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A key to E-rate success is proper planning of your funding applications. This category provides you with information to equip you for success.
Amortization of Non-recurring Charges
There are two numbers that come into play when evaluating whether the non-recurring charges associated with the installation of a service must be amortized. The numbers are 67% and $500,000. If 67% of the total cost for the service is attributable to the ...
Checklist: Typically Requested Services
Funds For Learning has compiled the following list of items that are typically purchased with E-rate discounts. This checklist is designed to remind applicants of common services and products purchased by many E-rate applicants.
Discount Matrix
The following table is used when calculating the discount rate of an individual site within an applicant organization: INCOME Measured by % of students eligible for the National School Lunch Program ...
Discount Rate Calculation Overview
One of the first and most influential steps to determine the amount of funding an applicant may receive is a calculation of the applicant’s site specific and shared discount rates. There are a few directions from which to approach this process, and it is ...
Form 471
Services Ordered and Certification Form A Form 471, or the "Services Ordered and Certification Form," must be filed by schools, libraries or their consortia to request discounts on eligible services. The Form 471 must be filed after a Form 470 has been p ...
Form 471 Wizard
The Form 471 Wizard in E-rate Manager for Applicants can help you navigate the process of preparing and filing your Form 471 applications for funding. Rather than relying on spreadsheets and sticky notes, let E-rate Manager for Applicant’s Form 471 Wizar ...
Item 21 Attachments
What are they?Each Form 471 Block 5 Discount Funding Request must include a description of the products or services for which the applicant is seeking discounts. USAC refers to this description as the “Item 21 Attachment”. Item 21 on Block 5 of the Form 4 ...
Submitting Your Form 471 Application
The Form 471 application, in which you apply for E-rate funding, can be submitted to the SLD either online on the SLD's website, or on paper via mail or courier service. The completed applicaiton must be submitted and certified within the dates establised ...
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