BEAR Deadline Coming for Certain FY 2015 Recurring Services FRNs

February 9, 2017

~ These Applicants Granted Extension from Oct. 2016 BEAR Deadline ~

The deadline for Funding Year 2015 BEARs for Recurring Services was October 28, 2016, but several applicants (and vendors) requested and received extensions from this deadline.  The new – and final – BEAR deadline is February 27, 2017.  A list of applicants that have not been disbursed any funding for FY 2015 recurring services FRNs and who have a February 27, 2017 invoice deadline is below and details are attached(Note: some vendors submitted blanket invoice deadline waivers so they had extra time to submit their SPIs (service provider invoices), which would explain how your name is on the list when you actually didn’t request an extension request.  If you received discounted invoices from vendors for FY 2015 – disregard this message.)

Very Important Notes – Please Read:

  • FILE IN OLD BEAR SYSTEM:  BEARs (Form 472s) will NOT be filed in the EPC Portal.  Instead, you must use the legacy system/method of applying at: https://www2.sl.universalservice.org/bear/login.aspx.  This goes for FY 2016 and FY 2017 as well.
  • BEAR PIN: To get into the old system, you must use your old E-rate PIN — not your EPC credentials.  If you don’t have an E-rate PIN, contact CSB at 888-203-8100.  They will mail you a PIN, or you can request that it be e-mailed because of your impending deadline.  If you had a PIN but can’t find it, call the Client Service Bureau at 888-203-8100 and they can regenerate your PIN.
  • FORM 498 REQUIRED:  Before you file the BEAR, you must have an approved Form 498.  The Form 498 provides USAC with the banking information so that your BEAR reimbursements can be directly deposited into your account.  Remember, beginning July 1, 2016, vendors will not approve your BEARs, USAC reimbursement payments will not pass through the vendors, and no paper checks will be mailed.  The Form 498 must be filed in EPC by a “school or library official” (not a consultant).  If you’re unsure how to find or complete the 498, refer to this guide:  http://e-ratepa.org/?p=13701.  Note:  After you submit the 498, you must then upload a copy of a voided/cancelled check so USAC can be assured that the information you entered on the 498 is accurate.  At the same time, e-mail FINOPS-Processing FINOPS-Processing@usac.org and let them know the uploaded check is waiting to be reviewed.  USAC will issue an approval of your 498 via e-mail to the General Financial Contact.  After receiving that approval, you can THEN submit the BEAR.  It takes about 48 hours to get your Form 498 approved from the date you submit the form/upload the voided check.  How do you tell if you have an approved 498?  Go to https://data.usac.org/publicreports/EntityDownload/Entity/Download and Column I – Form 498 Status – will say Approved for your entity.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.

– Julie

Applicant Name
ABINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL
AD PRIMA CHARTER SCHOOL
AIM ACADEMY
ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALLEGHENY VALLEY SCHOOL DIST
ALTOONA CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL AT ST THERESE
APPALACHIA INT UNIT 8
AQUINAS ACADEMY
ARCHDIOCESE PHILADELPHIA SCHS
ASPIRA PENNSYLVANIA
ATHENS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
AVON GROVE FREE LIBRARY
BADEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
BARRETT FRIENDLY LIBRARY
BEAVER CO FEDERATED LIB SYSTEM
BELLE VERNON AREA SCHOOL DIST
BELMONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BETHANY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DIST
BISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL
BLACKLICK VALLEY SCHOOL DIST
BLOSSBURG MEMORIAL LIBRARY
BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
BNOS YISROEL
BOYERTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOYS’ LATIN OF PHILADELPHIA CHARTER SCHOOL
BRADFORD COUNTY LIBRARY
BURRELL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BURRELL TOWNSHIP LIBRARY
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
CANON-MCMILLAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
CARBON CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
CARBONDALE AREA SCHOOL DIST
CARBONDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
CARDINAL FOLEY REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY
CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC ACADEMY
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL SUSQUEHANNA INTERMEDIATE UNIT
CENTRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
CHAMBERSBURG DIST PUBLIC LIBRARIES
CHAMPION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SOUTH
CHARTIERS HOUSTON SCHOOL DIST
CHEDAR MENACHEM HIGH SCHOOL
CHEDER CHABAD OF PA
CHESTER CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
CHICHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
CITIZENS LIBRARY
CLEARFIELD AREA SCHOOL DIST
CLEARFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
CLYMER LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
COATESVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
CONN AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
CONNELLSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DIST
CRANBERRY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
DELAWARE VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
DELAWARE VALLEY SCHOOL DIST
DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG SCHOOLS
DONORA PUBLIC LIBRARY
DU BOIS AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
DU BOIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Delaware Valley Friends School
EAST FRANKLIN SCHOOL
EASTERN MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY
EDUCATION PLUS ACADEMY CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL
ELLWOOD CITY AREA PUB LIBRARY
ERIE CATHOLIC PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FANNETT-METAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
FORBES ROAD SCHOOL DISTRICT
FORT LE BOEUF SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOX CHAPEL AREA SCHOOL DIST
FRANKLIN TOWNE CHARTER ELEMENTARY
FRAZIER SCHOOL DISTRICT
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA
FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY
GALLITZIN PUBLIC LIBRARY
GARNET VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
GATEWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
GOVERNOR MIFFLIN SCHOOL DIST
GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS
GREENSBURG HEMPFIELD AREA LIBRARY
GWYNEDD MERCY ACADEMY HIGH SCH
HANOVER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
HARAMBEE CHARTER SCHOOL
HARRISBURG ACADEMY
HAVERFORD TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAWLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
HAZLETON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERSHEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
HIGHLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY
HILL HOUSE PASSPORT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BERKS COUNTY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
HOLLIDAYSBURG CATHOLIC SCHOOL
HOLY INNOCENTS SCHOOL
HOMER CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOPE PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION
HUNTINGDON CO CAREER & TECH
HUNTINGDON COUNTY LIBRARY
IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1 EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS AT CLARK
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1 EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS AT COLONIAL
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 11
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 24,CHESTER COUNTY IU
JAMES V BROWN LIBRARY
JEANNETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOC
JEFFERSON CO-DUBOIS AVTS
JENKINTOWN LIBRARY
JERSEY SHORE AREA SCH DISTRICT
JIM THORPE AREA SCHOOL DIST
JUNIATA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
JUNIATA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
KEYSTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST
KISKI AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
LA SALLE ACADEMY
LABORATORY SCHOOL
LACKAWANNA TRAIL SCHOOL DIST
LAKELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
LANCASTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
LANCASTER MENNONITE SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAWRENCE CO AREA VOC-TECH SCH
LEBANON COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
LEHIGH VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN-EDISON CHARTER SCHOOL
LINDEN HALL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
LINE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
LITTLESTOWN AREA SCHOOL DIST
M M I PREPARATORY SCHOOL
MADONNA CATHOLIC REGIONAL SCHOOL
MAST COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
MATHEMATICS, CIVICS & SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
MEMPHIS STREET ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
METHACTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
MEYERSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
MIDDLE BUCKS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
MIDLAND BOROUGH SCHOOL DIST
MIDWESTERN INTERMEDIATE UNIT 4
MIFFLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER
MIFFLINBURG AREA SCHOOL DIST
MILLERSBURG AREA SCHOOL DIST
MINERSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
MOHAWK AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
MON VALLEY AREA VOC-TECH SCH
MONONGAHELA AREA LIBRARY
MONROE CAREER & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT
MORAVIAN ACADEMY
MT CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY
NEW BRIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
NEW DAY CHARTER SCHOOL FORMERLY TBLCS
NEW FOUNDATIONS CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEWPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DIST
NORTH SCHUYLKILL SCHOOL DIST
NORTHERN CAMBRIA SCHOOL DIST
NORTHWEST AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
NORWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL, INC
OCTORARA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
OSTERHOUT FREE LIBRARY
OUR LADY OF CONFIDENCE SCHOOL
OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL SCHOOL
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCH
OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS ACADEMY
OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART H.S.
OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS/ST. IGNATIUS SCHOOL
PALMERTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
PENN HILLS CHARTER SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PETERS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DIST
PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
PLUM BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
POLITZ HEBREW ACADEMY
POTTSVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
PREMIER ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
QUAKERTOWN COMM SCHOOL DIST
QUBA INSTITUTE
QUEEN OF ANGELS CATH.SCH
RACHEL KOHL COMMUNITY LIBRARY
RADNOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DIST
READING PUBLIC LIBRARY
READING-MUHLENBERG CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
REYNOLDSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCKWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SACRED HEART SCHOOL HAVERTOWN
SACRED HEART SCHOOL-W READING
SAINT GABRIEL’S HALL
SALISBURY TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT
SALISBURY-ELK LICK SCHOOL DIST
SARAH A. REED CHILDREN’S CENTER
SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AREA SCH DIST
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN FREE LIBRARY
SCHUYLKILL VALLEY SCHOOL DIST
SELINSGROVE AREA SCHOOL DIST
SHAMOKIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SHENANDOAH FREE LIBRARY
SMETHPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SNYDER COUNTY LIBRARY
SOLANCO SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOMERSET COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTER
SOUDERTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOUTH BUTLER COUNTY SCH DIST
SOUTHERN LEHIGH SCHOOL DIST
ST ALOYSIUS ACADEMY
ST ANNE SCHOOL
ST BERNARD SCHOOL
ST FRANCIS GRADE SCHOOL
ST HILARY OF POITIERS SCHOOL
ST IGNATIUS SCHOOL
ST JANE FRANCES DECHANTAL SCH
ST JEROME SCHOOL
ST JOHN NEUMANN
ST JOSEPH’S PREP SCHOOL
ST KATHERINE DAY SCHOOL
ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL
ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL
ST MARY MAGDALEN SCHOOL
ST MARYS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST MATTHEW SCHOOL
ST MICHAEL SCHOOL
ST PETER SCHOOL
ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOL
ST RAYMOND SCHOOL
ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL
ST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL
ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL
ST. JAMES REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC ACADEMY
STATE COLLEGE AREA SCHOOL DIST
STEEL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
STRATFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL
STROUDSBURG AREA SCHOOL DIST
SUMMIT ACADEMY
TAMAQUA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
THE CARDINAL MAIDA ACADEMY
THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY
THE SMART CENTER OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION
TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
TRINITY ACADEMY
TUSSEY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DIST
UNION LIBRARY COMPANY-HATBORO
UNIONVILLE-CHADDS FORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP LIBRARY
UPPER PERKIOMEN SCHOOL DIST
URBAN PATHWAYS CHARTER SCHOOL
VALLEY DAY SCHOOL
VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
VILLA MARIA ACADEMY LOWER SCH
WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
WATERFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
WEATHERLY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
WESLEY SPECTRUM SERVICES
WEST SHORE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
WESTERN AREA CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER
WESTMONT HILLTOP SCHOOL DIST
WILMINGTON AREA SCHOOL DIST
WILSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
WISSAHICKON CHARTER SCH FERN HILL SITE
WISSAHICKON SCHOOL DISTRICT
WYALUSING AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
YEADON PUBLIC LIBRARY
YESHIVA ACHEI TMIMIM
YESHIVAH ACHEI TMIMSM
YORK SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
YOUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Julie Tritt Schell

PA E-rate Coordinator
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