From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Tue Feb 4 15:46:28 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 23:46:28 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of February 3, 2014 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. FY 2014 application window opened January 9th and will close March 26th. Funding waves for FY 2010 - 2013 are scheduled this week. * ConnectEd and Additional Broadband Funding. Additional, but somewhat conflicting, hints were dropped last week about additional E-rate funding. More clarity is anticipated this week. * Updates and Reminders. USAC Acting CEO Barash is leaving mid-month. Form 470s for FY 2014 should be filed as soon as possible. Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 21-24 are due in February. * SLD News Brief Dated January 31. The SLD's latest News Brief discusses Form 471 application preparation. Sabrina Carson e-Rate Coordinator Willamette Education Service District 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 P: 503.540.4495 F: 503.540.2962 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Week 02-03 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 110080 bytes Desc: Week 02-03 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Tue Feb 11 08:34:07 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:34:07 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of February 10, 2014 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. FY 2014 application window will close March 26th. Funding Wave 38 for FY 2013 is scheduled this week. USAC approved a recommendation to the FCC to deny all Priority 2 requests for FY 2013. * ConnectED: Much Ado about Something? Speeches by President Obama and FCC Chairman Wheeler renewed commitments to additional broadband funding. No real changes are expected before FY 2015. * Updates and Reminders. With one quarter to go, USAC reported $600 million in available roll-over funds for FY 2014. Applicants should carefully review requests for web hosting discounts. Form 470s for FY 2014 should be filed as soon as possible. Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 21-24 are due in February. Funding requests for Priority 1 and Priority 2 should be made on separate applications. * SLD News Brief Dated February 7. The SLD's latest News Brief includes a number of FAQs regarding the Form 470 and competitive bidding process. Sabrina Carson e-Rate Coordinator Willamette Education Service District 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 P: 503.540.4495 F: 503.540.2962 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Week 02-10 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 116736 bytes Desc: Week 02-10 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Wed Feb 19 13:49:32 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:49:32 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of February 17, 2014 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. FY 2014 application window will close March 26th. Funding waves for FY 2012 and FY 2013 are scheduled this week. * The FY 2014 Priority 2 Funding Lottery. In all probability, no Priority 2 funding will be available for either FY 2013 or FY 2014, but individual applicants not applying for Priority 2 in FY 2014 have no chance at all. * Updates and Reminders. Form 470s for FY 2014 should be filed as soon as possible before the final February 26th deadline. Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 23-24 are due in February. * SLD News Brief Dated February 14. 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The FCC has provided a preview of the public notice it expects to release shortly concerning E-rate modernization proposals to become effective FY 2015. * Updates and Reminders. Form 470s for FY 2014 must be filed by Wednesday. Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 24-28 are due in February and March. EducationSuperHighway is expected to debut an Item 21 Entry Portal later this week. The FCC released a Report on FCC Process Reform; comments are due March 31st. An FCC decision denied 15 appeals and 2 petitions for reconsideration. * SLD News Brief Dated February 21. The SLD's latest News Brief discusses Item 24 of the newly revised Form 471. Sabrina Carson e-Rate Coordinator Willamette Education Service District 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 P: 503.540.4495 F: 503.540.2962 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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