Public school districts, nonpublic schools, area education agencies and public libraries are eligible to apply for funding under the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) "E-Rate" Program. E-Rate provides discounts on telecommunications services (such as data circuits and Internet) and internal connections (such as routers and switches).
Funding Year 2025
Webinars
Filing Form 471
The E-rate program Form 471 application “window” for funding year 2025 (2025-26 school year) opened on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, and will close on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 10:59 p.m. The last possible date to file form 470 and still have the required 28-day waiting period is Feb. 26.
This year separate Form 471 webinars for Category 1 and Category 2 are scheduled to create shorter and more focused training opportunities.
Form 471 is available through the “EPC” portal. To ensure you apply correctly, you are encouraged to participate in the informational webinars.
No advanced registration is needed and sessions are repeated.
Category 1 Form 471
- Tuesday, Jan, 28, 2025, 10-11 a.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81099481236
- Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025, 9-10 a.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81447525210
Category 2 Form 471
- Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, 10-11:15 a.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84923168939
- Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, 9-10:15 a.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87039876808
For those unable to participate, recordings will be available after Feb. 7 by emailing Pam Jacobs at pam.jacobs@iowa.gov.
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