ECF Window 2 Application Summary Data
November 1, 2021
Attached: ECF PA Window 2 FRN Line Items
~ Funding available for all applications ~
The official dataset of what was requested in the ECF Filing Window 2 has been released and I am pleased to report that demand in the second ECF window is $1.3 billion – below the total available funding of $2 billion. This means there is enough ECF funding available to cover all eligible applications filed in both Window 1 and Window 2. It is not yet clear what the FCC will decide to do with the remaining $700 million, but I would be surprised if they decided to open a 3rd Window for the FY 2021 funding year.
Attached is a spreadsheet showing all of the equipment and services requested in Window 2, where each row represents a single FRN Line Item. This data does not show funding commitments – just what ECF funding was requested in the second filing window. ECF funding waves appear to be released about every two weeks.
Helpful ECF Docs:
— Don’t forget to obtain the signed Statements of Unmet Needs when you distribute the equipment: https://e-ratepa.org/?p=33555
— If you’ve received your ECF funding commitment letter, have already purchased the equipment, and will be seeking reimbursement from ECF, be sure to review the ECF BEAR Reimbursement Guide: https://e-ratepa.org/?p=33655.
Here is the summary breakdown of PA applications submitted in Window 2 (to see details of what was requested in ECF Window 1, see https://e-ratepa.org/?p=33607).
| Window 1 | Window 2 | TOTAL | ||
| Total $ Requested | $99,748,595.39 | $32,342,684.15 |
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| Total Equipment $ Requested | $62,970,850 | $13,809,943.70 |
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| Total Services $ Requested | $36,777,744 | $18,532,740.45 |
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| # Laptops/Tablets Requested | 200,851 | 40,226 | 241,077 | |
| # Wi-Fi Hotspots (equipment) Requested | 22,993 | 2,452 | 25,445 | |
| # Mobile Broadband Service Plans Requested | 65,189 | 420 | 65,609 | |
| Network Buildout $ Requested to Unserved Homes | $18,878,447 | $16,244,396.14 | $35,122,843.14 | |
| # of Applicants Requesting Network Building $ | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
| # Applicants Total | 317 | 117 | 434 | |
| School Districts | 185 | 63 | 248 | |
| CTCs | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| IUs | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Charter Schools | 36 | 11 | 47 | |
| Non-Public Schools | 54 | 25 | 79 | |
| Libraries | 29 | 13 | 42 | |
| # of Unique Entities that Applied in Window 1 or 2 | 274 | |||
If you have any questions about Window 2 data, please let me know.
— Julie
Julie Tritt Schell
Pennsylvania E-rate Coordinator
717-730-7133 – o
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org