{"id":33540,"date":"2021-08-13T19:02:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T19:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-ratepaorg.local\/?p=33540"},"modified":"2021-08-15T20:42:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T20:42:29","slug":"final-day-to-submit-ecf-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=33540","title":{"rendered":"Final Day to Submit ECF Applications!"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 13, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Good morning to all my PA school and library friends!<\/p>\n

Today is the final day to submit applications for the $7 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF).\u00a0 So far, approximately 60 PA applicants have submitted 232 applications, requesting $41 million, and about another 100 applications are in draft form.\u00a0 If you have students or library patrons with unmet needs, please file an ECF application today!<\/p>\n

Here are a few lasts minute tips if you haven\u2019t yet pulled the trigger:<\/p>\n

If you started an application and now can\u2019t find the draft, look under the \u201cPending Tasks\u201d tab and not \u201cMy Applications\u201d.<\/p>\n

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  1. If you\u2019re applying for mobile broadband service, you can use 4GB as the upload and download speeds.<\/li>\n
  2. You can put both equipment and service FRNs on the same Form 471 \u2013 but not both on the same FRN.\u00a0 Wi-Fi Hotspot devices and monthly internet service costs must be on separate FRNs (one is equipment and the other services).<\/li>\n
  3. Don\u2019t forget to include taxes\/fees as a separate FRN Line Item, if any will be assessed.<\/li>\n
  4. Licenses must be bundled with device cost.\u00a0 Separately priced licenses are not eligible.<\/li>\n
  5. If your device costs more than $400, only list $400 for the cost (not the higher amount).<\/li>\n
  6. If you\u2019re applying for devices or internet for teachers, be sure to explain this in the narrative as the reason why your unmet needs estimates won\u2019t match the quantity on your application.<\/li>\n
  7. If you\u2019re filing multiple 471s, the answers to your Unmet Needs Survey should be identical for each 471 (only applies to schools).<\/li>\n
  8. If you\u2019ll just be issuing a PO for the equipment\/service, you can select Non-Contract as the agreement type.\u00a0 There\u2019s really no wrong answer to this question.<\/li>\n
  9. Use the form\u2019s default service delivery dates of 7\/1\/2021 \u2013 6\/30\/2022.\u00a0 The detailed cost section will ask you to enter the # of months that service is being provided and doesn\u2019t automatically calculate using the calendar dates like the E-rate Form 471 does.\u00a0 Be careful.<\/li>\n
  10. If you submit the form and realize you\u2019ve made a mistake, there\u2019s a Modification feature under the Related Actions tab to ask your PIA reviewer to make changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I\u2019m here to help!<\/strong>\u00a0 If you have any ECF questions, please e-mail me at jtschell@comcast.net<\/a>. \u00a0The USAC ECF Customer Service Support Center is also open until midnight tonight – 1-800-234-9781.<\/p>\n

    Happy ECF filing, everyone!<\/p>\n

    — Julie<\/p>\n

    \"youcandoit\"<\/p>\n

    Julie Tritt Schell<\/p>\n

    Pennsylvania E-rate Coordinator
    \n717-730-7133 – o
    \n    jtschell@comcast.net<\/a>
    \n    www.e-ratepa.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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