E-Rate
How to Prepare Your School Network for the Future with E-Rate
Whether your school is one of the nation's biggest or state's smallest, let's empower teachers and students to connect anywhere and anytime with e-rate.
Securely Closing the Digital Divide with Public Libraries
Today, public libraries play a more important role than ever before. Learn how to use e-rate funding to close the digital divide.
Is Your Network Ready for Hybrid Learning?
How does E-rate help schools fund innovation and address the digital divide? Learn how in this week’s #EducationNow
A Global Pandemic’s Impact on Higher Education
As new learning models take root, how can higher education institutions provide the best student and faculty experience, while adjusting budgets?
E-rate funding window extended through April 29
Take advantage of the 20% increase for Funding Year 2020 Category 2 E-rate applications. On March 17, 2020 the FCC directed USAC to extend the E-rate Funding Year 2020 Form 471 application filing window through 11:59 PM Eastern time on April 29, 2020. More time for E-rate filing This means that schools who missed […]
Use It or Lose It! 20% Increase for Funding Year 2020 Category 2 E-rate Applications
Maximize your E-rate dollars! Learn about recent changes and how they affect your district.
E-rate Funding Year 2020 Opens: 3 Key Things to Know
Guest Author: Dan Leister, E-rate Manager Cisco U.S. Public Sector On December 20th of last year, USAC announced the annual Form 471 filing window dates for E-rate Funding Year 2020 applications. This window opened January 15, 2020 and will close March 25, 2020, running for 70 days. But as you prepare your application, there […]
What’s next for E-rate?
The E-rate filing window closed March 27. More than 21,000 schools and libraries are awaiting a funding decision. What’s happening behind the scenes? How can you plan for what’s next?
The E-rate filing window opens January 16! Here are our top 10 tips for success.
Since 1996, E-rate has helped more than 100,000 schools and libraries connect to the Internet. The filing window opens soon. Are you ready to start the E-rate filing process?