{"id":36250,"date":"2026-04-01T16:44:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=36250"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:46:56","slug":"if-you-missed-the-fy2026-form-471-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=36250","title":{"rendered":"If You Missed the FY2026 Form 471 Deadline\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April 1, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could not file your FY 2026 Form 471 application by the April 1, 2026 deadline, you may submit a Form 471 on or before Wednesday, April 15, 2026, then submit a Request for Deadline Waiver to the FCC, seeking to have your application considered as timely filed.\u00a0 Please know that if the FCC grants your Waiver Request, your Form 471 application will THEN go into PIA review.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please follow these exact steps, in this exact order:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Submit the Form 471 in EPC on or before Wednesday, April 15, 2026.\u00a0 The status will be \u2018Filed Outside of Window.\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Download the \u201cForm 471 Deadline Waiver Letter<\/a>\u201d and complete the highlighted areas with your specific information.\u00a0 Please include a nice statement to the FCC about what this funding means to your school or library.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Print on school or library letterhead.\u00a0 Sign and save as a .PDF document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. \u00a0Go to:\u00a0https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/ecfs\/filings<\/a>\u00a0 and follow the instructions on the \u201cFCC Waiver Request Filing Instructions<\/a>\u201d document.\u00a0 Be sure to hit \u2018Submit\u2019 on the second page of the online form.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Note: The FCC Waiver Letter does NOT need to be submitted by April 15, 2026, but be sure to submit it as soon as you can after the Form 471 is filed.\u00a0 The FCC releases bulk appeal\/waiver decisions<\/a>\u00a0on the last day of each month and if and when your waiver is approved, you will receive an e-mail from the FCC.\u00a0 Also, there is no requirement that they decide Form 471 deadline waiver requests within a certain amount of time, although most decisions are issued within three months of the waiver filing date.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sincerely,
    Lorrie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lorrie Germann<\/em><\/strong>
    Pennsylvania E-Rate Coordinator
    717-576-2737 – o
    lgermann@e-ratepa.org
    www.e-ratepa.org<\/p>\n\n

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