Erroneously Skipped by E-rate: What To Do
Message Posted March 12, 1999
What Should You Do If Your 1998 Form 471 Application Seems to be Missing?
The following guidance has been posted today to the SLD website on steps you should take if you did not receive a Funding Commitment Letter in
response to any of last year's E-rate applications.
The web site says:
With the release of Wave 10 on February 27, the Schools and Libraries Division records show that all 1998 "in the window" applicants have now
been sent an official response from us * either a commitment of funds or, regrettably, a denial of funding. (Please note that applicants in the "zero
funding" category are NOT listed on our Web site.)
In addition, those schools, libraries, and consortia whose applications arrived April 16-19 (just outside the 1998 application window) have now
been notified that we will not be able to consider their applications. Similar letters are in process for those whose requests arrived later in
the year.
If you filed a Form 471 in 1998, have reason to believe that your application arrived by April 15, and have no record of a response from us,
our Client Service Bureau staff stands ready to help determine the status of your application. Simply call the CSB help line at 888-203-8100 between
8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, and have ready:
* A copy of your Form 471.
* Any records demonstrating delivery of your Form 471 to Iowa City, Iowa, during the 1998 application period, such as postal and/or express delivery
receipts.
* Any documentation of contact with our Problem Resolution or Program Integrity Assurance staff (such as faxes, letters, or phone messages)
during the application review process.
If there is any indication that your application was actually received, our staff will inform you of its recorded status in our data base, provide
you with replacement copies of any correspondence you should have received. If, on the other hand, you have no documentation, we may not be able to
determine why your application is missing, except that to confirm that it was never received by us. Our Client Service Bureau staff can make sure you
are aware of the procedures for filing an appeals if you feel one is warranted.
Julie L. Tritt
Executive Policy Specialist
Office of Educational Technology
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Tel: (717) 705-4486
Fax: (717) 787-7222
00jtritt@psupen.psu.edu
www.L2L.org
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