BEAR Deadline Coming for Certain FY 2015 Recurring Services FRNs
February 9, 2017
~ These Applicants Granted Extension from Oct. 2016 BEAR Deadline ~
The deadline for Funding Year 2015 BEARs for Recurring Services was October 28, 2016, but several applicants (and vendors) requested and received extensions from this deadline. The new – and final – BEAR deadline is February 27, 2017. A list of applicants that have not been disbursed any funding for FY 2015 recurring services FRNs and who have a February 27, 2017 invoice deadline is below and details are attached. (Note: some vendors submitted blanket invoice deadline waivers so they had extra time to submit their SPIs (service provider invoices), which would explain how your name is on the list when you actually didn’t request an extension request. If you received discounted invoices from vendors for FY 2015 – disregard this message.)
Very Important Notes – Please Read:
- FILE IN OLD BEAR SYSTEM: BEARs (Form 472s) will NOT be filed in the EPC Portal. Instead, you must use the legacy system/method of applying at: https://www2.sl.universalservice.org/bear/login.aspx. This goes for FY 2016 and FY 2017 as well.
- BEAR PIN: To get into the old system, you must use your old E-rate PIN — not your EPC credentials. If you don’t have an E-rate PIN, contact CSB at 888-203-8100. They will mail you a PIN, or you can request that it be e-mailed because of your impending deadline. If you had a PIN but can’t find it, call the Client Service Bureau at 888-203-8100 and they can regenerate your PIN.
- FORM 498 REQUIRED: Before you file the BEAR, you must have an approved Form 498. The Form 498 provides USAC with the banking information so that your BEAR reimbursements can be directly deposited into your account. Remember, beginning July 1, 2016, vendors will not approve your BEARs, USAC reimbursement payments will not pass through the vendors, and no paper checks will be mailed. The Form 498 must be filed in EPC by a “school or library official” (not a consultant). If you’re unsure how to find or complete the 498, refer to this guide: https://e-ratepa.org/?p=13701. Note: After you submit the 498, you must then upload a copy of a voided/cancelled check so USAC can be assured that the information you entered on the 498 is accurate. At the same time, e-mail FINOPS-Processing FINOPS-Processing@usac.org and let them know the uploaded check is waiting to be reviewed. USAC will issue an approval of your 498 via e-mail to the General Financial Contact. After receiving that approval, you can THEN submit the BEAR. It takes about 48 hours to get your Form 498 approved from the date you submit the form/upload the voided check. How do you tell if you have an approved 498? Go to https://data.usac.org/publicreports/EntityDownload/Entity/Download and Column I – Form 498 Status – will say Approved for your entity.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.
— Julie
Applicant Name |
ABINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL |
AD PRIMA CHARTER SCHOOL |
AIM ACADEMY |
ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
ALLEGHENY VALLEY SCHOOL DIST |
ALTOONA CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL AT ST THERESE |
APPALACHIA INT UNIT 8 |
AQUINAS ACADEMY |
ARCHDIOCESE PHILADELPHIA SCHS |
ASPIRA PENNSYLVANIA |
ATHENS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
AVON GROVE FREE LIBRARY |
BADEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY |
BARRETT FRIENDLY LIBRARY |
BEAVER CO FEDERATED LIB SYSTEM |
BELLE VERNON AREA SCHOOL DIST |
BELMONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL |
BETHANY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DIST |
BISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL |
BLACKLICK VALLEY SCHOOL DIST |
BLOSSBURG MEMORIAL LIBRARY |
BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT |
BNOS YISROEL |
BOYERTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
BOYS’ LATIN OF PHILADELPHIA CHARTER SCHOOL |
BRADFORD COUNTY LIBRARY |
BURRELL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
BURRELL TOWNSHIP LIBRARY |
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LIBRARY |
CANON-MCMILLAN SCHOOL DISTRICT |
CARBON CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE |
CARBONDALE AREA SCHOOL DIST |
CARBONDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
CARDINAL FOLEY REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY |
CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC ACADEMY |
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL |
CENTRAL SUSQUEHANNA INTERMEDIATE UNIT |
CENTRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES |
CHAMBERSBURG DIST PUBLIC LIBRARIES |
CHAMPION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SOUTH |
CHARTIERS HOUSTON SCHOOL DIST |
CHEDAR MENACHEM HIGH SCHOOL |
CHEDER CHABAD OF PA |
CHESTER CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS |
CHICHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT |
CITIZENS LIBRARY |
CLEARFIELD AREA SCHOOL DIST |
CLEARFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
CLYMER LIBRARY ASSOCIATION |
COATESVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY |
CONN AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
CONNELLSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DIST |
CRANBERRY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DELAWARE VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL |
DELAWARE VALLEY SCHOOL DIST |
DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG SCHOOLS |
DONORA PUBLIC LIBRARY |
DU BOIS AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS |
DU BOIS PUBLIC LIBRARY |
Delaware Valley Friends School |
EAST FRANKLIN SCHOOL |
EASTERN MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
EDUCATION PLUS ACADEMY CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL |
ELLWOOD CITY AREA PUB LIBRARY |
ERIE CATHOLIC PREPARATORY SCHOOL |
FANNETT-METAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
FORBES ROAD SCHOOL DISTRICT |
FORT LE BOEUF SCHOOL DISTRICT |
FOX CHAPEL AREA SCHOOL DIST |
FRANKLIN TOWNE CHARTER ELEMENTARY |
FRAZIER SCHOOL DISTRICT |
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA |
FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY |
GALLITZIN PUBLIC LIBRARY |
GARNET VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
GATEWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL |
GOVERNOR MIFFLIN SCHOOL DIST |
GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS |
GREENSBURG HEMPFIELD AREA LIBRARY |
GWYNEDD MERCY ACADEMY HIGH SCH |
HANOVER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
HARAMBEE CHARTER SCHOOL |
HARRISBURG ACADEMY |
HAVERFORD TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT |
HAWLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
HAZLETON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY |
HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT |
HERSHEY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
HIGHLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY |
HILL HOUSE PASSPORT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL |
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BERKS COUNTY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM |
HOLLIDAYSBURG CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
HOLY INNOCENTS SCHOOL |
HOMER CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT |
HOPE PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION |
HUNTINGDON CO CAREER & TECH |
HUNTINGDON COUNTY LIBRARY |
IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL |
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1 EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS AT CLARK |
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1 EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS AT COLONIAL |
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 11 |
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 24,CHESTER COUNTY IU |
JAMES V BROWN LIBRARY |
JEANNETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOC |
JEFFERSON CO-DUBOIS AVTS |
JENKINTOWN LIBRARY |
JERSEY SHORE AREA SCH DISTRICT |
JIM THORPE AREA SCHOOL DIST |
JUNIATA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
JUNIATA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
KEYSTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST |
KISKI AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
LA SALLE ACADEMY |
LABORATORY SCHOOL |
LACKAWANNA TRAIL SCHOOL DIST |
LAKELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT |
LANCASTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL |
LANCASTER MENNONITE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
LAWRENCE CO AREA VOC-TECH SCH |
LEBANON COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
LEHIGH VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL |
LINCOLN-EDISON CHARTER SCHOOL |
LINDEN HALL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS |
LINE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT |
LITTLESTOWN AREA SCHOOL DIST |
M M I PREPARATORY SCHOOL |
MADONNA CATHOLIC REGIONAL SCHOOL |
MAST COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL |
MATHEMATICS, CIVICS & SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL |
MEMPHIS STREET ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL |
METHACTON SCHOOL DISTRICT |
MEYERSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
MIDDLE BUCKS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
MIDLAND BOROUGH SCHOOL DIST |
MIDWESTERN INTERMEDIATE UNIT 4 |
MIFFLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
MIFFLINBURG AREA SCHOOL DIST |
MILLERSBURG AREA SCHOOL DIST |
MINERSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
MOHAWK AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
MON VALLEY AREA VOC-TECH SCH |
MONONGAHELA AREA LIBRARY |
MONROE CAREER & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT |
MORAVIAN ACADEMY |
MT CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY |
NEW BRIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY |
NEW DAY CHARTER SCHOOL FORMERLY TBLCS |
NEW FOUNDATIONS CHARTER SCHOOL |
NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL |
NEWPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY |
NORTH ALLEGHENY SCHOOL DIST |
NORTH SCHUYLKILL SCHOOL DIST |
NORTHERN CAMBRIA SCHOOL DIST |
NORTHWEST AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
NORWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY |
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL, INC |
OCTORARA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
OSTERHOUT FREE LIBRARY |
OUR LADY OF CONFIDENCE SCHOOL |
OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL SCHOOL |
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCH |
OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS ACADEMY |
OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART H.S. |
OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS/ST. IGNATIUS SCHOOL |
PALMERTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
PENN HILLS CHARTER SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
PETERS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DIST |
PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL |
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
PLUM BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT |
POLITZ HEBREW ACADEMY |
POTTSVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
PREMIER ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL |
QUAKERTOWN COMM SCHOOL DIST |
QUBA INSTITUTE |
QUEEN OF ANGELS CATH.SCH |
RACHEL KOHL COMMUNITY LIBRARY |
RADNOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DIST |
READING PUBLIC LIBRARY |
READING-MUHLENBERG CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
REYNOLDSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
ROCKWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
SACRED HEART SCHOOL HAVERTOWN |
SACRED HEART SCHOOL-W READING |
SAINT GABRIEL’S HALL |
SALISBURY TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT |
SALISBURY-ELK LICK SCHOOL DIST |
SARAH A. REED CHILDREN’S CENTER |
SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD |
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AREA SCH DIST |
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN FREE LIBRARY |
SCHUYLKILL VALLEY SCHOOL DIST |
SELINSGROVE AREA SCHOOL DIST |
SHAMOKIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
SHENANDOAH FREE LIBRARY |
SMETHPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
SNYDER COUNTY LIBRARY |
SOLANCO SCHOOL DISTRICT |
SOMERSET COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
SOUDERTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
SOUTH BUTLER COUNTY SCH DIST |
SOUTHERN LEHIGH SCHOOL DIST |
ST ALOYSIUS ACADEMY |
ST ANNE SCHOOL |
ST BERNARD SCHOOL |
ST FRANCIS GRADE SCHOOL |
ST HILARY OF POITIERS SCHOOL |
ST IGNATIUS SCHOOL |
ST JANE FRANCES DECHANTAL SCH |
ST JEROME SCHOOL |
ST JOHN NEUMANN |
ST JOSEPH’S PREP SCHOOL |
ST KATHERINE DAY SCHOOL |
ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL |
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL |
ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL |
ST MARY MAGDALEN SCHOOL |
ST MARYS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
ST MATTHEW SCHOOL |
ST MICHAEL SCHOOL |
ST PETER SCHOOL |
ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOL |
ST RAYMOND SCHOOL |
ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL |
ST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL |
ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL |
ST. JAMES REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC ACADEMY |
STATE COLLEGE AREA SCHOOL DIST |
STEEL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
STRATFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL |
STROUDSBURG AREA SCHOOL DIST |
SUMMIT ACADEMY |
TAMAQUA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
THE CARDINAL MAIDA ACADEMY |
THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS |
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY |
THE SMART CENTER OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION |
TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY |
TRINITY ACADEMY |
TUSSEY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DIST |
UNION LIBRARY COMPANY-HATBORO |
UNIONVILLE-CHADDS FORD SCHOOL DISTRICT |
UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP LIBRARY |
UPPER PERKIOMEN SCHOOL DIST |
URBAN PATHWAYS CHARTER SCHOOL |
VALLEY DAY SCHOOL |
VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT |
VILLA MARIA ACADEMY LOWER SCH |
WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT |
WATERFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY |
WEATHERLY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
WESLEY SPECTRUM SERVICES |
WEST SHORE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY |
WESTERN AREA CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
WESTMONT HILLTOP SCHOOL DIST |
WILMINGTON AREA SCHOOL DIST |
WILSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY |
WISSAHICKON CHARTER SCH FERN HILL SITE |
WISSAHICKON SCHOOL DISTRICT |
WYALUSING AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
YEADON PUBLIC LIBRARY |
YESHIVA ACHEI TMIMIM |
YESHIVAH ACHEI TMIMSM |
YORK SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT |
YOUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT |
Julie Tritt Schell
PA E-rate Coordinator
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jtschell@comcast.net
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