version of its free...
December 15, 2020
USAC has deployed the new Category Two (C2) budget tool . This tool will cover the five-year cycle that starts in FY2021 (July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022) and ends in FY2025. ...
December 15, 2020
Administrative Window Reminder
Now that we’re on the threshold of December, and before thoughts turn to the holidays, all applicants should review/update their E...
November 10, 2020
Schools- $167 per student
Libraries- $4.50 per square foot
Minimum of $25,000 for individual library or school
DISCOUNT RATES
Your discount rate comes directly f...