Hi Anne, I don't care for the new EPC Portal through USAC. I filed my 471 a long time ago. I have not received any notifications that it has been funded so I can file the 486. I am not sure if I am looking in the right place. I go to my landing page and under notifications I select FCDL then 2016 for year. For the wave number I have selected each one from 1 to 11 and it doesn't show anything. So do you know if I am missing something or maybe it hasn't been funded yet? thanks On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Anne Perloff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > **** Note that the below information only applies to entities that filed > a Form 471 for FY2016. 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 this step. **** > > > In order to request E-Rate reimbursements for FY2016 funding commitments, > you will first need to file a Form 486. > > - You must do this for every Funding Request Number (FRN) on every > Form 471 for which you receive a Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL). > Remember that FCDLs will be located within your EPC portal. > - You may either file a Form 486 for each FRN as you receive funding > commitments or list several FRNs on a single Form 486. > > Be aware that the Form 486 for each FRN has a distinct deadline: 120 days > after the date of the FCDL or the start of services (whichever is later). > > > *Answers to some frequently asked questions about the filing of the Form > 486 are below.* > > > *When Can I File the Form 486?* > > After applicants receive a Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL) and > services have started for that funding year, they file the Form 486 to > notify USAC that services have started, to authorize the payment of > invoices for those services, and to certify their CIPA compliance. > > - You can file a Form 486 *now* for any FRNs for which you have > already received a FCDL and the services have started. > - If you have not yet received a FCDL or the services have not started > for a particular FRN, then you will need to wait until both of those events > occur before you can include it on a Form 486. > > > *When is the Form 486 Due?* > > The Form 486 is due within 120 days of the date of the Funding Commitment > Decision Letter (FCDL) or the start of services (whichever is later), and > so therefore the Form 486 deadline varies depending on the date that your > FRN was funded. > > - If you have an FCDL dated prior to July 1 and services started on > July 1, the deadline to file a Form 486 is October 29, 2016. > - Otherwise, assuming services started July 1, the deadline is 120 > days from the date of your FCDL. > > Keep track of the deadline for each FRN because if your Form 486 is late, > USAC will deduct a portion of your funding for each day that it is late. > > > *What If I Haven't Received a Funding Commitment Decision Letter?* > > If you have not yet received a FCDL, you cannot submit a Form 486 for > those FRNs still pending a funding decision. Once funded, you will then > have 120 days from the date of the FCDL to submit a Form 486. > > If some of your FRNs have been funded and others not, you will want to > make sure you keep track of the deadlines for each and file the Form 486 > accordingly. > > > *Where Do I File the Form?* > > The Form 486 is filed in the EPC portal and is very easy to complete. The > system will automatically present on the form any FRNs for which you have a > funding commitment. > > Instructions on how to file the form are attached and are also available > at: http://networkmaine.net/erate/track/track.htm > > _____________________________________________ > > 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 255 > Orono, ME 04469-5752 > -- Shirley J. Waning Bookkeeper RSU 87/MSAD 23 (207)848-5173 Ext. 12 [log in to unmask] - new email address please update in your contacts