Funds For Learning

About Funds For Learning^®

Funds For Learning® provides E-rate support services. We guide our clients through the E-rate funding process. We reduce their administrative burden, increase their success in receiving E-rate funds, and help them stay compliant with E-rate regulations.

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About the E-rate

The E-rate is a nationwide program supporting K-12 students and library patrons. The E-rate provides discounts up to 90% on certain services and products that are essential for classrooms and libraries to receive voice, video, and data communications.

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E-rate News

SLD Releases FY 2005, 2010, and 2011 Funding Waves

January 27, 2012

E-rate News

This week, the SLD informed 678 applicants and 630 service providers about the status of their funding requests in three separate funding years. Commitments for all four funding waves totaled $63.3 million.

E-rate Commentary

NEW RULE: Equipment trade-ins

January 16, 2012

by Brian Stephens

Have you ever seen Real Time with Bill Maher?* Toward the end of the show, there is usually a segment called “New Rules,” which consists of short quips about politics and other absurdities.

E-rate Analysis

FY2010 Invoicing Deadline: January 30, 2012

January 13, 2012

by Peter Kaplan

This time of year, many applicants are concerned with conducting a fair and open competitive bidding process for eligible E-rate goods and services, and service providers are trying to respond to as many opportunities as they can. The Form 471 window opened on January 9, and applicants will soon start to file their Form 471 applications by the March 20 deadline. However, there is another critical deadline that is only weeks away. Applicants and service providers who received FY2010 commitments for Internal Connections projects may have an invoicing deadline of January 30, 2012.