Year 9 (2006-07) Wave 1 E-rate Funding Committed!
Message Posted April 25, 2006
Congratulations to the following 184 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 9, Wave 1 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $2,716,330.09. A summary of each commitment is listed below, and detailed information will posted on the SLD web site under Funding Commitments in a few days at: 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 9 correspondence will be sent in YELLOW.
A wave will be arriving every week until the Year 9 funding is exhausted. This wave consists of requests for Priority 1 services (telecom and Internet). There are many, many more waves coming (there have been a total of 45 so far for Year 8), and your commitment likely will be in one of the upcoming waves.
To assist you in understanding the funding waves, there is a Q & A posted at the end of this message.
NEXT STEP: 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). Note: If your technology plan has not yet been approved by PDE or other certified approver, you may not file the 486 until it has been approved.
3) that you are CIPA compliant.
Tips for Filing the Form 486
* 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 should be filed electronically under the "apply online" section of the SLD's website at http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp. And the Form 486 PDF typically works better than the Interview version.
* The PDF version seems to skip around while you're completing it, but in the end, all questions are answered and inserted into your form.
* If you file the 486 before the funding year begins on July 1, 2006, you MUST check item 6A on the Form 486 (for early filing). If you file the 486 on or after July 1, then you can ignore this box.
* If you're CIPA compliant, you can also skip boxes 6B and 6C.
* For Item 7, Column F should list 07/01/2006.
* For Item 11, if you are not a consortium, and you are CIPA compliant, you should only check 11A.
* Print a copy of the 486 after you hit submit, but before you eCertify because after you eCertify, it doesn't permit you to go back to the form.
* If you don't have a copy of your Year 9 Form 471 handy, wait until you receive your Funding Commitment Decision Letter in a few days. Both forms contain your Entity Number, 471 #, FRN #s needed to complete the 486.
If you have any questions, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.
E-rate Year 9, Wave 1
Applicant Amount
Abington Friends School $6,840.00
Academy of The Blessed Virgin Mary $13,190.04
Ad Prima Charter School $1,956.60
Aliquippa School District $3,982.50
All Sts Catholic School $891.60
All Sts School $347.76
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Sch Dist $21,495.60
Allentown Central Catholic High School $7,612.85
Avonworth School District $25,569.60
Beaver County Avts $10,803.84
Beaverdale Public Library $855.14
Beavertown Community Library $559.98
Bedford County Fed Library Sys $1,506.17
Belleville Mennonite School $1,423.44
Berks Career & Technology Center $32,160.00
Bethlehem Area Voc-Tech School $22,319.76
Bishop McCort High School $7,953.79
Blairsville Public Library $663.60
Blessed Sacrament School $1,889.76
Borough of New Cumberland $1,983.74
Brockway Area School District $7,106.40
Brownsville Free Pub Library $897.12
Burgettstown Area Sch District $13,421.16
Cardinal Brennan High School $12,542.04
Carmichaels Area School Dist $8,532.00
Carrolltown Public Library $955.44
Cathedral Catholic Academy $570.00
Central Greene School District $140.00
Cheltenham Twp School District $50,347.20
Chichester School District $47,418.44
Christ the King School $1,632.53
Citizens Library $11,012.42
City Charter High School $80.00
Clairton City School District $45,500.40
Clarion Co Career Ctr School $5,880.00
Conn Area Catholic School $1,788.48
Country Day Sch Sacred Heart $10,392.00
Craig Academy $13,500.00
Duquesne City School District $33,809.40
East Franklin School $10,085.58
Ebensburg Free Public Library $600.00
Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library $1,397.59
Elizabeth-Forward Sch District $108,362.52
Flenniken Memorial Library $1,964.51
Forbes Road School District $18,474.06
Forest Area School District $18,333.01
Forest Hills School District $36,320.40
Fox Chapel Area School Dist $29,889.00
Franklin Regional School Dist $15,552.75
Freedom Area School District $52,606.93
French Creek Valley Christian School $1,647.65
Gateway School District $7,631.25
Gecac Community Charter School $14,076.50
Good Shephard Reg Catholic Sch $13,470.84
Greater Johnstown Avts $13,296.00
Greene County Career & Technol $25,183.20
Harrisburg Academy $5,337.22
Hillside School $1,842.14
Holy Family School $1,632.00
Homer Center School District $17,927.00
Hope Lutheran School $571.20
Horsham Township Library $648.00
Immaculate Conception School $600.00
Immaculate Heart School $14,608.44
Indiana Free Library $1,560.51
Intermediate Unit 28 $20,592.00
Jeannette Public Library Assoc $892.80
Jefferson Co-Dubois Avts $44,765.76
Jefferson-Morgan School Dist $40,542.05
Johnsonburg Area School Dist $25,510.54
Johnsonburg Public Library $1,332.00
Knoxville Public Library $70.00
La Salle Academy $1,855.12
Lancaster Catholic High School $5,834.59
Laurel Highlands School Dist $49,991.75
Library System of Lancaster $49,553.40
Lock Haven Catholic School $684.00
Lycoming Career And Technology Center $2,502.15
M M I Preparatory School $1,348.80
Madonna Catholic Regional School $2,451.84
Mahantongo Valley Elem Sch $958.08
Mansfield Free Public Library $1,259.58
Mary S Biesecker Public Lib $875.34
McAdoo Catholic Elem School $14,342.04
McClure Comm Branch Library $562.32
McLinc $62,724.96
Mengle Memorial Library $1,241.14
Middleburg Comm Branch Library $420.05
Milford E. Barnes Jr. School $15,552.00
Milton Area School District $60,364.80
Milton Eisner Yeshiva High Sch $988.20
Montour School District $8,452.56
Moon Area School District $44,995.76
Mt Carmel Area Sch District $15,996.62
Muhlenberg High School $22,007.16
Murrysville Community Library $391.20
Nativity Bvm High School $14,055.72
New Brighton Area School Dist $23,494.46
New Hope-Solebury School Dist $8,604.00
New Kensington-Arnold District $78,229.07
Norristown Area School Dist $67,723.70
North Allegheny School Dist $91,694.44
North Schuylkill School Dist $43,041.34
Northern Cambria Public Library $723.60
Northern Lehigh School Dist $23,925.60
Notre Dame of Bethlehem School $1,336.46
Oswayo Valley School District $10,368.00
Our Lady Help of Christians $1,343.88
Our Lady of Fatima School $1,746.72
Our Lady of Grace School $1,180.13
Our Lady of Hungary School $1,568.35
Our Lady of Lourdes School $495.00
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sch $700.80
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sch $3,082.80
Our Lady of The Angels $2,145.60
Our Ladys Christian School $3,828.00
Our Mother-Consolation School $1,656.00
Pace School $8,089.20
Panther Valley School District $31,145.70
Penn Hills School District $24,780.00
Penns Valley Area School Dist $56,034.00
Peoples Library $5,249.95
Perseus House Incorporated $19,721.34
Peters Township School Dist $48,643.77
Pine-Richland School District $19,488.00
Portage Public Library $576.00
Propel Charter Schools $115,831.80
Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Lib $600.26
Redbank Valley School District $10,124.40
Reynoldsville Public Library $411.60
Ringgold School District $40,366.08
Riverview School District $2,428.73
Sacred Heart School $1,700.28
Samuel W Smith Mem Library $1,083.60
Schuylkill County Avts Program $15,175.08
Selinsgrove Area School Dist $35,943.39
Selinsgrove Community Ctr Lib $2,183.72
Shanksville-Stonycreek School $13,527.00
South Allegheny School Dist $9,252.00
South Fork Public Library $460.80
South Side Area School District $21,337.43
St Agnes School $4,802.93
St Anne School $9,127.38
St Benedict School $720.00
St Benedict The Moor School $1,848.67
St Columba School $479.76
St Denis School $1,938.00
St Ephrem School $1,200.00
St Frances Cabrini School $1,248.00
St Francis of Assisi School $1,646.40
St Gabriel School $1,614.00
St Gabriel Sorrowfl Virgin Sch $969.60
St George Elementary School $1,617.36
St James School $1,554.77
St John The Evangelist School $764.93
St Joseph Elem Sch-Danville $2,174.52
St Joseph Grade School $1,784.23
St Joseph School-Collingdale $1,748.16
St Malachy School $3,120.00
St Margaret School $1,094.40
St Mary School $1,664.49
St Marys Public Library $1,203.48
St Patrick School $1,577.70
St Sebastian School $801.69
St Theresa School $1,891.20
St Thomas Elementary School $1,038.00
St Thomas More School $5,087.95
Sto-Rox School District $37,386.82
Stroudsburg Area School Dist $24,466.20
Sugar Valley Rural Charter School $7,652.40
Sykesville Public Library $1,015.48
Turkeyfoot Valley Ar Sch Dist $5,293.63
Tuscarora Blended Learning Charter School $9,347.52
Ulysses Library Association $1,209.60
Union Area School District $14,169.60
Union County Library System $10,756.92
Upper Perkiomen Valley Library $1,988.48
Venango Catholic High School $1,420.70
Verna Montessori School $1,052.40
West Chester Area District $130,740.80
Western Area Career & Technology Center $12,549.10
Wilcox Public Library $1,068.91
Wilson School District $8,268.40
Woods School $187,920.00
Year 9, Wave 1 Total $2,716,330.09
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 $3.65 billion with funds available of $2.25 billion, it is too early to determine whether there will be enough funding available for internal connections for all applicants.
* 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 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.
Julie Tritt Schell
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org
(717) 730.7133 (voice)
(717) 730.9060 (fax)
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