E-rate Form 471 Trainings Scheduled – Register Now

February 14, 2025

Congratulations to the 213 PA schools and libraries that have already submitted 344 Form 471 funding requests for FY 2025!  Of the applications submitted, more than 60% are in Wave Ready Status, which means they will most likely be funded in Wave 1.  If you haven’t yet submitted your Form 471, or need a refresher, please join me for Form 471 Training.  I have scheduled three trainings, with the first focusing on our smaller applicants that are using the CABIO bidding exemption.  The other two trainings will focus on all other application types and will begin with walking through how to create a Contract Record in EPC.  There will be plenty of time available to ask questions.  Registration is required.

Don’t forget, you must request your Category 1 E-rate funding every year, even if you’re in multi-year contract for a service.  If your procurements are complete and contracts signed, or if you are in a multi-year contract from a previous year, please don’t wait to file your Form 471s. 

Category 1 CABIO Form 471 Training

Tuesday, February 18

10:00 – 10:30

Register:    https://cciu.zoom.us/meeting/register/c6RU3XSPRamEkfBwDAoB8A

Filing Guide:  CABIO-Bidding-Exemption-Guide-FY-2024.pdf

Category 1 Form 471 Training

Thursday, February 20

11:00 – noon

Register:   https://cciu.zoom.us/meeting/register/nVegrI7QTqa5Oawpui5-Qg

Filing Guide: Form-471-Filing-Guide-Category-1-FY-2025.pdf

Category 2 Form 471 Training

Thursday, February 20

1:00 – 2:00

Register:   https://cciu.zoom.us/meeting/register/6paSbx5-QB–ANZK96rQ8w

Filing Guide:  Form-471-Filing-Guide-Category-2-FY-2025.pdf

I hope to see you then!

— Julie

Julie Tritt Schell
Pennsylvania E-rate Coordinator
717-730-7133 – o
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org

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