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Find YourselfOn any given day, you will have three funding
years to be worried about. So today you have:Funding Year 2013 started July 1, 2013 and
ended June 30, 2014Funding year 2014 started July 1, 2014 and
will end June 30, 2015Funding Year 2015 PROCESS starts now, and
will end June 30, 2016
Funding Year 2013 July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
Services – have they been installed?Form 486 – 120 days after FCDL or service
start (later of the two)BEARs – have they been filed?
For recurring services October 28. For non-recurring services, that must have
been received by September 30, the deadline is January 28 of the following year.
Form 500s- have they been filed (turn in unused funds)?
Funding Year 2014July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
Funded (You have received the FCDL):Services – have they been installed?Form 486 – 120 days after FCDL or service
start (later of the two)Discount on Bill – have you verified your
discount?BEAR – are you paying your bill in full?
Not Funded Yet:Have you responded to PIA questions?
Funding Year 2015July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
Are you ready?You are about to seek an unknown amount of
funding that is going to help your teachers teach.
You are about to become a heroKnow that you are not alone.
1st step - Needs AssessmentDetermine your discount rateDetermine what your schools need for
Internet Access.For Telephone Service (POTS).For Long Distance Service.For Cell Service.For LAN Connectivity.For WAN Connectivity.
2nd step- Can you afford it?Get estimates from local service providers on
the cost of what you think you would need.Examine your budget or check with your
Business Manager to see if you can afford it.Check with your Superintendent to see if
these services, and these expenditures, are consistent with his or her goals.
If not, revisit your needs (and wants).
3rd step – Now I know what I can do Develop a technology plan that supports what
you want to do, and can afford to do.Using the guidance offered by SLD and MDE,
make sure your plan covers all of the points.The technology plan is the first step in the
application process.
4th step – Procurement ProcessYour tech plan must be written (does not
mean approved) before you file a Form 470.File a Form 470 which is the basic
procurement process.After filing a Form 470 you must wait 28 days
before you select your vendor and sign a contract.
Execute the contract.
5th step – Ask USAC for some moneyFile a Form 471 which lists requests for each
category of service (cell, long distance, POTS, Internet Access…)
Provide a good description (Item 21 attachments) of what you plan to purchase and specify where it is going.
6th step - waitWait for PIA to call for clarification.Wait for SLD to issue you a Funding
Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL)Simple as jello
You cannotPay for services to any residential home, even
the Super’sInclude ineligible services in your request
unless you perform a cost allocationDisguise ineligible services as eligible to
receive fundingAccept any type of free service from the
vendor unless it is part of the contract and available to everyone (cell phone, Blackberries, filtering, firewall)
Accept a gift from a vendor that exceeds $20 per event or $50 per year
You cannotTransfer equipment before three yearsEver sell equipmentReceive discounts for duplicative servicesReceive discounts for redundant servicesReceive discounts for backup/spare services
If you want to succeedThen you must respond to PIAThen you must keep up with every little detail
of every funding yearThen you must attend training sessions such
as Roadshows and RoundtablesThen you must be a member of the TC List
and the E-rate ListThen you must rely on your support