Year 8 (FY 2005-2006), Wave 9 E-rate Funding Committed
*** Please don't forget to complete the E-rate Survey of Schools at: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB224KB8TD3EW ***
Message Posted August 19, 2005
Congratulations to the following 26 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 8, Wave 9 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $1,728,317.54.
In the first 9 waves, 478 PA applicants were funded, out of approx. 1130 total applicants -- about 42%. The SLD is extremely behind this year in processing applications and we have communicated with them on numerous occasions the unintended consequences of receiving a late FCDL. If you were not funded in the first 9 waves, it's still not time to panic. A wave will be arriving about every week for the next few weeks (then every other week) until the Year 8 funding is exhausted. This wave consists of requests for Priority 1 services (telecom and Internet). If your 471 application status states "Certified - In Window" or "In Review" it means that your application is in the queue to be reviewed, but that they just haven't gotten to it yet (to check, go to: "471 Application Status on the SLD website: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/FY3_form471/471StatusCheck.asp). Priority 2 services should be funded in the next few weeks.
IF YOU WERE FUNDED IN WAVE 9, THE NEXT STEP IS TO FILE THE 486 -- NOW!
This form 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 were CIPA compliant by July 1, 2005.
For applicants requesting discounted bills this year, the service provider must receive a copy of the 486 approval letter before they can begin discounting your bills. So the sooner you file this form, the better.
The 486 can be filed electronically under the "apply online" section of the SLD's website at www.sl.universalservice.org (on the right side toolbar). You can submit this form electronically even if you don't have a PIN number. If that's the case, simply hit submit, then print out the signature page and mail that to the SLD. If you would prefer to file the paper form, it's located on the SLD's website under the "SLD Forms" section (on the left side toolbar).
Because the start of the funding year has begun (July 1), you should skip item 6A on the Form 486 (for early filing). Also, if you're CIPA compliant, you can also skip boxes 6B and 6C.
If you have any questions, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.
E-rate Year 8, Wave 9
Applicant Amount
Austin Area School District $ 200.76
Baden Memorial Library $ 2,441.26
Chichester School District $ 91,061.11
Colonial School District $ 73,309.28
Cumberland County Library Sys $ 24,594.13
Elizabethtown Area School Dist $ 76,104.00
Erie City School District $ 74,646.53
Intermediate Unit 17 $ 142,049.92
Jersey Shore Area Sch District $ 11,289.00
Lakeside Youth Services $ 45,600.00
Lancaster School District $ 540,476.07
Methacton School District $ 104,352.00
Monroe Career & Technical Institute $ 559.94
Neshaminy School District $ 13,200.00
Oley Valley School District $ 20,870.84
Penns Valley Area School Dist $ 49,526.19
Rochester Public Library $ 2,937.60
Sharon City School District $ 49,618.80
Sugar Valley Rural Charter School $ 5,552.40
Titusville Area School Dist $ 26,773.20
Twin Valley School District $ 39,358.38
United School District $ 5,829.01
Wellsboro Area School District $ 9,404.12
Woodland Hills School District $ 157,510.76
Woodlynde School $ 3,785.95
York City School District $ 157,266.29
Total, Year 8, Wave 9 $1,728,317.54
Julie Tritt Schell
jtschell@comcast.net
(717) 730.7133 (voice)
(717) 730.9060 (fax)
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