{"id":35695,"date":"2024-09-23T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T00:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=35695"},"modified":"2024-09-23T20:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T00:51:53","slug":"back-to-school-e-rate-update-sept-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=35695","title":{"rendered":"Back-to-School E-rate Update &#8211; Sept 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 23, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attached: <a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/No-486-Filed-for-FY-2024-as-of-9-20.xlsx\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No-486-Filed-for-FY-2024-as-of-9-20.xlsx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy September, E-raters!&nbsp; I hope everyone had a great summer and your back-to-school transition went smoothly.&nbsp; This time of year is filled with lots of E-rate activity, as you\u2019re wrapping up FY 2023 implementing FY 2024, and preparing to bid\/apply for FY 2025.&nbsp; Please take a few minutes to review these updates to ensure that your filings are on-track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FY 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coming Soon!&nbsp; Fall E-rate Training:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>In the coming days I\u2019ll be announcing dates for the fall E-rate training for beginners, veterans as well as Category 1 and 2 Form 470\/bidding trainings. Stay tuned!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hot Spot Lending Webinar for Libraries:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>On Wednesday, September 25th at 2pm ET, the American Library Association and other national library associations will host a nationwide webinar for libraries will discuss the new E-rate hotspot lending guidelines and how you can start or build upon a hotspot lending program in your library. Register at:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ala-events.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_YzRiexfWTFGk6zeJfdV2dw#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ala-events.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_YzRiexfWTFGk6zeJfdV2dw#\/registration<\/a>.&nbsp; For a summary of the new hot spot lending program, see:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=35633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=35633<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>FY 2025 Form 470 Now Available:<\/strong>&nbsp; The E-rate Funding Year 2025 Form 470 is now available.&nbsp; The new form now includes options for both Wi-Fi on school buses and Wi-Fi hotspots, as well as the functionality to add an RFP document to an existing Form 470, even if no RFP was included when the Form 470 was originally posted.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>FY 2025 is Final Year of Category 2 Budget Cycle:<\/strong>&nbsp; FY 2025 the final year of the current Category 2 budget cycle and no unused funding from this budget cycle will carry forward to the next C2 budget cycle.&nbsp; To see how much C2 funding remains for your school or library, and for tips on how to potentially increase this remaining amount, see:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=35679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=35679<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Important PEPPM Reminder:<\/strong>&nbsp; If you will be using the PA PEPPM Contract as the bidding vehicle for your FY 2025 procurements, ALWAYS download and use the most recent version of the PEPPM Category\/Awarded Vendor List when sending PEPPM mini-bids.&nbsp; The Category\/Awarded Vendor List is Attachment C on the PEPPM page:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fe-ratepa.org%2F%3Fpage_id%3D6121&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpl-erate%40lists.psu.edu%7C4e767fc97b44499248e908dbb2df0784%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638300445059646740%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qmmxBeXAgqNV7Vww%2BVTHGJA0pA00V1leP7nf41tB7CY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?page_id=6121<\/a>&nbsp;and is a live document.&nbsp; Additional product lines are added and contact information changes for vendors, so it\u2019s important that you always use the most recent version.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FY 2024:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reminder to File FY 2024 Form 486s:<\/strong>&nbsp; If you have received your FY 2024 FCDL and have not yet filed the Form 486, don\u2019t forget this important step.&nbsp; Although the deadline to submit is October 28 for most FRNs, some have a later deadline because they were funded after July 1.&nbsp; Until the Form 486 is filed, you won\u2019t be able to submit a BEAR or receive discounted bills until the 486 is submitted.&nbsp; Attached is a list of all approved FY 2024 FRNs that do not yet have their Form 486 filed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Full instructions on the Form 486 can be found at:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Form-486-Filing-Guide-FY-2024.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Form-486-Filing-Guide-FY-2024.pdf<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FY 2023:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reminder to File FY 2023 BEARs:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The deadline to file FY 2023 BEARs for recurring services is October 28, 2024.\u00a0 A Form 472 BEAR Filing Guide is available at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Form-472-BEAR-Filing-Guide-New-BEAR-July-2024.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BEAR-Filing-Guide-New-BEAR-July-2024.pdf<\/a>.\u00a0 Be sure to select the FY\u00a0<strong>2023<\/strong>\u00a0Form 471 and FRN numbers and not your FY 2024 FRNs (if filing for recurring services from last funding year). I\u2019ll soon send out a separate e-mail that provides a list of all FY 2023 FRNs and their reimbursement status in the next few days.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Need an Extension for FY 2023 Equipment Installation?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>September 30, 2024 is the deadline to receive&nbsp;and install&nbsp;your FY 2023 equipment.&nbsp; If you cannot have the equipment installed by this date, you should submit a Form 500 in EPC now to receive a 1-year extension (through Sept 30, 2025).&nbsp; Important:&nbsp; All requests must be made before the September 30, 2024 deadline.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any questions, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me at&nbsp;jtschell@comcast.net!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; Julie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie Tritt Schell<br>Pennsylvania E-rate Coordinator<br>717-730-7133 &#8211; o<br>jtschell@comcast.net<br>www.e-ratepa.org&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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 23, 2024<\/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-35695","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\/35695","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=35695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35695\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}