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by Funds For Learning

Five Years of E-Rate Procurement: A Program That Works

Funds For Learning recently completed a five-year analysis of E-rate competitive procurement, drawing on Form 471 line item data from Funding Years 2022 through 2026 in E-rate Manager, our proprietary E-rate data tool, along with...

Michelle Jackson

by Michelle Jackson

Your Funding Year 2026 FCDL Just Landed. Here’s How to Read It in the Next 10 Minutes.

Funding Year 2026 is moving. Wave 1 landed last week bringing commitments to more than 60% of FY2026 applicants, totaling over $1 billion (read our recap). Wave 2 followed on May 7, 2026 (read...

by Christopher Odom

Funding Year 2026 Wave 2 Is Out. What To Do If You Weren’t Funded.

Wave 2 of Funding Year 2026 landed on May 7, 2026. If your funding decision wasn’t in it, here’s what that does and doesn’t mean, and what to do while...

Verlyne Jolley, CEMP

by Verlyne Jolley

FCC Confirms Full Funding for Every Eligible FY2026 E-rate Request

Good news for FY2026 applicants. On May 11, 2026, the FCC announced that USAC will fully fund all eligible Category One and Category Two E-rate requests for funding year 2026....

by Kimberly Beck

PIA Reviewers Asked for Your Documentation. Do You Have It?

In Funding Year 2025, 142 funding requests were denied for one reason alone: the applicant could not produce required documentation. Not because the service was ineligible. Not because the funding...

by Funds For Learning

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues May 2026 Streamlined Appeal Decisions

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau released its latest batch of streamlined E-rate appeal and waiver decisions on May 1, 2026. (DOC-421391A1.pdf ) Decision Summary More than 200 schools and libraries nearly lost...

Verlyne Jolley, CEMP

by Verlyne Jolley

Beyond the Bidding Portal: The FCC’s April Order Also Made Life Easier in Several Important Ways

The FCC’s April 30 order got most of its attention for the new competitive bidding portal. We’ll cover that in depth in future issues. But the same order included six other changes...

Jonathan Wilson

by Jonathan Wilson

The 2026 E-rate Applicant Survey is Open. Your Experience Belongs in this Conversation.

Now in its 16th year, the 2026 E-rate Applicant Survey is open. The FCC’s new bidding portal is no longer on the horizon — it’s here, and it will be...