Schools and Libraries
About the Schools and Libraries Program:
- Overview of the Program
- Overview of the Process
- Outreach and Training
- Site Visits
- Filing Appeals
- Understanding Audits
Schools and Libraries Tools:
Reference Area
Reference Topics
This section features links to specific information items, such as fact sheets, that USAC has created to provide further guidance about the Schools and Libraries Program. Information is organized alphabetically.
Organized alphabetically
A
- Acronyms & Terms
- Alternative Discount Mechanisms Fact Sheet
- Appeals - SLD Guidelines for Review
- Appeals Procedure
- Application Process Flow Chart (
24 Kb ) - Audits
B
- BEAR Form Filing Information
- Beneficiary Audits - Auditors' Observations
- Billed Entity Fact Sheet
- Bishop Perry Order
C
- Calculating Your Discount
- Checklists and Samples
- Appeal Checklist [PDF, 8KB]
- E-Rate Binder Labels [PDF, 8KB]
- E-Rate Binder Table of Contents [PDF, 19KB]
- Income Survey – Sample [PDF, 20KB]
- Inventory List – Sample [PDF, 209KB]
- Service Substitution Checklist [PDF, 9KB]
- Service Substitution – Sample [PDF, 287KB]
- Service Provider (SPIN) Change Checklist [PDF, 12KB]
- Technology Training Calendar & Sign-in Sheet – Samples [PDF, 30KB]
- Bid Evaluation Matrix [PDF, 55KB]
- Children's Internet Protection Act Certifications
- Commitment Adjustment (COMAD)
- Consortia - Lead Member Responsibilities
- Contact Information Changes
- Contract Guidance
- Correctable Errors (See Bishop Perry Order)
- Cost Allocation
D
- Deadline for Information Requests
- Deadlines
- Service Delivery Deadlines and Extension Requests
- Form 486 Deadlines
- Invoicing Deadlines and Extension Requests
- Demonstrating Compliance with Program Rules
- Discount Matrix
- Document Retention Requirements
E
- Educational Purposes
- Eligibility of Products and Services -- Frequently Asked Questions
- Eligibility Table for Non-traditional K-12 Students and Facilities
- Eligible Services Framework
- Eligible Services List
- Entity Numbers
- Entity Numbers for Non-Instructional Facilities
- Equipment Transfers
- EZ Filing Guide for Form 470
- Educational Service Agency Guidelines
F
- Form 470 Filing Information
- Form 471 Block 4 Worksheet Bulk Upload Instructions
- Form 471 Filing Information
- Form 471 Item 21 Attachments
- Form 471 Reminders
- Form 472 (BEAR) Filing Information
- Form 473 Filing Information
- Form 474 (SPI) Filing Information
- Form 486 Filing Information
- Forms - General Reminders
- Free Services Advisory
- Funding Commitments
G
I
- Internal Connections: "Two out of Five Years" Rule
- Invoice Check
- Invoice Error Codes
- Item 21 Attachments for Form 471
- Item 25 Certification for Form 471
L
- Letters of Agency
- Letters (Samples)
- Guide to USAC Letter Reports
- Sample Form 472 BEAR Notification Letter [ 120 Kb]
- Sample Form 486 Notification Letter - Applicant [ 38 Kb]
- Sample Form 486 Notification Letter - Service Provider [ 47 Kb]
- Sample Form 500 Notification Letter - Applicant [ 46 Kb )
- Sample Form 500 Notification Letter - Service Provider [ 48 Kb]
- Sample Funding Commitment Decision Letter- Applicant (FCDL) [ 40 Kb]
- Sample Funding Commitment Decision Letter- Service Provider (FCDL) [ 36Kb ]
- Sample Receipt Acknowledgment Letter - Applicant (RAL) [ 39 Kb]
- Sample Receipt Acknowledgment Letter - Service Provider (RAL) [ 39 Kb]
- Sample Receipt Notification Letter (RNL) [ 26 Kb]
- Library Consortium Frequently Asked Questions
- List of correctable ministerial and clerical errors [ 50Kb]
M
O
P
- PIN FAQs for Applicants
- Principles for Treating Entities Under Investigation
- Priority 1 Components: Timeline for Installation
- Problem Resolution
- Processing of Funding Requests Containing Ineligible Products and Services (The "30% Rule")
- Program Integrity Assurance (PIA)
- Proof of Postmark or Delivery
R
S
- Samples and Checklists
- Appeal Checklist [PDF, 8KB]
- E-Rate Binder Labels [PDF, 8KB]
- E-Rate Binder Table of Contents [PDF, 19KB]
- Income Survey – Sample [PDF, 20KB]
- Asset Register - Inventory List [PDF, 170KB]
- Service Substitution Checklist [PDF, 9KB]
- Service Substitution – Sample [PDF, 287KB]
- Service Provider (SPIN) Change Checklist [PDF, 12KB]
- Technology Training Calendar & Sign-in Sheet – Samples [PDF, 30KB]
- Bid Evaluation Matrix [PDF, 55KB]
- Selecting Service Providers
- No Endorsement or Approval
- Selective Review Information Request [PDF format; 245 kb]
- Service Category Adjustments
- Service Substitutions
- SPIN Change Guidance
- SPIN Search
- State Replacement Contracts
T
- Technology Planning
- Terms & Acronyms
- Two-in-Five Tool
- Training Presentations
- "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop 2001
- "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop 2002
- "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop 2003
- "Train-the-Trainer" Workshop 2004
- Transfers of Equipment
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