Funding Status
Wave 12 for FY 2011 will be released on Wednesday, September 7th, for $37.5 million. Cumulative funding for FY 2011 will be $824 million. Only Priority 1 applications are being funded at this time, but Priority 2 funding at 90% is expected soon.
Wave 65 for FY 2010 will be released on Thursday, September 8th, for $3.1 million. Cumulative funding for FY 2010 is $2.58 billion. The FCC has approved Priority 2 funding at all discount levels, but only funding at 81% and above is included in this wave. Funding at the 80% level is expected soon, with funding at lower discount levels to follow at a later date.
E-Rate Updates and Reminders
Summer Deferment Period Ending:
The SLD's summer deferment period, which places applications on hold if PIA contact could not be made, ends the Friday after Labor Day, September 9, 2011. Thereafter, all applicants with pending applications are responsible for responding promptly to PIA inquiries regarding their applications. Applicants should take care to monitor their preferred modes of contact.
SLD Fall Training Status:
The schedule for the SLD's annual applicant workshops is shown below. Registration for these workshops has been open since May. All but two are either filled or available only on a waiting list basis. Many state-sponsored E-rate workshops are also typically available each fall.
| City |
Date |
| Washington, DC* |
September 26 |
| Newark, NJ* |
October 6 |
| Minneapolis, MN |
October 10 |
| Portland, OR** |
October 13 |
| St. Louis, MO* |
October 18 |
| New Orleans, LA* |
October 27 |
| Los Angeles, CA* |
November 1 |
| Orlando, FL |
November 8 |
* Closed ** Waiting list only
Schools and Libraries News Brief dated September 2 – Form 500
The SLD's News Brief for September 2, 2011, discusses the use of the Form 500. This is a multi-purpose form that may be used to:
- Alert USAC of the change in the service start date.
- Alert USAC to the change (usually the extension) of the contract expiration date (see the previous week's News Brief).
- Reduce the funding on an FRN.
- Cancel the funding on an FRN.
It should be noted that reducing or canceling an FRN, when funding is not needed, is not a required step. But it does make that funding immediately available for other applicants — and in our view qualifies applicants for good E-rate citizenship awards.