{"id":32373,"date":"2020-04-10T18:18:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-ratepaorg.local\/?p=32373"},"modified":"2020-04-10T18:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:24:12","slug":"form-471-filing-tips-c1-c2-and-general-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32373","title":{"rendered":"Form 471 Filing Tips &#8211; C1, C2 and General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">April 10, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p>~ 20 days until filing deadline ~<\/p>\n<p># PA Entities Filed: 632<\/p>\n<p># FRNs:\u00a0 1373<\/p>\n<p># in Wave Ready Status:\u00a0 722 (53%)<\/p>\n<p>Form 471 Deadline:\u00a0 Wednesday, April 29<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who haven\u2019t yet filed, this is a friendly reminder that the Form 471 deadline is less than 3 weeks away.\u00a0 To help with your filings, I\u2019ve taken the questions that you\u2019ve sent (this year and prior years) and compiled these 24 helpful filing hints, organized into 3 sections \u2013 Category 1, Category 2, and General.\u00a0 At the bottom are direct links to the Guides.\u00a0 Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can provide assistance in any way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CATEGORY 1 FILING HINTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1. For Internet and Data FRNs, Answer the Yes\/No Questions This Way:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Answer 2nd Question first (is this for a WAN?)<\/li>\n<li>If the answer to the 2nd Question is Yes, then the answer to 1st question is No<\/li>\n<li>Internet FRNs should always answer No\/Yes.<\/li>\n<li>There is a small exception for consortia backbone applications where they would answer No\/No.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2. Creating FRN Line Items \u2013 Breaking Out Circuit Costs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Although it&#8217;s easy to figure out how to &#8220;Add an FRN,&#8221; creating the Line Items under that FRN to actually describe the services\/equipment and specify the amount of funding requested is a little confusing.\u00a0 After you&#8217;ve created an FRN, click on the FRN number in blue (it&#8217;s hyperlinked) and a page will appear asking if you want to &#8220;Add New FRN Line Item.&#8221;\u00a0 Continue adding Line Items for that FRN until you&#8217;ve built your FRN.\u00a0 For example, if you&#8217;re requesting funding a Lit Fiber WAN, if you have 1 &#8211; 10 GB connection, 6 \u2013 1 GB connections, and taxes, you will have 1 FRN with 3 FRN Line Items, identifying the unique speed, costs and recipients of each Line Item; and the total taxes for the entire service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3. Handing Contract Amendments in EPC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Unfortunately, there\u2019s no way to modify or add additional documents to your existing Contract Record in EPC. \u00a0If you amended your contract (perhaps to upgrade bandwidth), PIA may reach out to you to ask why the requested services\/amounts are different than what are contained in your original contract in which case you\u2019ll simply send them the contract amendment. \u00a0Do not create a new contract record simply because a contract was amended.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4. Have Written Documentation if Extending a Contract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If you have a contract that includes voluntary extensions, and you are exercising one of those extensions for FY 2020, be sure to have something in writing to or with the service provider.\u00a0 This can be as simple as an e-mail to the service provider indicating that you intend to exercise one of the extensions in your contract, pursuant to the terms of the original contract.\u00a0 PIA will see that your Contract Expiration Date is a year later than last year and will require you to submit proof that you extended the contract.\u00a0 Such documentation to or with the service provider must be dated on or before the date you submitted your Form 471. \u00a0It\u2019s also a good idea to mention in the FRN Narrative box that you are extending the contract.\u00a0 There is no way to upload this with your original Contract Record and you should not create a new Contract Record.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>5. Have Documentation of Taxes\/Surcharges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If your invoices include vendor taxes\/surcharges, be sure to include those amounts on a separate FRN Line Item.\u00a0 PIA is asking for proof of those amounts again this year, so be prepared to provide a copy of a vendor invoice or contract that shows these amounts.\u00a0 If you have signed a new contract with a vendor and don\u2019t yet know the taxes\/fees, REQUIRE YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS INFORMATION.\u00a0 For most transport services, vendors charge the 5.25% PA Gross Receipts Tax (at a minimum), and many also charge the Universal Service Fee (currently 19.6%). \u00a0Most Internet invoices do not include taxes\/surcharges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>6. Don\u2019t Select Month-to-Month if Your Have a Contract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When creating a FRN, the form asks if you\u2019re purchasing from a contract, month-to-month (MTM) or tariff.\u00a0 In this case, MTM doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019re paying vendors on a monthly basis.\u00a0 It means that you don\u2019t have a contract with a vendor.\u00a0 All Category 2 FRNs must have contracts, and most Category 1 FRNs now have contracts (since voice is no longer eligible).\u00a0 Be sure to create your Contract Record in EPC prior to starting the 471, then select Contract when you get to this question on the FRN.\u00a0 The system will then ask you to link to the appropriate Contract Record for the services or equipment in that FRN.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CATEGORY 2 FILING HINTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1. How to Allocate Category 2 Budgets for Shared Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If a piece of Category 2 equipment is utilized by two or more schools, the cost of the equipment must be allocated from the C2 budgets of the schools sharing the equipment \u2013 regardless of where the equipment is physically located.\u00a0 Core switches, firewalls, and wireless controllers are good examples of shared equipment.\u00a0 After you enter the costs in the FRN Line Item and identify the schools utilizing the equipment, the 471 will ask\u00a0<em>\u201cAre the costs shared equally among all of the entities?\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0How you answer this question is important because it will determine how much of each school\u2019s Category 2 budget will be allocated to used.\u00a0 Be sure to review this page when deciding how to answer this question:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32295\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32295&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258488000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEtvFxAXt4J26KQtRwd3_uOxIeS3Q\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32295<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2. How to Handle Schools with Too Little (or no) Remaining Category 2 Budgets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">As I\u2019ve said previously, never ever request more funding than is available in a school\u2019s C2 budget.\u00a0 If you find that a school with no remaining C2 budget, here\u2019s what to do:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Shared Equipment:\u00a0 If two or more schools\/libraries will be\u00a0<em>sharing<\/em>\u00a0a piece of equipment, list the total amount of the equipment, then list the amount that is over the C2 budget as ineligible.\u00a0 Then allocate the remaining eligible amount to the schools sharing the equipment, according to your cost allocation calculations (or an equal allocation). \u00a0Do\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0include the impacted \u201cno C2 budget\u201d schools as Recipients of Service as the system does not allow $0 to be entered on the Recipients of Service Page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Site Specific Equipment:\u00a0 If a school doesn\u2019t have a C2 budget available to pay for equipment, don\u2019t list that piece of equipment on the application.\u00a0 If they have some C2 budget available, reduce the quantity of items to come in under their C2 budget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3. Remove These Ineligible Items<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Often, equipment is eligible, but some of the components\/features are not.\u00a0 Here are a few of the most commonly overlooked ineligible items that you should be sure to remove from your Form 471 funding request, or list as ineligible:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Firewalls:\u00a0 Only the actual appliance and basic software are eligible.\u00a0 Anti-virus, anti-spam, filtering, and DDOS features\/software are not eligible and must be removed or cost-allocated.\u00a0 If it\u2019s a bundled package, your vendor should provide you with the accurate eligibility percentage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">UPSs:\u00a0 Network Cards are not eligible and must be removed from your funding request.\u00a0 Also, don\u2019t forget that only eligible equipment may be connected to the UPSs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4. Multi-Year Product Licenses Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Product licenses are E-rate eligible and should be requested as Internal Connections on the 471.\u00a0 The full cost of a multi-year license may be requested upfront in the year it will be purchased, even if the number of license years exceeds the number of years remaining on a school\u2019s C2 budget.\u00a0 List licenses under the subcategory of \u201clicense\u201d and not the type of equipment it\u2019s a license for.\u00a0 In other words, if it\u2019s a wireless controller license, select \u2018License\u2019 and not \u2018Wireless Data Distribution\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>5. Basic Maintenance Services Are Not Considered Licenses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Be careful not to mistake maintenance (support) services as product licenses.\u00a0 Also, E-rate rules do not permit the requesting of multi-year maintenance (support) services in a single year \u2013 these must be amortized and requested in the funding year for which the service covers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>6. Break Out All Components into Separate FRN Line Items \u2013 Including Switches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If your Category 2 request contains multiple components, you must create a separate FRN Line Item for each component (model), and then show the # of units, the cost per unit, and which schools will be using the equipment.\u00a0 For example, a common mistake applicants make is to request just a single FRN Line Item for switches, with a single SKU.\u00a0 Then during USAC invoicing, the invoices are denied because the individual components were not listed\/approved on the Form 471.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>7. Including Installation on Category 2 FRNs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Create an Internal Connections FRN and the FRN line items for the equipment being installed.\u00a0 Then create another FRN Line Item and for \u201cType of Internal Connection,\u201d select &gt; Miscellaneous &gt; Installation from the drop down options.\u00a0 Then select the Product Type (switches, wireless APs, etc), then the Make and Model of the equipment being installed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>8. Have Structured Cabling Contracts be Single Priced<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">For structured cabling, try to have your vendor contracts be for a single price, by building \u2013 not broken down by widget.\u00a0 Then just create 1 FRN Line Item in the Form 471.\u00a0 Vendor invoices, therefore, also should have just a single price, by building \u2013 not broken down by widget being installed.\u00a0 On the Form 471, create an Internal Connections FRN.\u00a0 Then create a\u00a0single\u00a0FRN Line Item and for \u201cType of Internal Connection,\u201d select &gt; Miscellaneous &gt; Installation from the drop down options.\u00a0 Then select the \u2018Cabling\u2019 for the Product Type &gt; \u2018Other\u2019 for the Make &gt; Type in name of the vendor contracted to do the installation &gt; type \u201cstructured cabling installation\u201d for the Model.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>9. Use C2 Bulk Upload Tool for Large FRNs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When creating Internal Connections FRNs with multiple FRN Line Items or multiple Recipients of Service, applicants can use a Bulk Upload feature where a Template is created off-line and then uploaded into the FRN.\u00a0 It\u2019s a true lifesaver for some applications!\u00a0 \u00a0For more details about the Bulk Upload feature and to view the Guide, see:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32213\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32213&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258488000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF7JEO53-3VsG7fuOl5VekSrAy1Dg\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32213<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>10. PIA Reviews for UPSs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">During PIA review, applicants requesting UPSs will receive a series of PIA requests asking about what specific equipment will be plugged into each UPS in order to ensure that only E-rate eligible equipment can be attached.\u00a0 In order to be \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 prepared with answers, please review the questions at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32332\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32332&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258488000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEE5DihhmCfBf2xSyhv1WG3VIcGAg\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32332<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GENERAL FORM 471 FILING HINTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1. Finding Contracts Records to Select After Clicking Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When you create an FRN in the 471, the system asks if it&#8217;s based on a contracted service or MTM service.\u00a0 If you choose Contract, the system will ask which contract you want to associate with that FRN.\u00a0 If you forgot to create your Contract Record in the EPC Contract Module prior to starting the 471, no worries &#8211; add them now.\u00a0 In a separate tab, go to your Landing Page &gt; Name of your District &gt; Contracts &gt; Manage Contracts &gt; Add a Contract.\u00a0 Then create a Contract Record for each separate contract you have (both C1 and C2).\u00a0 Reminder, you&#8217;re not required to upload copies of your contracts, but I strongly suggest you do so because PIA will likely ask you for them anyway.\u00a0 If you use the Copy FRN feature, your contract will still be linked from last year and doesn\u2019t need linked again. (For help creating Contract Records, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32156\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32156&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258488000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFIssKxXHA3RDgB3ii4I15MoYB_yg\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32156<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2. Returning to the Main FRN Page (and stop adding FRN Line Items)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When you&#8217;re in the FRN Line Item page, instead of clicking on the green &#8220;Add New FRN Line Item,&#8221; click on the &#8220;Continue&#8221; button at the bottom right of the page.\u00a0 That will take you back to the Main FRN page where you will find all of the FRNs you&#8217;ve created. \u00a0To get back into the FRN Line Item(s) for a single FRN, click on the blue FRN number (it&#8217;s hyperlinked).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3. Getting Back Into the 471<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If you click on something that takes you out of the 471, or if you deliberately leave the 471, it&#8217;s easy to return where you left off.\u00a0 Simply go to your EPC Landing Page by clicking on the USAC Logo, and then under &#8220;My Tasks&#8221; click on the appropriate &#8220;FCC Form 471 &#8211; #20xxxxxxxx {Nickname You Gave the Form}.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4. Clicked on &#8220;Review Form 471&#8221; and I&#8217;m Lost<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This is truly one of the most confusing pieces of filing the 471.\u00a0 After you click &#8220;Review FCC Form 471,&#8221; the screen goes blank for a second, and then returns you to EPC.\u00a0 YOU HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED YOUR FORM.\u00a0 Wait 15 seconds, refresh your browser, and under &#8220;My Tasks&#8221; on your EPC Landing Page you will see a task entitled &#8220;Review PDF for FCC Form 471 &#8211; #20xxxxxxxxx {Nickname You Gave the Form}.\u00a0 Click on this task, and you will be taken back to the 471 and given the opportunity to review a PDF of your draft 471.\u00a0 If you have no changes, check the small certification box, then &#8220;Continue to Certification.&#8221;\u00a0 If you do have changes, click on &#8220;Edit Form&#8221; in the bottom left corner of the screen to return to the 471.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>5. Clicked on &#8220;Save and Share&#8221; and Lost My 471<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Whenever possible, don\u2019t click this button!\u00a0 The draft 471 is then taken from your EPC profile and a message is sent to all other &#8220;users&#8221; associated with the organization asking if they want to &#8220;accept the task.&#8221;\u00a0 Only ever use the &#8220;Save and Share&#8221; feature if you truly want to &#8220;pass the ball&#8221; to another user to finish or certify the application.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>6. Changing\/Updating Enrollment &amp; NSLP Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Although it\u2019s too late up update your EPC Profile (the Admin Window closed on January 13), if you find that you forgot to update your data or found inaccuracies, you can still make corrections.\u00a0 After the 471 is submitted, submit a RAL Modification and follow the steps using this Guide:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32266\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32266&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258488000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAWlqTRrB5SbbnRsRsWikIJXb-kg\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32266<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>7. How to Answer Questions on the Certification Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Yes\/No Questions:\u00a0On the final Certification Page, there are two questions asking if you received any funds from a service provider or if a service provider has helped you locate funds.\u00a0 The answer to both of these questions should be NO.\u00a0 Essentially, they are asking if a service provider has waived any of your non-discounted amounts (your fair share), or given you funds to offset those amounts. Don&#8217;t be confused by the meaning of these questions or pause in anyway.\u00a0 The answers should always be NO.\u00a0 If a vendor does offer to waive your share or give you funds to cover it, cancel your contract with that vendor and go to the next lowest bid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Technology Budget Question:\u00a0 The forms asks for \u201cTotal budgeted amount allocated to resources not eligible for E-rate support.\u201d\u00a0 Here they want you to take your entire technology budget and subtract the amount\u00a0 you\u2019re spending on E-rate purchases.\u00a0 In reality, if you enter the estimated amount of your technology budget, that\u2019s fine.\u00a0 Just don\u2019t list $0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>8. How to Locate PIA Inquiries After Receiving E-mail from PIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Finding how to respond in EPC to a PIA inquiry can be a little challenging.\u00a0 The initial PIA reviewer\u2019s e-mail will have a subject line that says \u201c201010xxx &#8211; E-rate Review Information\u201d which doesn\u2019t appear to be requesting information, but that\u2019s exactly what it\u2019s doing.\u00a0 In the body of the message, click on the hyperlinked \u201cClick here to respond to inquiries\u201d which will take you into the EPC page where the Inquiry can be found.\u00a0 Then in the upper right corner of the page, click on \u201cRespond to Inquiries\u201d, and then the \u2018Outreach Type\u2019 will become an active hyperlink.\u00a0 The most common Outreach Types are:\u00a0 Eligibility of Products and Services, Requested Discount, Eligibility of Entities, and Category 2 Budget.\u00a0 Click on the Outreach Type and then proceed to answer the questions, upload the requested invoices, etc.\u00a0 Don\u2019t click Submit until the entire Inquiry has been completed.\u00a0 If you need more time to respond, click \u201cRequest Extension\u201d located at the top right corner of the page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic-Related Guides and Additional Guidance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bid Evaluations:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32186\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32186&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258488000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjzw7VbV0D6v-1wQ4Sjw3CALewIA\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32186<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32178\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32178&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGvSAz0i0x3FruCbrQ1nAnNxmGH8Q\"><strong>Contract Guidance for E-rate Eligible Equipment\/Services<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32178\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32178&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGvSAz0i0x3FruCbrQ1nAnNxmGH8Q\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32178<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contract Records:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32156\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32156&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFw2ssIQ65rfaKd2Dpp2QxKTHrXUw\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32156<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contract Records (PEPPM):<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32167\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32167&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGvHIKeX6QIpGdKu4l8tum1ZSOuRQ\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32167<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Category 1 Filing Guide<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Form-471-Filing-Guide-Category-1-FY-2020.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Form-471-Filing-Guide-Category-1-FY-2020.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFz3xSV6mzmtpI6T4rRmlSPlxLuNw\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Form-471-Filing-Guide-Category-1-FY-2020.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Category 2 Filing Guide<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Form-471-Category-2-Filing-Guide-FY-2020-.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Form-471-Category-2-Filing-Guide-FY-2020-.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE5jMKDtHglgKucZpoc4aZAUiqsfg\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Form-471-Category-2-Filing-Guide-FY-2020-.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Calculating Category 2 Budgets:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32277\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32277&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEej41nlvbxYTa_lbrNn0wLmPDDHg\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32277<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Allocating Category 2 Budgets for Shared Equipment:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32295\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32295&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG9I9JO6Q1yODiKJwM5V8hKQwzBaQ\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32295<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Category 2 Bulk Upload Guide:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32213\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32213&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4OKnsEH6t-2BLf6DBS-ZK5rUHDQ\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32213<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Modifying\/Canceling Form 471s<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32266\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p%3D32266&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQQK4tPsW4ulZzuao36RYvZw7_cA\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=32266<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions as you&#8217;re working through your Form 471, please don&#8217;t hesitate to e-mail me at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jtschell@comcast.net\">jtschell@comcast.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay safe and healthy, my E-rate family!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Julie<\/p>\n<p>Julie Tritt Schell<br \/>\nPennsylvania E-rate Coordinator<br \/>\n717-730-7133 &#8211; o<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=1586628258489000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6IWhMiJ0t7NP57OB878T0NBOQ5Q\">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>April 10, 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