Adjusting the Category Two Budget

The current five-year Category Two (C2) budget cycle began in FY2021 and goes through FY2025.  Your C2 budget is determined when the first C2 FCC Form 471 in the budget cycle is certified. In the event that your student count has increased, you may request to update your C2 budget in any subsequent year of the budget cycle, but you are not required to do so. Libraries may also update their square footage information if it should increase.  This update based on the new student count is referred to as a “replacement C2 budget” request by USAC. You can request to update your C2 budget in EPC during the EPC administrative window and during the FCC Form 471 application filing window up until the budgeted entity’s first C2 FCC Form 471 application for that funding year is certified. If you do not request an adjustment, the C2 budget will remain fixed. The Administrative Window webinar slides provide information on how to request an update for a C2 budget in EPC. We also have a short video that demonstrates the process. Go to the C2 Budget page to learn more.

The new Category Two (C2) budget tool provides data on the FY2021-FY2025 C2 budget cycle if you want to view your C2 budget information. It is available on the Tools page along with a video on how to use the tool.