E-rate Commentary

by Nicholas Shipley

Happy New (Funding) Year 2011!

Funding Year 2010 may have come in with a bang and left with a whimper, but the effects of the changes from the past year will be felt for funding...

Visit Funds For Learning at ISTE!

Funds For Learning is currently exhibiting at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia from June 27-29th. If you or a member of your organization is attending ISTE, please stop by and...

by Peter Kaplan

When Something Bad Happens

We all know that the E-rate program can be complex and bureaucratic at times. But what many stakeholders - schools and vendors alike - do not focus on enough is...

by Peter Kaplan

Applying E-rate Rules Retroactively

From time to time, USAC will release new guidance and then retroactively apply new rules to select applicants and service providers. Recently the SLD denied three applicants and four service...

by Cathy Cruzan

Commending USAC Outreach Efforts

This week I had the opportunity to attend the USAC 2011 Service Provider Spring Training and am pleased to see the progress the administrator of the program has made to...

by Russell Weed

The State of Statewide Applications

New to the Form 470 and Form 471 this year is a fifth option for the Applicant Type field: Statewide Application. But did anyone actually use it?

by Peter Kaplan

Let‚Äôs Hope For A Little Flexibility

As we all know, the E-rate rules are complex and this year has been particularly challenging with the new rules being released, as well as a new Form 470 and...

Four Tips For Filing the Form 471

It appears that Funding Year 2011 is going to have approximately $3.5 billion worth of funding requests filed within the next 10 days. So, for applicants that still need to...