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• Ohio E-Rate, Ohio Public Libraries

  E-Rate Form 471 Workshop

  01.25.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  E-Rate Form 471 Workshop Start: 01/27/2012 9:30 am End: 01/27/2012 12:00 pm Registration begins at 9:00 See locations and registration information below. Presented by Lorrie Germann, State E-Rate Coordinator/Program Director eTech Ohio, this session will offer a line-by-line review and analysis of the filing of E-Rate Form 471, the actual application for discounts on eligible [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  E-Rate Update

  05.24.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Lorrie Germann, State E-Rate Coordinator has provided the following E-Rate updates to Ohio public libraries: Funding Status Wave 54 for FY 2009 will be released on Tuesday, May 25th for $11.5 million. Beginning with this wave, Priority 2 funding is being approved at 78% (down from 80%) and above, and denied at 69% and below. [...]

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  E-Rate FY2010 Form 471 Window Extended

  02.09.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  USAC has announced FY2010 Filing Window Close Extended to February 19, 2010. Due to adverse weather conditions in many areas of the country that may have prevented applicants from filing their FY2010 E-rate applications by the close of the window, USAC – in consultation with the FCC – has extended the close of the filing [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  E-Rate Community — October 09' Free/Reduced Data available

  01.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Lorrie Germann, State E-Rate Coordinator has announced that the October 2009 Free/Reduced Data (MR-81 document) is now available. To access the document, go to ftp://ftp.ode.state.oh.us/MR81/MR81_October_2009/ . If libraries have any questions or need assistance they should contact Lorrie at lorrie.germann@etech.ohio.gov or 614.485.6050

• Ohio E-Rate

  FY2010 E-Rate Form 471 Window Now Open

  12.03.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Schools and Library Division (SLD) has announced that the FY2010 E-Rate Form 471 filing window is now open.      The FY2010 application filing window opened today at noon EST, Thursday, December 3, 2009 and will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 11, 2010. The filing window will be open for 71 [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  E-Rate and Technology Planning

  10.22.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The USAC School and Libraries News Brief from October 16 focused on Technology Plans.  Remember, if you are applying for Basic Telephone Services you do not have to have a Technology Plan.  However, the State Library highly encourages all public libraries to have an E-Rate certified Tech Plan on file.  And you should have a [...]

• Grant Opportunities, Ohio E-Rate, Uncategorized

  E-rate training begins this week

  10.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  It’s time to start thinking about E-rate applications for the coming year, beginning with your technology plan. A technology plan is required before requesting and receiving E-rate discounts on all services other than basic telephone service. The basic requirements for a technology plan are as follows: * It must be written before the Form 470 [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  E-Rate Reminders

  09.30.09 | Permalink | Comments Off

  Lorrie Germann, State E-Rate Coordinator, has passed along the following reminders to Ohio public librarians:   ·      Deadline to file FY08 BEAR (Form 472) is 120 days after the date of the Form 486 Notification Letter or 120 days after the last date to receive service, whichever is later.  This will be October 28, 2009 for [...]

• Ohio E-Rate, Technology

  Webinar on Writing a Technology Plan using TechAtlas

  09.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  TechAtlas is a helpful tool which will allow public libraries, particularly small public libraries, to “build” a Technology Plan which will meet USAC guidelines for E-Rate compliance.  The State Library is pleased to announce that Kendra Morgan, TechAtlas Project Coordinator at WebJunction will provide a webinar for Ohio public libraries as part of the E-rate [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  E-Rate workshops for 2010 funding year

  07.24.09 | Permalink | Comments Off

  OPLIN and the State Library of Ohio are once again partnering on E-Rate workshops for public libraries.  Lorrie Germann and Steven Crumbacker from E-Tech Ohio will be conducting the workshops.  The Form 470 workshop is scheduled for October 28, 2009 and the Form 471 workshop is scheduled for December 14, 2009.  Both workshops will be [...]

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