PY4 Wave 13 Released
Wave 13 of Funding Commitment Decision Letters ("FCDLs") will be mailed on Friday, January 25. Total funding in this wave is $78.2 million.
Cumulative funding for PY4 is now $1.93 billion, leaving an estimated 10-15% of available funding yet to be awarded. The funding threshold for Internal Connections remains at the 88% discount level.
The postmark deadline for filing BEAR reimbursements (Form 472) for most PY3 recurring service FRNs is next Thursday, January 31, 2002. After this date, the SLD is planning to closeout these FRNs and release any remaining funds tied to them. The Form 486s, that are required before these BEARs can be processed, had to have been filed by December 14, 2001.
For most PY3 non-recurring service FRNs, the Form 486 postmark deadline is Monday, January 28, 2002. The associated BEAR form (or supplier invoices) deadline for any FRN will be 90 days following the SLD's processing of the associated Form 486, a date that applicants should assume is three months from the Form 486 filing date.
Exceptions to these BEAR or Form 486 deadlines are listed on an FRN-by-FRN basis in the SLD's FRN Extension Status listing that can be searched on the SLD Web site. To search the FRN Extension table visit Apply Online Area and click on the "FRN Extension Status" button listed under "Utilities." Possible reasons for deadline extensions include late funding commitments, SPIN changes, or minor contract modifications.