Year 3: Wave 5 E-rate Funding Commitments Listed
Message Posted May 12, 2000
May 12, 2000
Congratulations to the following 84 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 3, Wave 5 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totalling $ 1,527,957.80. A summary of each commitment is listed below, and detailed information will be posted to the SLD web site www.sl.universalservice.org and the PA E-rate web site www.pde.psu.edu/usf/index.html on Monday. The actual letters are being mailed today and should be arriving next week.
* Please read your funding commitment letter carefully when it arrives. We understand that some FRNs have been incorrectly denied and we encourage everyone to appeal if they believe they are in this category. As a general rule, appeal SLD mistakes to the SLD, and appeal rule changes or special considerations to the FCC. The SLD has no authority to grant an appeal unless an error was made in their processing.
* A wave will be arriving each week for the next 6-7 weeks, so if you haven't been listed in the first five waves -- don't panic. It simply means that they haven't yet processed your application and you will likely be in a future wave. To assist you in understanding the funding waves, there is a Q & A posted on the PA E-rate web site at: http://www.pde.psu.edu/usf/upunderstanding_the_waves.html
* Because more funds were requested in Year 3 ($4.7 billion) than are allowed to be dispursed ($2.25 billion), the SLD has determined that applications with discounts of 80% and below, will not receive funding for internal connections. There is enough money to fund internal connections applications for 86% - 90% discount, however applicants with discounts of between 81% and 85% must wait until they determine how much money they have. IMPORTANT: ALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND INTERNET ACCESS WILL BE FUNDED, REGARDLESS OF DISCOUNT. It is only internal connections applications that are affected. Also, with this wave, they are able to fund internal connections to the 86% level.
* The next step is to file a Form 486, which currently is being revised. When the updated form is available, it will be mailed to each funded applicant and will be available on the SLD web site. It is very important that this form be filed as soon as it is available in order for discounts to begin on July 1, 2000. The form that is on the web site currently cannot be used for Year 3 filings.
* It is expected that applicants will be allowed to choose between a reimbursement option (using the BEAR form), or receiving discounts on bills if they file their 486 early. Waiting to file the 486 makes it very difficult for service providers to place discounts on bills.
* This funding is for Program Year 3, which begins July 1, 2000. Therefore even though you have been notified that you have been approved for funding, service that is to be discounted cannot begin until July 1, and thus no invoices can be submitted until after that date.
* If you disagree with a funding commitment decision, an appeal letter MUST be received at the SLD within 30 days of the date that is on the decision letter (not the letter's postmark date). There are no exceptions to this rule. If you find that your funding commitment letter does not arrive in a timely manner, please let me know as soon as possible so I can report this to the SLD.
E-rate Year 3, Wave 5
Aaronsburg Branch Library
$2,316.46
Altoona Area School District
$2,520.00
Ascension of Our Lord School
$1,285.73
Ashkar Elementary School
$2,058.00
Benton Area School District
$2,458.37
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library
$2,217.60
Bradford Area Public Library
$2,304.00
Carbon Co. Area Voc-Tech School
$4,050.00
Carmichaels Area School District
$4,200.00
Central Dauphin School District
$8,143.72
Central Fulton School District
$1,386.00
Clarion Free Library
$2,329.80
Coatesville Area Catholic Elementary School
$1,992.00
Cornwall-Lebanon School District
$11,763.72
East Berlin Community Library
$2,011.19
Erie City School District
$1,131,104.10
Flenniken Memorial Library
$1,744.93
Ford City Public Library
$1,736.00
Fox Chapel Area School District
$39,852.00
Fulton County Library
$1,537.20
Greater Canonsburg Public Library
$1,632.00
Highlands School District
$62,400.00
Hollidaysburg Area School District
$8,931.72
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
$2,152.80
Holy Spirit Consolidated School
$1,592.40
Hoyt Library
$2,259.72
Huntingdon Co. Career & Technology
$2,304.00
Huntingdon County Library
$1,728.00
Indiana Free Library
$2,400.12
Jersey Shore Area School District
$1,958.40
Joseph & Eliz Shaw Public Library
$1,528.80
Kennett Consolidated School District
$1,512.00
LaSalle Academy
$2,305.76
Lock Haven Catholic School
$1,295.76
Madonna Catholic Regional School
$2,339.70
Martinsburg Community Library
$2,642.01
McGuffey School District
$1,560.60
Memorial Library of Nazareth
$1,535.76
Midd-West School District
$25,574.40
Moravian Academy
$1,896.00
Mount Calvary School
$1,828.74
Mount Lebanon Public Library
$2,064.00
North Clarion Co. School District
$11,359.54
Northampton Area School District
$2,360.00
Northern Cambria Catholic School
$1,445.08
Northwestern Lehigh School District
$5,280.00
Notre Dame Jr-Sr High School
$3,696.00
Our Lady of Fatima School
$1,576.94
Our Lady of Grace School
$1,848.00
Our Lady of Ransom School
$1,560.00
Owen J Roberts School District
$4,182.00
Pennridge School District
$1,728.00
Pennsbury School District
$16,128.00
Pottstown School District
$38,940.00
Purification BVM School
$1,628.28
Radnor Township School District
$11,520.00
Sacred Heart School
$1,910.40
Salisbury Twp School District
$1,920.00
School of the Holy Child
$2,323.20
Sharpsville Area School District
$5,659.20
Shull-David Elementary School
$2,400.00
South Western School District
$2,214.00
St. Ambrose School
$2,304.00
St. Benedict the Moor School
$1,632.00
St. David School
$1,920.00
St. Gertrude School
$1,603.20
St. James School
$971.86
St. John Neumann Regional School
$1,621.44
St. Joseph Elementary School - York
$2,169.60
St. Jude School
$1,718.40
St. Katherine of Siena School
$1,989.60
St. Leo The Great School
$1,824.00
St. Margaret Mary School
$1,536.00
St. Patrick School
$3,312.05
St. Peter School
$1,440.00
St. Pius X School
$1,416.00
St. Theresa School
$1,876.80
Thomas Beaver Free Library
$1,673.14
Trinity Area School District
$1,692.00
Tyrone Area School District
$2,145.00
Valley Grove School District
$1,638.00
Warrior Run School District
$6,274.56
Whitehall-Coplay School District
$5,676.00
Wyoming Area Catholic School
$1,392.00
Total - Wave 5
$ 1,527,957.80
Total Year 3, Waves 1-5
$18,577,461.74
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
jtritt@state.pa.us
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