Author: Lorrie Germann

Hello E-Rate Community, Here’s a reminder of upcoming E-Rate deadlines: October 28, 2025 - FY2024 BEAR (Form 472) deadline to file for reimbursement for recurring services (received July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) [...]

Good afternoon, E-Rate Community. I've completed scheduling online training sessions to prepare for the next E-Rate funding year (FY2026). Training will follow the same format as last year, to make it more productive for all applicants and allow for more Q&A [...]

Good morning, E-Rate Community, I want to make you aware that due to a USAC email system issue, funding Wave 15 awardees did NOT receive emails with their Funding Commitment Decision Letters (FCDLs) last Thursday. It’s uncertain if USAC will be [...]

Hello E-Rate Community, Today is a great day for the Universal Service Program, which makes E-Rate funding possible! Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Universal Service Program. Specifically, their decision holds that neither Congress's delegation of power to [...]

Great news, E-Rate Community! The FCC has just announced the budget multipliers and minimum building amounts for the upcoming FY 2026 – FY 2030 Category 2 Budget Cycle. These new multipliers will not impact your FY 2025 applications. [...]

Good afternoon E-Rate Community, Congratulations to the Ohio schools and libraries who have received a FY2025 Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL). To date, USAC has released six funding waves, with Ohio applicants receiving funding approvals totaling $46,543,818.06, including both Category 1 [...]

Hello E-Rate Community, The first funding wave of Funding Year 2025 has been released! Congratulations to the 993 Ohio schools and libraries (1604 separate funding requests), committing $39,480,468.25. This wave includes commitments for both Category 1 and Category 2 requests. [...]

Good morning E-Rate Community, If you were unable to file your Form 471 application by the March 26th, 2025, deadline, please know you still have options. In previous years, the FCC has been very lenient if the application is filed within [...]

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The USF supports four programs, one of which is E-Rate. The arguments will begin at 10:00 a.m. EDT and [...]

Good morning E-Rate Community, The FY2025 Form 471 filing deadline is tomorrow, March 26th, 11:59 PM ET. If for some reason you cannot make the March 26 deadline, please contact me as soon as possible so we can discuss your options. [...]