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Congratulations JulieAnn Robison!

Funds For Learning (FFL) would like to congratulate JulieAnn Robison for her recent academic achievement! JulieAnn graduated this May from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Master Of Business...

by Peter Kaplan

Receiving Timely FY 2015 Commitments

The FCC has directed the SLD to issue FY 2015 commitments for all workable Form 471 applications by September 1, 2015, however, many school administrators are unavailable during summer months....

by Brian Stephens

FY2015: Better Late Than Never

"Me? A procrastinator? I'll prove you wrong someday - just wait and see." In keeping with trends in prior years, a substantial number of applicants filed their Funding Year 2015...

USAC Releases First FY2015 Funding Wave

On May 21, 2015, USAC released the first funding wave for Funding Year 2015. FY2015 Wave 001 contained $122.28M in funding approvals for 5,941 applicants nationwide. Wave 001 included almost...

FCC Releases FY2016 Draft Eligible Services List

On May 21, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission published the draft Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2015. Public comments to the draft are due June 22, and reply comments...

FCC Requests Emergency Approval for FY2016 Forms 470 and 471

On May 1, 2015, the FCC sent an emergency form approval request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting that the FY 2016 Forms 470 and 471 be...

FCC Agenda for E-rate Fiber Workshop

On May 8, 2015, the FCC released the agenda for a workshop that will "...provide schools, libraries, providers, and state and local policy makers with information and tools for planning...

FCC Denies Invoice Extension Requests

On May 11, 2015, the FCC issued an Order denying requests from four applicants who requested an extension to file reimbursement paperwork after the deadline had passed.