From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Tue Jan 7 10:02:30 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 18:02:30 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 23, 2013 Message-ID: Catching up from the holidays. I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break and that you have a happy new year! See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. FY 2014 application window will open January 9th and close March 26th. Funding waves are scheduled for FY 2013 this week and for FY 2012 next week. * Transition to the Revised Form 470. The new version of the Form 470 was approved and became effective last week. The cutover creates certain problems for applicants who had started the Form 470 process prior to the change, but who had not completed the final certification step. * Updates and Reminders. Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 15-20 are due now through January. The FCC released two appeal decisions affecting 66 applicants. * SLD News Brief Dated December 20. The SLD's latest News Brief discusses the PQA invoice review process and the two-week holiday PIA contact deferment program. 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 12-23 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 102400 bytes Desc: Week 12-23 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Tue Jan 7 10:03:08 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 18:03:08 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 30, 2013 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. FY 2014 application window will open January 9th and close March 26th. One funding wave is scheduled for FY 2012 this week. * The "Gotcha" Box. As an encouragement for applicants and service providers, we discuss one certification included on an E-rate form which, if checked, indicates a potentially serious rule violation. * Updates and Reminders. Form 470s for FY 2014, if not already filed, should be filed early in 2014. Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 16-20 are due in January. A bipartisan Congressional group has written the FCC to encourage action to modernize the E-rate program and to increase broadband funding. The SLD did not issue a weekly News Brief last week. 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 12-30 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 98304 bytes Desc: Week 12-30 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Tue Jan 7 10:10:27 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 18:10:27 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of January 6, 2014 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. FY 2014 application window will open January 9th and close March 26th. One funding wave is scheduled this week for FY 2013. * 2013 Review - 2014 Preview. The highlight of 2013 was the release of the FCC's E-Rate 2.0 NPRM. Many issues, including the lack of funding for Priority 2, are on the agenda for 2014. * Updates and Reminders. Form 470s for FY 2014 should be filed as soon as possible. Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 17-20 are due in January. * SLD News Brief Dated January 3. The SLD's latest News Brief discusses the release of new versions of Form 479, Form 486, and Form 500. 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Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 18-20 are due in January. USAC has begun a new round of PQA invoice audits. * SLD News Brief Dated January 10. The SLD's latest News Brief provides guidance on the receipt and treatment of competitive bids. 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 01-13 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 101888 bytes Desc: Week 01-13 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Tue Jan 21 09:01:20 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:01:20 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of January 20, 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 years FY 2012 and FY 2013 are scheduled this week. * Black Holes - Part 2: A $1.5 Quadrillion Problem? Over 600 applications for funding years FY 1998 through FY 2012 are still awaiting decisions. Weighting these applications by dollars, students affected, and years pending lead to numbers best understood by astronomers. * Updates and Reminders. Form 470s for FY 2014 should be filed as soon as possible. Most Form 486s for FY 2013 waves 19-24 are due in January and February. * SLD News Brief Dated January 17. The SLD's latest News Brief provides guidance on evaluating competitive bids. 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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