~ FRNs w\/Deadlines Attached ~
There are 248 recurring services funding requests (FRNs) from Funding Year 2024 that have quickly approaching invoice deadlines.\u00a0 The last day to receive FY 2024 recurring services was June 30, 2025 and therefore October 28, 2025 is the deadline to submit the Form 472 — BEAR — to USAC for services in which you paid vendor bills from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. \u00a0Attached is a list showing the FY 2024 FRNs where no BEAR or SPI has been submitted for reimbursement to USAC.\u00a0 Note:\u00a0 I also included non-recurring FRNs (C2 mostly) that have later invoice deadlines just so you are aware of these deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where to File BEAR:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The Form 472 BEAR has been updated and is now located in EPC. A BEAR Filing Guide is available at:\u00a0\u00a0Form-472-BEAR-Filing-Guide.pdf<\/a>\u00a0to help you navigate the fields.\u00a0 Be sure to select FY 2024 so you are given the FY 2024 FRNs from which to select. \u00a0Note:\u00a0 If you don\u2019t see the link below, it means that your EPC Account Administrator must change your User Permissions in their EPC portal (see Slide 11 for instructions on changing User Permissions). \u00a0Hint<\/u>:\u00a0 the new BEAR allows (not requires) you to upload a copy of the relevant vendor invoice and I encourage you to do so for Category 2 funding requests.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Form 498 \u2013 Direct Deposit Banking Data Form: <\/strong>When completing the BEAR, be sure a Form 498 ID<\/strong> is showing. If the Form 498 ID is blank, it means that USAC does not have your school or library\u2019s banking information in their systems which means that your BEAR cannot be processed because reimbursements can be directly deposited into your account. The Form 498 is only submitted one time and the only time it must be modified is if your school or library changes banks, band account numbers, and\/or BEAR remittance contacts within your institution (the remittance contact receives the BEAR approval e-mails).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Requesting an Invoice Deadline Extension:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>All Invoice Deadline Extension Requests (IDERs) must be submitted by the invoice deadline shown in Column M.\u00a0 After submitting the IDER, you will automatically be given a one-time 120 days extension to file your reimbursement form.\u00a0 The IDER module is found in the upper right corner of your EPC landing page under \u201cIDD Extension.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An IDER Guide is available at:\u00a0\u00a0Guide-to-Requesting-Invoice-Deadline-Extension-1.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Open Data Invoice Disbursement\/Decision Tool<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0USAC has a new tool that shows all BEARs and SPIs that have been\u00a0decided<\/em>\u00a0(approved, partially approved, or denied) and it includes denial and partially-approved reasons.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the tool does not show invoices that are pending at USAC. \u00a0If your BEAR or SPI was denied (often shown as $0-funded), file for an IDER (see above), then use this tool to filter by your BEN\/FY 2024 to see the denial reason.\u00a0 Then file a new, corrected BEAR or SPI. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0E-Rate-Invoice-Disbursements-Data-Lookup-Tool\/t3vg-gfse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have any questions about the FY 2024 Invoice Deadlines or completing the BEAR, please contact me at\u00a0jtschell@comcast.net.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n — Julie<\/p>\n\n\n\n Julie Tritt Schell<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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