Funds For Learning has developed an extraordinary suite of tools to assist applicants in their pursuit of E-rate funding. Whether you are a private school with a few funding requests or a large school district that needs to track millions of dollars in funding, E-rate Manager for Applicants makes the process easier and provides a robust E-rate solution at an affordable price. | |  |
Sign up now online. Choose your payment method and get on track today. Click here to download the Sign Up Now Information Sheet and instructions for this automated process. Click here for to see some of the E-rate Manager Service for Applicants benefits and here for an online demo. E-rate Manager for Applicants is an award winning tool that is widely known as one of the most comprehensive and effective online tools for Schools, Libraries and Consortia because it is: Respected Backed by Funds For Learning
Funds For Learning provides unparalleled E-rate Compliance Services to applicants, leveraging decades of collective E rate experience to make E rate Manager for Applicants the best solution for managing the E rate process available anywhere. Easy to Use Simplify your Payment Paperwork
If you have ever felt confused or overburdened by the E-rate paperwork, E rate Manager for Applicants can help you navigate the process of preparing and filing the forms necessary to get the funding flowing. E rate Manager for Applicants features wizards which prepare your E-rate forms by asking straight forward questions. Track Your Funding
Applicants use E rate funding to help pay for communication and data services that are essential to support education. Using E-rate Manager for Applicants will help you track how much money you have remaining to utilize. You'll also know when funding has been approved so that you can start realizing the benefits of the E rate program sooner. Stay Informed
With E rate Manager for Applicants, you are notified via e mail when upcoming paperwork deadlines affect you. According to the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD), in 2004 alone, E-rate applicants lost a total of nearly $25 million because their Form 486 was not filed on time. This is funding that the school or library worked to receive, but forfeited by missing program deadlines. Convenient Keep It All Together
E rate Manager for Applicants provides you with up to 1,000 megabytes of online storage so that you can keep all your important E-rate documents in one centralized location. The E-rate program's rules require that all E rate related documents be retained for five years. The Archive Tool makes it easy to upload whatever documents you choose: details of competitive bids, Descriptions of Service (Item 21 attachments), Program Integrity Assurance responses, invoices, copies of checks, appeal letters-whatever you need to keep all of your E-rate records in one centralized place where you and your colleagues will be able to find them if an SLD auditor calls. Know Where It's Located
E-rate rules require applicants that receive E-rate support for internal connections to maintain asset inventory records for a period of five years that can verify where E-rate supported equipment is located. E-rate Manager for Applicants includes a tool that makes it easy for you to create an Asset Inventory of both your E-rate eligible equipment and any other technology equipment you wish to include, capturing key pieces of data about the equipment, where it is located, and when it was moved. Compliant E-rate Regulations and Compliance
The Federal Communications Commission and Universal Services Administrative Company have spent increasingly more resources auditing E-rate applicants to ensure compliance with the ever changing rules. There have been many instances where schools have been asked to return their E-rate dollars due to rule violations even though the money has long been spent. Because of these developments it is important that applicants have access to a robust and effective data management system designed specifically for E-rate applicants. ReliableE-rate Manager is hosted on fully redundant, regularly maintained enterprise-class server products. In addition, all client document storage is performed on fully redundant disk arrays, which are backed up nightly to enterprise-class EMC disk arrays offering over 100TB of file storage. E-rate Manager is located inside a state-of-the-art datacenter offering full N+1 redundancy for power, HVAC, fire suppression, network connectivity, and security. In addition, Internet bandwidth is provided by eight independent service providers comprising over 100 gigabits per second of Internet connectivity. Documented escalation procedures are in place to ensure continued reliable operation of the system in the event of hardware or software failure. Should failure occur, monitoring systems notify Funds For Learning staff members within 15 minutes. Funds For Learning’s engineers are available for issue resolution 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Free TrainingWith your E-rate Manager for Applicants subscription, you are eligible to participate in free trainings offered by Funds For Learning staff on how to get the most out of your E-rate Manager for Applicants account. And, you will also have free access to our comprehensive E-rate Training-on-Demand, including: - E-rate Program Introduction and Overview
- E-rate Eligible Services
- Procurement and Contracting
- Requesting E-rate Funding
- Application Review
- Funding Award and Service Delivery
- E-rate Payment Paperwork
- Navigating Special Situations
- Topic Highlight - CIPA Compliance
- Topic Highlight - Managed Services
Affordable
This total E-rate compliance solution is available for an annual subscription per user fee based on student population: - One to 4,999 students - $249
- 5,000 to 14,999 students - $499
- 15,000 students and up - $999
If you manage E-rate applications and funding for multiple Billed Entities, you can have access to all of your Billed Entities under one E-rate Manager Account (subscription fee is based on per-user/per-BEN). Many Uses for Many UsersE-rate rules affect many departments in your organization—technology, accounting, and procurement, just to name a few. And E-rate Manager for Applicants can help everyone work together to more effectively realize the benefit from the E-rate program. With E-rate Manager, all of these departments can store E-rate related documents in a single location—this can be helpful to respond to questions from USAC, the FCC, and auditors. - Procurement—stores E-rate related RFPs, bid responses, and evaluations
- Accounting—stores invoices and proof of payment
- Technology—stores technology plan and all information surrounding your applications
You can see why it is important that each department have its own unique username and passwords for your E-rate Manager for Applicants account. And as the FCC and USAC continue to spend more resources on auditing program beneficiaries, you’ll have peace of mind knowing that your organization’s E-rate document retention requirements are satisfied. Get It Today It';s easy to get started on the road to E-rate success. Sign up now or for more information contact Funds For Learning via
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