Year 3: Wave 6 E-rate Funding Commitments Listed
Message Posted May 18, 2000
Year 3: Wave 6 E-rate Funding Commitments Listed
* Many Libraries Receive Funding *
* Internal Connections Funding Down to 85% Level *
Congratulations to the following 166 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 3, Wave 6 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $2,201,725.76. A summary of each commitment is listed below, and detailed information will be posted to the SLD web site www.sl.universalservice.org and the PA E-rate web site www.pde.psu.edu/usf/index.html on Monday. The actual letters are being mailed today and should be arriving next week.
* Please read your funding commitment letter carefully when it arrives. We understand that some FRNs have been incorrectly denied and we encourage everyone to appeal if they believe they are in this category. As a general rule, appeal SLD mistakes to the SLD, and appeal rule changes or special considerations to the FCC. The SLD has no authority to grant an appeal unless an error was made in their processing.
* A wave will be arriving each week for the next 6-7 weeks, so if you haven't been listed in the first six waves -- don't panic. It simply means that they haven't yet processed your application and you will likely be in a future wave. To assist you in understanding the funding waves, there is a Q & A posted on the PA E-rate web site at: http://www.pde.psu.edu/usf/upunderstanding_the_waves.html
* Because more funds were requested in Year 3 ($4.7 billion) than are allowed to be dispursed ($2.25 billion), the SLD has determined that applications with discounts of 80% and below, will not receive funding for internal connections. There is enough money to fund internal connections applications for 85% - 90% discount, however applicants with discounts of between 81% and 84% must wait until they determine how much money they have. IMPORTANT: ALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND INTERNET ACCESS WILL BE FUNDED, REGARDLESS OF DISCOUNT. It is only internal connections applications that are affected. Also, with this wave, they are able to fund internal connections down to the 85% level.
* The next step is to file a Form 486, which currently is being revised. When the updated form is available, it will be mailed to each funded applicant and will be available on the SLD web site. It is very important that this form be filed as soon as it is available in order for discounts to begin on July 1, 2000. The form that is on the web site currently cannot be used for Year 3 filings.
* It is expected that applicants will be allowed to choose between a reimbursement option (using the BEAR form), or receiving discounts on bills if they file their 486 early. Waiting to file the 486 makes it very difficult for service providers to place discounts on bills.
* This funding is for Program Year 3, which begins July 1, 2000. Therefore even though you have been notified that you have been approved for funding, service that is to be discounted cannot begin until July 1, and thus no invoices can be submitted until after that date.
* If you disagree with a funding commitment decision, an appeal letter MUST be received at the SLD within 30 days of the date that is on the decision letter (not the letter's postmark date). There are no exceptions to this rule. If you find that your funding commitment letter does not arrive in a timely manner, please let me know as soon as possible so I can report this to the SLD.
E-rate Year 3, Wave 6
Akiba Hebrew Academy
$5,971.20
Albion Area Public Library
$907.20
Andrew Carnegie Free Library
$810.00
Annie Halenbake Ross Library
$1,266.36
Archbishop Ryan School For Children w/ Hearing Imp.
$612.00
Armenian Sisters Academy School
$1,263.60
Beaverdale Community Library
$823.19
Blairsville Public Library
$897.60
Bloomsburg Public Library
$1,579.20
Borough of Folcroft Public Library
$518.40
Bosler Free Library
$1,290.00
Brownsville Free Public Library
$1,007.16
Carmichaels Area School District
$1,260.00
Charleroi Area School District
$1,036.80
Cheltenham Twp Library System
$1,440.00
Clarion County Library System
$627.00
Claysburg Area Public Library
$936.00
Cochranton Area Public Library
$1,224.00
Collingdale Public Library
$532.80
Conewago Valley School District
$3,192.00
Conneaut School District
$475.20
Coplay Library
$600.00
Coudersport Public Library
$576.00
County of Cumberland
$1,341.60
Cranberry Public Library
$840.00
Dalton Community Library
$618.00
Darby Free Library
$856.80
Downingtown Area School District
$593.42
Easton Area Public Library
$1,126.59
Elizabeth Seton School
$1,260.00
Elkland Area Community Library
$1,373.00
Ellwood City Area Public Library
$1,218.00
Emmaus Public Library
$712.22
Ephrata Public Library
$878.40
Fayette Alternative School
$32,567.51
Ford City Public Library
$744.00
Fort Cherry School District
$960.00
Foxburg Free Library
$1,222.20
Free Library of Northampton Twp
$636.10
Greater Canonsburg Public Library
$705.60
Green Free Library
$1,441.44
Greencastle Antrim School District
$36,600.00
Highland Community Library
$864.00
Holy Child Catholic School
$888.00
Holy Infancy School
$2,530.08
Holy Trinity School
$1,488.00
Hughesville Public Library
$734.16
Huntingdon Area School District
$778.68
Immaculate Conception School
$1,800.00
Incarnation Academy
$578.64
Interboro-United Districts Library
$958.80
Intercourse Library Center
$911.52
Intermediate Unit 03
$101,339.11
Jenkintown Library
$912.00
John Graham Public Library
$710.58
John R Kauffman Jr Public Library
$2,717.03
Juniata County School District
$4,053.60
Kennett High School
$9,698.40
Keystone Central School District
$8,375.00
Knox Public Library
$840.00
Lansdowne Public Library
$877.92
Lebanon County Library System
$7,036.42
Lehighton Area School District
$3,371.45
Lehighton Memorial Library
$915.26
Library Exchange Aids Patrons
$1,098.80
Ligonier Valley Library
$1,155.00
Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12
$1,387.20
Linesville Public Library
$720.00
Margaret Shontz Memorial Library
$1,224.00
Marion Center Area School District
$1,384.82
McGuffey School District
$2,992.68
Mechanicsburg Area Public Library
$1,248.00
Mercer Area Library
$540.00
Mifflin County School District
$125,052.48
Mifflinburg Area School District
$1,116.00
Milanof-Schock Library
$586.96
Mill Memorial Library
$1,113.48
Montgomery Area Public Library
$567.36
Mount Carmel Public Library
$823.14
Mountain View Elementary School
$744.00
Muncy Public Library
$624.00
Nanty Glo Public Library
$999.60
Nativity School
$774.72
New Bethlehem Area Free Public Library
$1,395.10
New Castle Public Library
$4,226.88
New Florence Community Library
$510.00
New Kensington-Arnold District
$83,279.28
North Pocono Public Library
$924.00
Northeast Charter School
$984.00
Northumberland Charter School
$1,215.00
Notre Dame De Lourdes School
$993.60
Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library
$696.17
Our Lady Help of Christians
$522.24
Our Lady of Peace School
$707.33
Our Lady of The Sacred Heart
$9,907.20
Patton Public Library
$648.00
Penn Area Library
$1,104.00
Penn Manor School District
$960.00
Peters Township Library
$840.00
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District
$31,010.40
Phoenixville Public Library
$912.00
Pittsburgh School District
$1,493,530.27
Port Carbon Public Library
$670.27
Portage Public Library
$1,202.40
Pottsville Area School District
$1,912.60
Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library
$2,186.73
Queen of The Universe Day Center
$1,200.00
Rachel Kohl Community Library
$537.60
Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library
$1,263.53
Reynoldsville Public Library
$656.64
Ridley Township Public Library
$1,048.80
Saint Boniface School
$1,150.08
Saxton Community Library
$592.80
Sayre Public Library
$455.40
Schuylkill Haven Area School District
$1,260.00
Scranton Public Library
$1,231.20
Shaler North Hills Library
$1,161.60
Shamokin-Coal Twp Public Library
$894.04
Shenandoah Free Library
$960.00
Southampton Free Library
$822.82
Southern Lehigh Public Library
$840.00
Springside School
$19,696.00
St. Albert The Great School
$1,382.40
St. Alphonsus School
$1,200.00
St. Anne School
$1,110.00
St. Athanasius Immac Concep School
$949.20
St. Bridget School
$576.00
St. Elizabeth School
$743.71
St. Frances Cabrini School
$984.00
St. Francis Grade School
$1,200.00
St. Francis of Assisi School
$1,002.00
St. Gabriel School
$1,850.40
St. John The Baptist School
$2,931.74
St. Joseph Grade School
$588.67
St. Lucy School
$326.10
St. Mary School
$859.94
St. Patrick Elementary School - York
$646.32
St. Philomena School
$912.00
St. Stephen School
$582.00
Steel Valley School District
$24,879.12
Sullivan County Library
$1,029.76
Summerville Public Library
$626.40
Susquehanna Co Area Vo-Tech School
$1,831.20
Susquehanna County Library Association
$3,396.74
Swarthmore Public Library Association
$552.00
Sykesville Public Library
$590.40
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
$2,932.12
Tamaqua Area School District
$1,200.00
Taylor Public Library
$825.00
Towanda Public Library
$1,419.84
Tower-Porter Community Library
$530.64
Township Library-Lower Southampton
$515.42
Tyrone-Snyder Public Library
$1,101.87
Union School District
$10,800.00
Upper Moreland Free Public Library
$1,200.00
Upper Perkiomen School District
$672.00
Verna Montessori School
$600.00
Village Library of Wrightstown
$533.04
Warminster Twp Free Library
$718.27
Warrior Run School District
$864.00
Whitehall Township Public Library
$1,128.00
Wissahickon Valley Public Library
$2,352.00
Wm Jeanes Memorial Library
$1,416.00
Worthington-W Franklin Community Library
$864.00
Yeshivah Achei Tmimsm
$36,124.00
Sum for State
$2,201,725.76
Total for Waves 1-6
$20,779,187.50
Julie L. Tritt
Executive Policy Specialist
Office of Educational Technology
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Tel: (717) 705-4486
Fax: (717) 787-7222
jtritt@state.pa.us
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