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Year 5 (FY 2002-2003), Wave 1 E-rate Funding Commitments Mailed
Message Posted April 26, 2002
Congratulations to the following 573 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 5 (Funding Year 2002-2003), Wave 1 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $13,642,958! A summary of each commitment is listed below, and detailed information is posted on the SLD web site under Funding Commitments: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/funding/ If you find that your funding commitment letter does not arrive in a timely manner, please call the SLD ASAP to get a replacement (888-203-8100). All Year 5 correspondence will be in BLUE.
A wave will be arriving every other week until the Year 5 funding is exhausted. If you were not funded in this wave, don't panic. Review of applications usually is done on a first-come first served basis, but not always. This wave also consists of 471 applications that ONLY contained requests for Priority 1 services (telecom and Internet). There are many, many more waves coming (there were 15 waves in Year 4), and your commitment likely will be in one of those waves.
To assist you in understanding the funding waves, there is a Q & A posted at the end of this message.
A few very important notes:
* The next step is to file the Form 486 which tells the SLD 3 things:
1) that they are authorized to pay invoices (either BEAR or SPIFs)
2) that your technology plan has been approved (and by which SLD-certified approver)
3) that you are or will be CIPA compliant by July 1, 2002. If you would like to get a jump start and file your 486 before the funding year begins, you may do so if:
1) your technology plan has been approved
2) you are CIPA compliant
3) services will begin by July 31.
If all 3 of these statements is correct, you may file the 486 and check item 6B on the Form 486 and must have your Form 486 is postmarked by July 31. If any of these is not true, you must wait until services actually begin (after July 1, 2002), then file your Form 486 within 120 of the service start date or the date on the funding commitment letter, whichever is later.
E-rate Year 5, Wave 1
A W Beattie Area Voc-Tech School $6,946.79
Aaronsburg Branch Library $2,527.77
Abington Community Library $984.00
Abington Heights School District $27,630.10
Abington School District $39,930.05
Abrams Hebrew Academy $7,166.40
Adams County Library System $7,347.14
Adams Memorial Library $6,708.00
Adamstown Area Library $288.00
Admiral Peary AVTS District $52,380.28
Akiba Hebrew Academy $4,564.80
Albert Gallatin Area School District $87,775.20
Albion Area Public Library $720.00
All Sts Catholic School $209.76
All Sts School $1,635.31
Allegheny Valley School District $28,588.36
Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District $14,050.42
Allentown Central Catholic High School $7,008.00
Allentown Public Library $8,700.98
Allentown School District $10,560.00
Alsace School $31,248.00
Altoona Area Public Library $4,572.00
Altoona Area School District $177,249.77
Altoona AVTS $3,600.00
Altoona Central Catholic School District $3,030.00
Ambridge Area School District $258,692.76
Amelia S. Givin Free Library $595.20
Annie Halenbake Ross Library $1,396.95
Annunciation BVM School $5,970.00
Annunciation School $1,987.20
Annville Cleona School District $21,600.00
Antietam School District $8,926.18
Apollo Memorial Library $923.58
Aquinas Academy $3,344.21
Archdiocese Philadelphia SCHS $236,406.97
Armstrong School District $126,889.41
Arthur Hufnagel Glen Rock Pub Library $612.10
Ashland Public Library $858.00
Aston Free Library $456.00
Auberle Education Center $1,700.89
Avella Area School District $7,252.98
Avon Grove School District $15,360.00
Avonworth School District $22,611.02
Baden Memorial Library $1,940.40
Baggaley Elementary School $2,140.68
Barrett Friendly Library $1,461.60
Beaver Area Memorial Library $2,016.00
Beaver Area School District $15,201.60
Beaver Co Federated Lib System $6,600.00
Beaver County AVTS $10,380.00
Beaverdale Community Library $1,849.65
Beavertown Community Library $1,231.20
Bedford Area School District $44,188.06
Bedford County Fed Library Sys $792.00
Bedford County Technical Center $3,998.40
Belle Vernon Area School District $77,982.01
Belle Vernon Public Library $760.40
Bellefonte Area School District $120,641.09
Belleville Mennonite School $4,200.00
Bellwood Antis School District $10,592.27
Bellwood-Antis Public Library $4,017.95
Bensalem Twp School District $141,840.81
Bentleyville Public Library $724.74
Benton Area School District $7,410.30
Bentworth School District $846.00
Berks Career & Technology Center $26,675.90
Berks County Intermediate Unit #14 $95,021.40
Berwick Area School District $8,892.36
Bethel Park School District $48,231.55
Bethel Tulpehocken Pub Library $816.00
Bethlehem Area Public Library $6,203.28
Bethlehem Area Voc-Tech School $37,778.34
Big Beaver Falls Area School District $133,428.11
Big Spring School District $28,380.00
Birdsboro Community Library $456.00
Bishop Carroll High School $8,129.23
Bishop Guilfoyle High School $2,313.17
Bishop Hannan High School $3,444.72
Bishop McCort High School $2,209.82
Blackhawk School District $33,679.13
Blacklick Valley School District $18,466.16
Blairsville Public Library $1,231.36
Bloomfield Public Library $902.40
Bloomsburg Area School District $46,016.16
Bloomsburg Public Library $2,585.02
Blossburg Memorial Library $1,064.07
Blue Mountain School District $24,159.84
Blue Ridge School District $25,164.54
Borough of New Cumberland $3,790.86
Bosler Free Library $1,350.00
Boyertown Area School District $96,305.28
Boyertown Community Library $720.00
Bradford Area School District $42,049.09
Brandywine Community Library $336.00
Bristol Boro School District $21,309.54
Bristol Twp School District $204,926.40
Brookline Regional School $2,068.75
Brownsville Area School District $47,595.60
Bucks County Free Library $57,009.60
Bucks County Technical School $2,392.75
Burgettstown Area School District $16,524.00
Burrell Township Library $530.40
California Area School District $11,688.20
Cambria County Library System $28,213.20
Cambria Heights School District $34,325.76
Cameron County School District $19,629.95
Canton Area School District $35,260.03
Carbon Co Area Voc-Tech School $41,859.94
Carbondale Public Library $1,696.44
Carmichaels Area School District $34,478.64
Carnegie Free Library $7,966.99
Carnegie Library of Homestead $2,611.88
Carrolltown Public Library $1,563.27
Centennial School District $103,988.81
Central Catholic High School $10,056.00
Central Columbia School District $6,372.86
Central Dauphin School District $12,600.00
Central Fulton School District $14,216.40
Central Greene School District $67,038.50
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit $82,341.36
Central York School District $11,102.40
Chambersburg Area School District $46,444.81
Chambersburg Dist Public Libraries $18,434.34
Charleroi Area School District $967.93
Chartiers Houston School District $15,987.02
Cheltenham Twp School District $81,889.54
Chester County Library $72,144.28
Chestnut Ridge School District $41,004.00
Chichester School District $100,800.97
Christ The Divine Teacher School $3,686.40
Citizens Library $7,548.00
Clairton City School District $26,319.60
Claysburg Area Public Library $714.00
Coatesville Area Cath Elem School $10,194.96
Cocalico School District $16,166.40
Colonial School District $114,454.68
Columbus Elementary School $15,660.00
Conemaugh Twp Area School District $12,168.51
Conemaugh Valley School District $17,549.86
Conestoga Valley School District $26,297.40
Conewago Valley School District $27,103.23
Conneaut School District $23,335.02
Conrad Weiser Area School District $10,292.58
Conshohocken Free Library $442.80
Cornwall-Lebanon School District $16,931.58
Corry Area School District $38,169.12
County of Cumberland $3,213.00
Cowanesque Valley Jr-Sr High School $2,565.20
Craig House Techoma $10,800.00
Cranberry Area School District $15,580.80
Cranberry Public Library $840.00
Crawford Central School District $37,572.00
Cresson Public Library $1,812.60
Cumberland County Library Sys $18,131.62
Cumberland Valley School District $21,233.92
Curwensville Area School District $15,119.42
Dalton Community Library $570.00
Danville Area School District $36,412.15
Dauphin County Library System $139,710.06
Deer Lakes School District $24,297.98
Delaware County Library System $62,112.79
Derry Area School District $34,628.76
Derry Township School District $38,332.80
Dillsburg Area Public Library $609.60
Dimmick Memorial Library $372.24
Diocese of Allentown Schools $2,842.52
Diocese of Scranton Schools $3,503.18
Donora Public Library $1,437.87
Dover Area School District $24,965.01
Downingtown Area School District $198,017.95
DuBois Area Catholic Schools $5,556.54
DuBois Area School District $55,155.34
Duquesne City School District $13,500.00
East Berlin Community Library $555.89
East Lycoming School District $33,735.54
East Pennsboro Area School District $7,027.20
East Stroudsburg Area School District $105,686.15
Eastern Lancaster Co School District $29,889.71
Eastern Lebanon Co School District $11,443.92
Eastern York School District $28,117.72
Easton Area Public Library $9,934.84
Easton Area School District $74,571.65
Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library $4,536.00
Elizabeth-Forward School District $121,219.92
Elizabethtown Area School District $23,640.00
Elk Lake School District $14,081.90
Elkland Area Community Library $817.75
Emmaus Public Library $863.52
Ephrata Area School District $25,514.48
Epiphany Of Our Lord School $2,846.40
Erie City School District $488,100.32
Erie County Public Library $36,740.28
Eva K Bowlby Public Library $2,010.00
Everett Area School District $80,208.00
Everett Free Library $2,185.92
Fairview School District $15,627.41
Fannett-Metal School District $56,152.80
Fayette Co Area Voc-Tech School $13,104.00
Fleetwood Area School District $19,062.05
Flenniken Memorial Library $2,694.13
Forbes Road Career & Technology Ctr. $14,100.00
Forbes Road School District $18,247.55
Forest City Regional School District $17,070.30
Fox Chapel Area School District $44,772.00
Fredericktown Area Public Library $1,533.60
Free Library of Northampton Twp $772.80
Freedom Area School District $26,627.94
Freeport Area Library $336.07
Full Circle Incorporated $3,661.20
Gallitzin Public Library $1,812.60
Gateway School District $10,488.00
General Mclane School District $33,014.52
George Junior Republic Vocational School $11,934.00
Gettysburg Area School District $57,255.96
Glatfelter Memorial Library $895.44
Glenolden Library $378.30
Good Samaritan Catholic School $1,835.58
Governor Mifflin School District $25,932.00
Great Valley School District $48,000.00
Greater Canonsburg Public Library $2,331.84
Greater Latrobe Jr High School $2,140.68
Greater Latrobe School District $20,339.66
Greater Latrobe Sr High School $1,712.54
Greater Nanticoke Area School District $24,751.65
Greencastle Antrim School District $29,924.00
Greensburg-Salem School District $38,916.00
Greenville Area School District $13,603.68
Greenwood School District $5,985.90
Grove City Area School District $15,127.20
Grove City Community Library $781.14
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School $4,334.40
Halifax Area School District $24,471.82
Hamburg Area School District $14,611.92
Hamburg Public Library $864.00
Hamlin Memorial Library $1,872.00
Hanover Public Library $1,722.24
Harbor Creek School District $31,734.00
Hastings Public Library $1,850.62
Hatboro-Horsham School District $40,143.04
Haverford Twp School District $55,065.60
Hawley Public Library $1,768.80
Hazleton Area School District $144,041.55
Heritage Public Library $900.00
Hermitage School District $16,420.75
Highland Community Library $1,200.00
Holy Child Elementary School $2,189.10
Holy Cross School $1,998.42
Holy Family School $4,931.93
Holy Name of Jesus School $3,475.20
Holy Rosary School $1,691.93
Holy Spirit Elementary School $2,425.92
Holy Trinity Elementary School $330.48
Homer Center School District $15,960.00
Hopewell Area School District $35,758.80
Huntingdon Area School District $47,557.76
Immaculate Heart of Mary School $648.00
Indiana Area School District $93,574.02
Indiana County Technology Center $18,268.80
Interboro School District $47,685.81
Interboro-United Districts Library $1,026.00
Intermediate Unit 03 $8,241.60
Intermediate Unit 11 $179,173.21
Intermediate Unit 20 $80,985.60
Intermediate Unit 27 $21,484.96
Intermediate Unit 29 $55,144.32
Jeannette Public Library Assoc. $1,008.00
Jenkintown Library $960.00
Jersey Shore Public Library $474.27
Jim Thorpe Area School District $23,885.97
John K Tener Library $600.00
Johnsonburg Area School District $20,160.00
Juniata Valley School District $27,183.00
Kaltreider-Benfer Library $700.56
Kane Area School District $25,283.35
Kennett Consolidated School District $61,776.00
Kennett High School $26,040.48
Keystone Central School District $188,246.28
Keystone Oaks School District $56,325.03
Kutztown Area School District $26,238.22
La Salle College High School $8,136.00
Lakeside Youth Services $27,211.02
Lampeter-Strasburg School District $1,680.00
Lancaster County Career & Technology Ctr . $12,502.27
Lancaster School District $466,583.81
Lansdowne Public Library $1,443.00
Latrobe Elementary School $2,140.68
Laurel Highlands School District $47,121.75
Lebanon School District $74,114.77
Leechburg Area School District $18,344.76
Lehigh Career & Tehnical Institute $6,316.56
Library System of Lancaster $47,699.28
Ligonier Valley School District $2,551.98
Lilly-Washington Public Library $1,812.60
Line Mountain School District $47,976.00
Lititz Public Library $672.00
Locust Grove Mennonite School $4,875.98
Louisa Gonser Community Library $600.00
Lower Dauphin School District $45,713.64
Lower Moreland Twp School District $8,216.88
Luzerne County Library System $18,974.82
Mahanoy Area School District $22,638.00
Manheim Central School District $22,817.52
Mansfield Free Public Library $959.32
Marian Catholic Inter-Parochial School $3,489.02
Marion Center Area School District $15,655.17
Marple Newtown School District $135,120.00
Mars Area School District $21,791.14
Martin Luther School $10,490.40
Martin Memorial Library $11,168.92
Martinsburg Community Library $1,148.70
Mary S Biesecker Public Library $1,792.57
Mason-Dixon Public Library $580.80
McClure Comm Branch Library $1,274.04
McCord Memorial Library $482.95
McKeesport Area School District $73,022.40
Memorial Library of Radnor Twp $1,252.70
Mengle Memorial Library $1,014.00
Mercer Area Library $702.00
Mercyhurst Preparatory School $7,006.17
Meyersdale Area School $28,440.00
Mid Valley School District $330.00
Middleburg Comm Branch Library $1,094.40
Midland Borough School District $89,568.60
Mifflin Community Library $960.00
Mifflin County Library $44,004.20
Mifflin County School District $141,642.00
Milford E. Barnes Jr. School $19,839.60
Mill Memorial Library $1,247.84
Millville Area School District $15,876.00
Milton Eisner Yeshiva High School $1,965.60
Monaca School District $16,663.71
Monessen City School District $12,138.81
Montgomery Co-Norristown Library $9,425.25
Montoursville Area School District $1,915.20
Montrose Area School District $38,764.80
Moravian Academy $14,028.42
Morrisville Boro School District $54,397.37
Morrisville Free Library Assoc $494.40
Mother of Sorrows School $4,473.60
Mountain View Elem School $2,517.84
Mt Calvary School $1,993.68
Mt Carmel Area School District $23,715.45
Mt Lebanon Public Library $1,915.20
Mt Pleasant Area School District $61,410.19
Mt Union Area School District $36,849.60
Muhlenberg Community Library $576.00
Muhlenberg School District $7,752.72
Muncy Public Library $206.70
Muncy School District $2,835.00
Nanty Glo Public Library $1,805.76
Nativity BVM High School $4,484.16
Nazareth Academy Grade School $2,533.63
Neshaminy School District $203,742.38
Neshannock Twp School District $6,274.86
New Bethlehem Area Free Public Library $1,092.00
New Brighton Area School District $29,497.98
New Hope Solebury Library $422.40
New Hope-Solebury School District $10,082.76
Newport Public Library $1,065.84
Norristown Area School District $78,762.76
North Cambria Public Library $4,261.25
North Clarion Co School District $8,600.28
North Hills School District $9,298.95
North Pocono School District $32,101.19
North Schuylkill Jr-Sr HS $5,968.80
Northampton Area School District $79,407.20
Northeast Bradford School District $5,943.60
Northeast Charter School $4,038.98
Northeastern York Co School District $42,155.28
Northern Cambria Catholic School $1,302.00
Northern Tioga School District $38,925.10
Northern York Co School District $34,080.00
Northgate School District $26,098.18
Northwest Area School District $48,976.43
Northwestern Lehigh School District $14,784.00
Northwestern School District $25,267.68
Norwin Public Library Association, Inc. $1,633.74
Oil City Area School District $25,953.45
Old Forge School District $4,607.17
Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library $780.13
Osterhout Free Library $8,158.68
Otto-Eldred Elementary School $4,350.72
Otto-Eldred Jr-Sr High School $3,563.95
Our Lady of Grace School $1,391.36
Our Lady of Hope School $2,647.58
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart HS $27,894.00
Our Ladys Christian School $3,682.80
Oxford Area School District $41,262.24
Panther Valley School District $40,931.10
Paoli Branch Library $465.60
Patton Public Library $1,760.64
Pen Argyl Area School District $4,036.80
Penn Cambria School District $44,951.18
Penn Manor School District $38,880.00
Penns Manor Area School District $22,302.00
Penns Valley Area School District $16,455.12
Perkiomen Valley Library Inc $360.00
Perkiomen Valley School District $34,035.55
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District $53,344.20
Phoenixville Public Library $922.32
Pine Grove Area School District $37,288.35
Pine-Richland School District $27,750.00
Pleasant Valley School District $66,314.46
Plum Borough School District $63,703.02
Plymouth Meeting Friends School $986.45
Pocono Mountain School District $54,106.39
Port Carbon Public Library $721.68
Portage Public Library $1,756.80
Potter-Tioga Library System $597.60
Pottsville Free Public Library $9,886.32
Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library $2,177.46
Pulaski Middle School $15,660.00
Punxsutawney Memorial Library $1,422.04
Purchase Line School District $4,690.56
Quaker Valley School District $33,216.00
Quakertown Comm School District $23,815.01
Quigley Catholic School $3,853.25
Reading Central Catholic High School $10,487.70
Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library $943.20
Reynoldsville Public Library $623.70
Rice Avenue Community Public Library $820.80
Riegelsville Public Library $235.20
Riverside Beaver Co School District $21,590.08
Riverview School District $63,489.67
Roaring Spring Comm Library $1,500.00
Rochester Area School District $14,752.80
Royersford Free Public Library $451.20
Sacred Heart School $2,171.23
Sacred Heart School-W Reading $3,785.18
Salem Public Library $1,259.60
Salisbury Twp School District $1,920.00
Salisbury-Elk Lick School District $10,224.00
Samuel W Smith Mem Library $1,445.16
Saucon Valley School District $36,666.62
Sayre Area School District $16,165.27
Schuylkill Haven Free Library $1,002.96
Scottdale Public Library $647.70
Scranton City School District $128,816.64
Scranton Public Library $54,357.24
Selinsgrove Area School District $4,287.65
Selinsgrove Community Ctr Library $3,988.80
Seneca Valley School District $46,621.96
Sewickley Academy $7,594.32
Shaler North Hills Library $1,199.52
Shamokin-Coal Twp Pub Library $1,710.99
Shenango Area School District $5,759.04
Shippensburg Area School District $29,045.91
Shrewsbury Borough Public Library $336.00
Smethport Area School District $8,970.00
Souderton Area School District $57,000.00
South Allegheny School District $9,302.40
South Fork Public Library $887.83
South Middleton School District $18,416.64
South Western School District $20,474.40
Southampton Free Library $686.40
Southeast Delco School District $57,561.38
Southern Columbia Area School District $11,880.00
Southern Fulton School District $17,229.73
Spring Cove School District $42,548.40
Spring Grove Area School District $33,702.00
Springfield School District $40,885.68
Springfield Twp School District $38,266.94
St Agnes School $6,043.20
St Albert The Great School $358.37
St Anastasia School $3,007.58
St Barnabas Episcopal School $1,380.00
St Bernard School $1,835.52
St Boniface Elementary School $193.28
St Catharine of Siena School $3,575.81
St Catherine of Siena School $1,920.00
St Clair Elementary Middle School $17,804.22
St Cyril of Alexandria School $2,129.70
St Denis School $2,524.37
St Elizabeth Regional School $2,164.32
St Francis Grade School $1,062.96
St Francis of Assisi School $2,339.10
St Gabriel School $1,847.40
St Gertrude School $1,896.00
St Ignatius School $3,422.40
St Joachim School $2,151.84
St John Evangelist School $2,435.64
St John of God School $471.30
St John The Baptist School $4,631.16
St Joseph Elementary School-Danville $3,951.18
St Joseph High School $6,234.00
St Joseph Regional Catholic School $1,037.80
St Joseph The Worker School $1,374.00
St Jude School $5,861.62
St Lucy School $1,196.70
St Luke School $494.82
St Margaret School $1,128.00
St Mary School $1,473.75
St Marys Area School District $29,548.80
St Marys Public Library $2,115.20
St Patrick School $7,791.56
St Philip Neri School $2,097.60
St Philomena School $960.00
St Rosalia School $1,810.50
St Thomas Elementary School $180.00
St Titus Elementary School $3,528.91
State College Area School District $220,152.24
Steel Valley School District $40,122.36
Steelton-Highspire School District $14,138.79
Stella Maris School $2,311.20
Sto-Rox School District $30,244.60
Strasburg-Heisler Library $192.00
Stroudsburg Area School District $24,983.64
Sullivan County School District $17,090.73
Summerville Public Library $1,425.60
Sun AVTS District $1,386.48
Susquehanna County Library Assoc. $5,711.22
Susquenita School District $16,556.11
Sykesville Public Library $506.52
Tamaqua Area School District $30,197.96
Tamaqua Public Library $3,300.00
Taylor Public Library $858.00
Timothy Academy School District $7,062.34
Towanda Area School District $41,860.80
Township Lib-Lower Southampton $566.40
Troy Area School District $32,007.43
Tulpehocken Area School District $40,196.19
Tunkhannock Public Library $1,977.58
Tuscarora School District $30,038.12
Twin Valley School District $23,544.14
Ulysses Library Association $975.00
Union Area School District $12,288.00
Union City Area School District $15,840.00
Uniontown Public Library $2,006.98
United School District $36,208.79
Upper Darby-Sellers Library $1,956.00
Upper Dauphin Area School District $18,175.14
Upper Merion Area School District $23,249.71
Upper Moreland Twp School District $45,102.10
Upper Perkiomen School District $37,785.60
Upper Perkiomen Valley Library $981.95
Venango Catholic High School $2,683.53
Villa Maria Academy School $4,690.13
Villa Maria Elementary School $2,136.00
Village Library $504.00
Village Library of Wrightstown $624.00
Wallenpaupack Area School District $52,340.96
Warminster Twp Free Library $744.00
Warren Library Association $24,624.00
Warrior Run School District $17,851.42
Washington School District $25,427.23
Waterford Public Library $411.53
Wattsburg Area School District $20,989.10
Wayne Highlands School District $55,407.85
Waynesburg Central High School $4,858.20
Weatherly Area School District $5,402.76
Wellsboro Area School District $16,777.08
Wernersville Public Library $576.00
West Jefferson Hills School District $20,640.00
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library $384.00
West Mifflin Area School District $81,342.94
West Snyder High School $2,592.00
Western Area Career & Technology Center $12,979.51
Westfield Public Library $971.29
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit $20,196.00
Whitehall-Coplay School District $4,974.48
Wilcox Public Library $461.16
Williams Valley School District $19,911.89
Williamsburg Comm School District $20,592.00
Williamsburg Public Library $778.80
Wilson School District $31,246.80
Winchester Thurston School $15,546.00
Wissahickon School District $86,130.43
Womelsdorf Community Library $408.00
Woodland Hills School District $69,795.00
Wyoming Area School District $35,901.60
Wyomissing Area School District $19,320.00
Wyomissing Public Library $1,260.00
York County Library System $35,692.74
Sum for State $13,642,958.66
FAQ's on Waves
* This wave only contains funding for priority one services -- telecommunications services and Internet access. There is sufficient funding for all approved Priority 1 requests, however, given total demand of nearly $5.7 billion with funds available of $2.25 billion, it is clear that funds will be available to fund anyone but 90% discount applicants. And even for those applicants, such discounts may have to be pro-rated.
* If you disagree with a funding commitment decision, an appeal letter MUST be received at the SLD within 60 days of the date that is on the decision letter (not the letter's postmark date). There are no exceptions to this rule. Guidance on submitting appeals can be found on the PA E-rate website at: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ed_tech/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=74280
1. How will I be notified of my E-rate Funding Commitment?
The SLD will be sending out Funding Commitment Decision Letters to inform applicants of their E-rate discounts. These letters will be mailed in waves, rather than waiting for all applications to be fully processed before issuing any letters. Only those applicants who submitted complete requests within the "application window" will be receiving Funding Commitment Decision letters.
2. When will the first wave of letters be sent and how frequently will the waves of letters be sent?
Every other week a wave of letters will be issued to applicants. As each wave is sent, the SLD will announce its size and post state-by-state information on their Web Site.
3. How will I know which wave my letter is in?
There is no definitive way to know in advance which wave a particular Funding Commitment Decision Letter might be in. The SLD will post information about each wave on their public Web Site the first business day after it has been mailed. To obtain a general sense of the timing of your funding commitment, please see questions 7-9.
4. Will I receive only one Funding Commitment Decision Letter?
No, not necessarily. The SLD will issue Funding Commitment Decision Letters according to the FCC's rules of priority (See questions 5 -6 for details) when answers are known about any of the requests made in your application(s). If you submitted multiple applications for services, you will receive more than one Funding Commitment Decision Letter. If you submitted only one application for discounts on all three types of service -- telecommunications service, internet access, and internal connections -- you may receive more than one Funding Commitment Decision Letter.
5. How is each wave formed?
There are three factors determining how each wave is formed:
* The FCC Rules of Priority: There are two rules of priority.
"Priority One" approved requests are for discounts on telecommunications services and Internet access and "Priority Two" approved requests are for discounts on internal connections. If "Priority One" services can be fully funded, discount requests for internal connection, or "Priority Two" services, are funded beginning with the highest need at the 90% discount level.
* Successful Data Entry: The date when the application was successfully entered into the SLD database will also determine when a Funding Commitment Decision Letter may be sent.
* Complete Processing: Before a funding commitment can be made, the SLD must complete processing of your application, including the Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) review process. The SLD has set aside funds to cover all telecommunications and Internet access requests received inside the filing window. They will consider "priority two" requests - Internal connections requests - if there are remaining funds available.
6. If funds are available for internal connections requests below the 90% discount level, how will SLD make these funding decisions?
Consistent with FCC rules, the SLD will consider Internal Connections requests below the 90% discount level, by discount level - 89%, 88%, 87%, etc.
7. I sent my Form 471 in to the SLD electronically -- very early in the process last November. How will that affect the timing of my letter?
The timing will depend on how much time your application spent in Program Integrity Assurance review. If there were no questions about eligibility or discount level or if you answered such questions promptly, AND if your requests were for "Priority One" services, then your letter may be in the first waves. Otherwise, you will receive a decision about your funding commitment in one of the later waves.
8. I filed my Form 471 on paper and it spent a long time in Problem Resolution. I received a number of phone calls and faxes from SLD offices in Kansas. How will that affect the timing of my letter?
The date of successful entry into the data system is one of the three key factors for forming the waves. The Problem Resolution process was focused completely on readying applications for data entry, so a lengthy Problem Resolution process would mean a later data entry date and therefore later delivery for review by the Program Integrity Assurance team. If your application didn't require lengthy PIA review, you may still receive your letter in on of the earlier waves.
9. I have some issues outstanding with your Program Integrity Assurance team based in New Jersey. The extra documentation they're looking for might take me several more days to complete. How will that affect the timing of my letter?
To receive a funding commitment, applications must have completed Program Integrity Assurance review, so you won't receive your letter until we've resolved any outstanding PIA issues with you. The SLD has, however, set aside funds to cover your telecommunications and internet access requests, and have included your internal connections requests in their working estimate of demand in your discount band, so that your PIA review won't affect your actual funding, only the timing of your Funding Commitment Decision letter.
Julie Tritt Schell
jtschell@comcast.net
(717) 730.7133 (voice)
(717) 730.9060 (fax)
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