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Year 5 (FY 2002-2003), Wave 2 E-rate Funding Commitments Mailed
Message Posted May 7, 2002
Congratulations to the following 148 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 5 (Funding Year 2002-2003), Wave 2 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $7,984,857.78. 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 2
Abington Friends School $28,012.00
Allegheny Intermediate Unit $249,072.31
Allentown Public Library $4,758.50
Alternative Learning Center $26,603.86
Apollo Ridge School District $38,267.04
Avon Grove School District $27,072.06
Bald Eagle Area School District $37,469.08
Baldwin-Whitehall School District $162,135.00
Berwick Area School District $74,196.24
Bethlehem Area School District $332,730.60
Bucks County Schools IU 22 $140,899.43
Canon-McMillan School District $75,634.50
Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit $21 217,665.78
Carbondale Area School District $27,597.51
Cardinal Brennan High School $13,576.10
Career Connections Charter High School $1,099.08
Central Cambria School District $27,456.00
Central Dauphin School District $13,872.00
Central Fulton School District $21,820.31
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit $36,952.50
Champion Christian School $11,139.27
Chester High School $11,880.00
Claysburg-Kimmel Jr-Sr HS $10,400.96
Clelian Heights School $12,269.92
Columbus Elementary School $2,160.00
Conneaut School District $21,968.68
Connellsville Area School District $33,017.71
Cornell School District $21,632.64
Dallas School District $20,148.34
Delaware Valley School District $68,131.78
Ellwood City Area School District $18,448.14
Farrell Area School District $24,777.00
Father Walter Ciszek Elem School $13,720.14
Ferndale Area School District $23,836.95
Freeport Area School District $13,737.60
Gateway School District $197,257.18
Geibel Catholic High School $5,606.79
Good Shephard Reg Catholic School $11,597.19
Goshen Friends School $5,707.78
Greenwood Elementary School $6,174.86
Hampton Township School District $10,252.56
Hanover Area School District $56,911.68
Hatboro-Horsham School District $37,104.00
Holy Family Institute $33,289.44
Holy Family School $10,790.64
Huntingdon Co. Career & Tech $8,610.00
Imani Education Circle $31,857.84
Intermediate Unit 06 $163,924.62
Intermediate Unit10 $18,150.00
Intermediate Unit13 $194,138.40
Intermediate Unit 15 $119,768.00
Intermediate Unit 17 $242,244.00
Intermediate Unit 24 $255,505.02
Intermediate Unit 25 $48,000.00
Intermediate Unit 28 $36,672.78
Jefferson Co-Dubois AVTS $43,161.51
Jersey Shore Area School District $4,590.00
Juniata County School District $49,698.79
Keystone School District $9,277.71
Knox Public Library $1,654.25
Lakeland School District $10,245.31
LCMS Technology Consortium $13,464.00
Lehighton Area School District $9,255.24
Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 $476,136.72
Lincoln-Edison Charter School $23,070.31
Lower Merion School District $215,363.42
Marian Catholic High School $12,460.97
MCLINC $52,164.00
Middleburg Elementary School $1,101.60
Middleburg High School $16,896.00
Milton Area School District $45,040.57
Minersville Area School District $3,519.00
Monessen City School District $5,857.60
Montgomery Area School District $12,729.47
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit $77,654.00
Montgomery County School $50,400.00
Muncy School District $6,669.27
Nativity BVM High School $9,928.80
New Life Youth & Family Center $50,457.60
Norristown Area School District $7,452.00
North Allegheny School District $117,936.00
North East School District $17,910.48
North Hills School District $34,833.60
North Schuylkill School District $11,734.80
Northern Lehigh School District $23,040.00
Northern Tioga School District $78,845.76
Notre Dame High School $6,757.91
Our Lady of Lourdes School $1,440.00
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School $2,592.62
Our Lady of Ransom School $2,218.97
Palisades School District $16,985.91
Parkland School District $70,293.31
Penn Delco School District $50,326.13
Penn Hills School District $83,071.80
Penncrest School District $46,758.28
Pennridge School District $54,843.89
Penns Valley Area School District $16,947.34
Pittsburgh School District $899,550.00
Pulaski Middle School $2,160.00
Purchase Line School District $32,575.97
Quaker Valley School District $44,208.00
Raising Horizons Quest Charter School $30,993.84
Ringgold School District $31,698.24
Riverside School District $9,268.41
Riverview School District $7,771.40
Rose Tree Media School District $101,920.80
Schuylkill County AVTS Program $28,965.96
Seneca Highlands IU 9 $80,103.36
Shamokin Area School District $14,400.00
Shenandoah Valley School District $25,475.58
Shikellamy School District $32,403.58
Shipley School $27,139.58
South Allegheny School District $34,275.24
South Butler County School District $3,360.00
South Eastern School District $44,492.35
Southern Huntingdon School District $30,275.39
Southern Tioga School District $54,093.48
Springfield School District $39,520.99
Springside School $17,303.33
St. Andrew School $5,379.00
St. Anne School $5,297.76
St. Joseph School $2,407.39
St. Margaret School $1,756.95
St. Michael the Archangel School $3,072.00
Stetser Elementary School $17,820.00
Sylvan Heights Science Charter School $897.48
The Renaissance Academy $19,926.00
Trinity Area School District $56,405.64
Uniontown Area School District $69,298.61
Upper Dauphin Area School District $1,656.00
Upper Dublin School District $43,833.60
Valley Day School $21,416.73
Warrior Run School District $8,151.33
Warwick School District $33,082.75
Wellsboro Area School District $8,006.04
West Chester Area School District $188,917.34
West Side AVTS District $24,636.74
Westmont Hilltop School District $35,040.00
William Penn Elementary School $17,820.00
William Penn School District $155,019.89
Windber Area School District $19,300.29
Woodland Hill School District $116,353.35
World Communications Charter $19,200.00
Wyalusing Area School District $16,172.62
Wyoming Valley West District $32,886.48
York Area Technology in Ed Consortium $218,559.60
Yough School District $38,641.62
Youth Build Philadelphia Charter School $9,440.32
Sum for State $7,984,857.78
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 inthe 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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