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News of the Week: July 21, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter Dated July 17th

News of the Week: July 14, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
FCC Indicates Review of School Bus Wi-Fi Eligibility
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: July 7, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Streamlined Decisions

News of the Week: June 30, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of USF
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: June 23, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- Third FCC Commissioner Approved by Senate
- Another Supreme Court Decision Impacting the FCC
USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter Dated June 18th
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated June 19th

News of the Week: June 16, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- USF Quarterly Contribution Factor Down Slightly
- Congressional and FCC Activity on Hotspots

News of the Week: June 9, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
FCC Sets Category Two Budget Factors for FY 2026-2030
Two FCC Commissioners Have Departed
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Streamlined Decisions

News of the Week: June 2, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
June: A Critical Month for E-Rate
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: May 26, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Commissioner Starks Sets Departure Plans
- Fourth Cyber Pilot Participant Withdraws
- FCC Directs USAC to Fully Fund FY 2025 Requests
- SECA Files Ex Parte Comments on FY 2026-2030 Cat. 2 Budget
USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter Dated May 19th
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated May 22nd

News of the Week: May 19, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- Cyber Pilot Participant Withdrawals
- FCC Cancels Hog Trapping Contract

News of the Week: May 12, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Senate Votes to Overturn FCC Hotspot Order
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Resolves Appeals re. Unfiled SPACs

News of the Week: May 5, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- Delete³ Reply Comments
- FCC Streamlined Decisions

News of the Week: April 28, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Wave 1 Released
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FTC Updates COPPA

News of the Week: April 21, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- Funds For Learning’s 15th Annual E-Rate Survey
- FCC Suspends Seven Convicted of E-Rate Fraud
USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter Dated April 14th
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated April 17th

News of the Week: April 14, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- Delete, Delete, Delete E-Rate Comments

News of the Week: April 7, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- SHLB Webinar on USF Supreme Court Hearing
- Twenty-One States Sue to Protect IMLS
- FCC Streamlined Decisions

News of the Week: March 31, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Supreme Court Hearing on USF Constitutionality
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: March 24, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Commissioner Starks to Resign
- USDA Issues NSLP Eligibility Guidelines for 2025-26
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated March 20th

News of the Week: March 17, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” Initiative
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- House Proposes Major Cut in CEP
- Democratic States Sue to Halt Massive Education Department Cuts
- USF Quarterly Contribution Factor Hits a New High — Again
USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter dated March 11th

News of the Week: March 10, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Streamlined Decisions
- FCC Sets E-Rate Funding Cap for FY 2025
- No Congressional Action on Hotspots Last Week

News of the Week: March 3, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- Supreme Court – Again – Rejects Review of NY Broadband Price Cap
- Senate to Vote This Week to Void FCC Hotspot Order

News of the Week: February 24, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- Supreme Court Rules that E-Rate is Subject to the False Claims Act
USAC E-Rate News Brief dated February 20th
USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter dated February 21st

News of the Week: February 17, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: February 10, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Streamlined Decisions

News of the Week: February 3, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2024
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
The "Freeze" That Was, Then Wasn't
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated January 30th

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