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September 2026

SEP 1, 2026 The Team Behind Your Funding Request Funding windows

August 2026

AUG 25, 2026 Nominations Open for Eight USAC Board Seats Governance AUG 25, 2026 Don’t Wait Until October: What to Check on Your FY2025 FRNs Now Funding windows AUG 25, 2026 FY2026 Reviews Aren’t Over Yet. 10 PIA Tips to Wrap Up Well. PIA & reviews AUG 25, 2026 Rooted in Relationship: What We Took Away from This Year’s C3 Conference Commentary AUG 19, 2026 The E-rate Review Comment Window Is Open: Comments Due October 13 PIA & reviews AUG 18, 2026 Need More Bandwidth Mid-Year? It Just Got Easier Compliance AUG 18, 2026 The Record is Clear: We Agree About MIBS PIA & reviews AUG 18, 2026 Filing Your FY2027 Form 470: What’s Changed and What to Get Right Funding windows AUG 12, 2026 Managed Internal Broadband Services: Who Actually Uses It Policy & FCC AUG 11, 2026 Her District Grew Up in the Middle of Cotton Fields. E-rate Kept It Connected. Commentary AUG 11, 2026 The FCDL Isn’t the Finish Line: Your Guide to Service Delivery Season Funding windows AUG 11, 2026 A Review of USAC Just Started. Here’s What Could Reach Your District or Library. PIA & reviews AUG 11, 2026 Good News If You Haven’t Finished Your SAM.gov Registration: You Have More Time Policy & FCC AUG 4, 2026 Missed Your Invoice Deadline? You May Still Have 120 Days Funding windows AUG 4, 2026 The FY2027 ESL Comments Are In: The Record Says Keep MIBS, and Keep It Simple Policy & FCC AUG 4, 2026 Start Your Category One Bidding Prep the First Week Back at School Funding windows AUG 4, 2026 Your Back-to-School E-rate Checklist: What to Sort Out Now PIA & reviews

July 2026

JUL 28, 2026 5 Ways the April 2026 Order Makes E-rate a Little Easier Policy & FCC JUL 28, 2026 A Look Inside a Category Two PIA Review: What Is Checked PIA & reviews