**** Note that the below information only applies to entities that filed their own E-Rate Form 471. If you only participate in E-Rate as a member of the Networkmaine Consortium and do not file for any additional E-Rate funding, then you do not need to complete these steps. **** *Some Upcoming October E-Rate deadlines:* *1. Last Year Wrap-Up (FY2014-2015)* File any outstanding BEARs to request reimbursement for bills paid for 2014-2015 products and services. *(deadline October 28, 2015)* Remember to leave yourself enough wiggle room that service providers have sufficient time to certify your BEAR form before the deadline. Under the E-Rate Modernization Order, applicants may request, and USAC will automatically grant, a one-time 120-day extension of the invoicing deadline which would move that deadline to February 25, 2016. You must ask for the extension prior to the deadline. *2. Current Year (FY2015-2016)* If you have received a Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL): - File a Form 486 to indicate the start of 2015-2016 services. The deadline for this is 120 days after the start of services or the date of the FDCL, whichever is later. * (deadline October 29, 2015 if your FCDL is dated July 1 or earlier) (deadline 120 days after the date of the FCDL if dated after July 1)* - After the Form 486 is filed, you can file BEARs to request reimbursement against bills paid for 2015-2016 products and services. * (deadline October 28, 2016)* If you have not received a FCDL, address any PIA questions as they arrive and wait for a funding decision. _____________________________________________ *Anne Perloff* Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools Networkmaine ... a unit of the University of Maine System Web: www.networkmaine.net/erate/ Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 207-561-3584 Fax: 207-561-3531 Mail: Networkmaine 5752 Neville Hall Rm 244 University of Maine Orono, ME 04469