FY 2024 Form 486s Due for Many Applicants
November 8, 2024
Attached: FY-2024-Form-486s-Due-or-Overdue-as-of-11-8-1-1.xlsx
~ 39 Affected Entities, Listed Below and Attached ~
~ Be Careful to Check Correct Certifications ~
This is a friendly reminder for schools and libraries that have not yet filed their Form 486 for FY 2024. The 486 certifies receipt of services/CIPA compliance and is due within 120 days of the funding commitment letter date or the start of services (whichever is later).
Attached is a list of the entities that have been funded for FY 2024 but who haven’t yet filed their Form 486, along with the Form 486 due date. For each 30 days that the 486 is overdue, USAC deducts 1 months’ worth of E-rate funding. In addition, no BEARs or vendor SPIs can be submitted until the Form 486 has been certified/approved. So don’t delay – file the 486 now. Notes:
— I included internal connections FRNs where no 486 has been filed, but some applicants choose to wait and file these after the PO has been issued or any equipment received.
— Also included are FRNs whose 486 are due in the upcoming months. There is still plenty of time to file these 486s, but I wanted to include them just as an early reminder.
Attached is a Form 486 Filing Guide that I encourage you to keep handy as you’re completing the 486. It explains what to click and not click to make the form even easier to navigate. Caution: When checking the certification boxes, don’t get click happy! For all applicants except consortia, only check the 1st CIPA certification, and not the last two. If you check one of the last two, it unchecks the first certification and your application will be held for months until USAC reaches out to you to determine if you meant to report you weren’t CIPA compliant. Here’s what you SHOULD check.
CIPA Certifications for Consortia: Before Consortia can file their 486, they must first collect a signed Form 479 (each year) from each consortia member. After all 479s have been collected, the consortia lead may file the Form 479 and check the following CIPA certifications.
If you have any questions as you are completing this form, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net. Happy 486 Filing!
List of Entities Still Needing to File FY 2024 Form 486
| Applicant’s Organization Name |
| Academy Charter School |
| Academy Consortia |
| Achievement House Charter School |
| Appalachia Iu8 Rwan Consortium |
| Assumption Bvm School |
| Big Beaver Falls Area Sch Dist |
| Blue Mountain School District |
| Butler County Federated Library System |
| Cedar Grove Christian Academy |
| Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit |
| Champion Christian School District |
| Diocese Of Harrisburg |
| First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School |
| Greater Johnstown School District |
| Hatboro-Horsham School District |
| Hollidaysburg Area Public Lib |
| Holy Name School |
| Hope For Hyndman Charter School |
| Lawrence Co Area Voc-Tech Sch |
| M M I Preparatory School |
| Methacton School District |
| Montessori Regional Charter School District |
| Nativity Bvm High School |
| Norristown Area School Dist |
| Northern Bedford Co Sch Dist |
| Penn-Trafford School District |
| Ridley School District |
| Sharon City School District |
| Snyder County Library |
| South Middleton School Dist |
| South Regional Catholic Elementary Schools |
| South Western School District |
| St Benedict School |
| St Margaret School |
| St Michael School |
| Summit Academy |
| The Laboratory Charter School Of Communication And Languages |
| Wayne Library Authority |
| West Shore School District |
— Julie
Julie Tritt Schell
Pennsylvania E-rate Coordinator
717-730-7133 – o
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org