{"id":31919,"date":"2019-09-30T01:57:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T01:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-ratepaorg.local\/?p=31919"},"modified":"2019-10-07T02:00:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T02:00:02","slug":"lets-wrap-up-fy-2018-and-fy-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=31919","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Wrap Up FY 2018 and FY 2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">September 30, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>~ And don\u2019t forget to register for FY 2020 training!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=31847\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D31847&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1570280302499000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5RqM4uHHnwNb9NrLZivcO1pPPgA\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=31847<\/a>\u00a0~<\/p>\n<p>Happy Fall, E-raters!\u00a0 Before we kick off E-rate Funding Year 2020, let\u2019s wrap up some loose ends related to FY 2018 and FY 2019.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Funding Year 2018 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t Forget to File FY 2018 BEARs:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0FY 2018 officially ended June 30, 2019 for recurring services (mostly Category 1 and Basic Maintenance), and therefore applicants have until October 28, 2019 (120-days after June 30) to file BEARs for FRNs where their vendors did not provide discounted bills (in those cases, vendors file SPIs to seek reimbursements).\u00a0 For non-recurring services\/equipment (mostly Category 2 internal connections), applicants have until September 30, 2019 to purchase and install this equipment, and the deadline to file those BEARs will be January 28, 2020 (120 days after September 30).\u00a0 Unsure whether you need to file a BEAR, or how to file the BEAR?\u00a0 Please refer to this recent listserve message that shows all FY 2018 Funding Requests that have had no disbursements made yet (meaning 100% of your funding is still available).\u00a0 The BEAR Filing Guide also is attached to that message.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Need Extra Time to Purchase\/Install FY 2018 Equipment?:<\/strong>\u00a0 If you were funded for Category 2 equipment and have a valid reason why it has not yet been purchased and\/or installed, you must request a Service Delivery Deadline Extension (SDDE) TODAY!\u00a0 The deadline to file the SDDE is today, September 30, 2019, and must be filed using the Form 500 in EPC. \u00a0\u00a0To see a list of possibly-affected entities, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=31895\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D31895&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1570280302499000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhj2nLsGn-XSzoqVYBi_PJTRHA8g\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=31895<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Even if you have purchased the equipment but have not yet installed it, please request a Service Delivery Deadline Extension just to give yourself more time to install.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Funding Year 2019 &#8211;<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Status of FY 2019 Funding Requests:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>About 94% of all PA FY 2019 funding requests have been decided, which is great news.\u00a0 Of the 53 applicants that haven\u2019t yet been funded, it appears they are either regional consortia applications or applications where they applicant may have applied for more than their Category 2 budgets.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t forget to file FY 2019 Form 486s<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Form 486 tells USAC that you are CIPA compliant and services have started, and is due no later than 120 days from the FCDL date or July 1, whichever is later.\u00a0 The Form 486 deadline for applicants funded in waves 1 \u2013 10 have a Form 486 deadline of October 28, 2019.\u00a0 A list was sent to the listserve last week outlining all of the entities that have been funded for FY 2019 but who have not yet filed their Form 486. \u00a0\u00a0See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=31886\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D31886&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1570280302499000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwzisvyOCgwI4CvE2O_QK0vwvA1g\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=31886<\/a>\u00a0for a copy of that message and the From 486 Filing Guide.\u00a0 If your FRN is NOT on the list, it means it is still pending at USAC or you\u2019ve already filed your 486.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions about FY 2018 and FY 2019 remaining items, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me!\u00a0 FY 2020 \u2013 Here we come!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Julie<\/p>\n<p>Julie Tritt Schell<br \/>\nPA E-rate Coordinator<br \/>\n717-730-7133 &#8211; o<br \/>\n717-730-9060 &#8211; f<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jtschell@comcast.net\">jtschell@comcast.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-ratepaorg.local\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.e-ratepaorg.local&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1570280302499000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxyoYh3fFGBm_ACIP3qUgSsLf_DA\">www.e-ratepa.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=eratepenn\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 30, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-listserve_archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}