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Year 11 (2008-09), Waves 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, & 41 E-rate Funding Committed
Message Posted March 3, 2009

During the close of the E-rate application window, the SLD released several small waves of E-rate funding for Funding Year 2008. A total of 12 Pennsylvania schools will be receiving Year 11, Waves 35 - 41 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $2,688,628.31 (no funding was committed in wave 40). A summary of each commitment is listed below. 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 11 correspondence will be sent in BLUE.

Although we are nearing the close of Funding Year 2008, small waves will continue until all applicants have been approved. The Priority 2 funding threshold dropped to 88%, and the SLD has begun denying requests at and below 85%. The fate of P2 requests at the 86 and 87% levels is yet to be determined.

The next step for those entities funded in Waves 35 - 41 is to file the Form 486 which tells the SLD it's OK to pay invoices, who approved your technology plan, and that you are CIPA compliant. The Online Form 486 for FY 2008 is available at http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp. Please be certain not to file the 486 unless your technology plan has been approved covering FY 2008! For a primer on the Form 486 and specific tips on completing the form, visit: http://www.e-ratepa.org/Listserve-Archive/2008/05-09-08.htm. If you have any questions, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.

Julie Tritt Schell