PA Cyber Pilot Update – September 2025

September 10, 2025

~ Deadline is Monday, September 15! ~

Hello, PA Cyber Pilot Program (CPP) Participants!  We’re nearing the home stretch for the deadline to submit the CPP Form 471 and Form 484 Part 2.   

  • CPP Form 471 and Form 484 Part 2 Deadline:  Monday, September 15 is the hard deadline to submit both the CPP Form 471 and Form 484 Part 2.  I do not believe there will be an extension or a way to request a waiver, so be sure not to miss this deadline.Note:  You can submit your Form 484 Part 2 before the Form 471 is submitted.  The CPP Form 471 and Form 484 Part 2 can be found on the CyberPilot page in EPC by clicking on the waffle (9 squares) in the upper right corner of your EPC Landing Page.  Then click on Actions on the right side of the page.  CPP Form 471 User Guide:  Pilot-FCC-Form-471_UserGuide.pdf.
    • Note:  After you create an FRN, you must then “Add FRN Line Items” to provide additional details about the request, including the requested funding amount.  You cannot submit the form without adding at least one FRN Line Item.
  • Form 471 Using PEPPM:  If you’re citing PEPPM on your CPP Form 471, you will answer the FRN Procurement Questions as follows:
  • Is this a State Master Contract?  Yes
  • What is the Contract/State Master Contract ID?  You can leave this blank, or you may want to list the PEPPM contract number that corresponds to the product line for which you are purchasing.  See Column H of the PEPPM Cybersecurity Product List.
  • What is the Establishing Form 470?  259999999 (this is a generic 470 number that the CPP Form 471 Guide instructs you to use).  You will then select the PEPPM Master Contract.
  • Contract Signing/Expiration Dates?  These are the dates that you signed your contract with the successful vendor and the expiration date of that contract. 
  • Form 484 Part 2 Questions – CPP Participants must complete the Form 484 Part 2 to provide additional information related to their cybersecurity data and Pilot project information.  This is a confidential, but required, form and may be submitted now, but is not due until September 15, 2025.  This form is fairly simple, so don’t put it off.  It can be submitted in advance of our CPP Form 471 submission.  Form 484 Part 2 User Guide:  Pilot-FCC-Form-484-Part-2_User-Guide.pdf.  To see just a list of the questions asked in the Form 484 Part 2, see:  Form-484-Part-2-Questions-Only.pdf. 
  • CPP PIA Reviews and FCDLs:  To date, no PIA reviews have been conducted on submitted CPP Form 471s, thus no funding commitment decisions letters have been issued.  However, on August 27, the FCC sent a letter to USAC, approving the CPP Form 471 PIA Review Procedures (no details on what those procedures are).  With this approval, we expect the application reviews will begin within the next few weeks. 
  • What if I Don’t See the Form 471 (or 484 Part 2) option on our CyberPilot page?  This likely means that your EPC Account Administrator has not given you permission to file this form.  Your EPC AA can grant you permission under Related Actions > Manage User Permissions (see slide 31 at: EPC-How-To-Guide-as-of-Nov-2024.pdf). 
  • How to Make Modifications to Submitted CPP Form 471 – There will be a new form available after FCDLs are issued, called the CPP Form 488.  On this form, applicants will be able to make modifications, such as Service Substitutions, SPIN Changes, FRN Reductions or Cancellations.  We are hoping that there also will be a method during PIA review to make modifications, similar to the current RAL modification process.  Stay tuned for more information on making changes.
  • Two PA Participants with Partial Budgets:  Homer Center SD and Perseus House Charter School were selected as CPP participants, but with a reduced budget.  Because several applicants have notified the FCC that they have withdrawn from CPP, these schools with partial budgets should plan to apply for CPP funding on their Form 471s as if they were granted a full budget of $45,000 each.  I don’t know how or when they will be notified of their new budget, but they should not wait to be notified. 
  • PA CPP Listserve:  If this message was forwarded to you, please let me know and I’ll subscribe you to the PA CPP Listserve directly. 

Additional Resources:

If you have any questions, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net. 

— Julie

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

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