For all those who wish to apply for E-Rate on their own for Funding Year 2021 (meaning filing for E-Rate for products and services other than those that Networkmaine provides its members):
USAC has just announced the annual Form 471 filing window dates for FY2021. By counting backward 28 days to allow the required time for competitive bidding, we can also now determine the last day to file an FY2021 Form 470 and still have time to file an FY2021 Form 471 within the filing window.
FY2021 E-Rate Dates
Update your EPC profile's organization members and NSLP and enrollment data
FY2021 Administrative Window:
Closes January 13, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST
(this is your only opportunity to update NSLP and enrollment numbers in EPC before profiles are locked)
Request bids for products and services and launch the competitive bidding process
FY2021 Form 470 Deadline:
February 25, 2021
Apply for E-Rate funding for the products and services chosen as a result of the FCC Form 470 process
FY2021 Form 471 Application Filing Window:
Friday, January 15, 2021 at 12:00 Noon EST – Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 11:59 PM EDT