February 20, 2015<\/p>\n
Thank you to everyone who attended the Form 471 Training Webinar yesterday!\u00a0 If you missed it, I want to pass along the links to not only the online archive of the webinar, but also the Discount Calculation Template Examples and Sample Cheat Sheet that I shared yesterday.\u00a0 In addition, USAC has posted several very good tools to help with the Form 471 filing — guides and online short videos — and those links are included below as well.\u00a0 If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net<\/a>!<\/p>\n Archive of Julie’s Form 471 Application Training Webinar (from 2\/19): <\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/vclass.cciu.org\/play_recording.html?recordingId=1249476368151_1424357972292<\/a><\/p>\n — Includes a demonstration of the Discount Calculation Templates, Form 471 for Category 1 and Category 2 applications.<\/p>\n Form 471 Discount Calculation Template Examples<\/strong>(Districts, Libraries, IUs as Districts and IUs as Consortia):\u00a0 https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?page_id=754<\/a> under the Application Process section.<\/p>\n — These are examples of how various types of applicants should complete the Discount Calculation Templates.\u00a0 I strongly recommend using a template for the Discount Calculations (formerly Block 4) instead of entering the data building by building.<\/p>\n Form 471 Funding Request Cheat Sheet Example:<\/strong>\u00a0 https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Funding-Request-Cheat-Sheet-Example.xlsx<\/a><\/p>\n — This is a sample spreadsheet showing what data you should pull together before completing the Funding Request Section of the Form 471 (formerly Block 5).\u00a0 I used this during the 471 training webinar and received several requests for it.<\/p>\n Form 471 and Template Filing Guide:<\/strong>\u00a0 https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Form-471-and-Template-Filing-Guide.pptx<\/a><\/p>\n — This is a PowerPoint guide showing screenshots\/step by step instructions for completing the Templates, but also each page of the new Form 471.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n USAC Form 471 Filing Guides:<\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.usac.org\/sl\/tools\/forms\/471-online-filing-guide.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n — Includes guides for the first two sections of the Form 471 (Basic Information and Discount Calculations), but does not yet have Funding Request\/Item 21\/Manage Recipients guides.<\/p>\n USAC Video Filing Guides:<\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.usac.org\/sl\/about\/outreach\/online-learning.aspx#471<\/a><\/p>\n — Includes short video guides (4 – 13 minutes) for the first two sections of the Form 471 (Basic Information and Discount Calculations) as well as the Key Information section of the Funding Request.\u00a0 There are no video guides for Item 21 Data or Manage Recipients sections of the Funding Request area of the form.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Julie Tritt Schell 717-730-7133 – o penn*link<\/p>\n\n
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