E-Rate for FY 2025:

Wave 13 of funding commitment decision letters for FY 2025 was released on Thursday, July 17th, for $49.4 million.  Total funding is now $1.54 billion.  Currently, USAC has funded 77.3% of submitted applications, representing 48.2% of the dollars requested.

Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window:

The Form 471 application window for the Cybersecurity Pilot Program opened on March 18th and will close on September 15th, 2025.  Total pilot funding is capped at $200 million for 690 applicants.

Upcoming Dates:

USAC’s Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter dated July 17, 2025, covers the following topics:

• Key deadlines:
  • August 18th           Last day to file a CBR Form 470 to allow the minimum 28-day posting period before the close of the application window.
  • September 15th      Deadline for filing the CBR Form 471 application and the companion CBR Form 484 Part 2.
• Upcoming Cyber Pilot webinars:
  • Pilot FCC Form 470 Webinar  
         Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET — Register
  • Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 2 Webinar
         Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET — Register
  • Pilot FCC Form 471 Webinar 
         Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET — Register
• Service Start Dates, even before receiving an FCDL, have been allowable from March 18, 2025.
• Service providers participating in the Cyber Pilot must file a Form 498.
• Hints on downloading documents via the Cybersecurity Pilot FCC Form 470 Download Tool.