Idaho E-rate Updates May 2023
Broadband Reimbursement Updates:
Please welcome our new Broadband Coordinator, Jonathan Steele!
The broadband program is responsible for reimbursing all E-rate-eligible Internet costs to Idaho schools. The full team is as follows:
Daniel Vogt
E-rate Coordinator; dvogt@sde.idaho.gov
Jonathan Steele
Broadband Coordinator; jsteele@sde.idaho.gov
Mark Taplin
Technical support for recording bandwidth metrics
Learn more about the broadband program at https://www.sde.idaho.gov/tech-services/broadband/index.html
July 2022 – December 2022 reimbursements have NOT yet been processed.
We sincerely apologize for this delay, and appreciate the kind patience you have offered in response.
All current year reimbursements will be disbursed by June 30th, 2023
Please upload January 2023 – May 2023 invoices to your school’s OneDrive link.
For this year only, we will issue (1) reimbursement for all 12-months instead of issuing (2) for six-months each like in past years.
Only July 2022 – May 2023 are needed (June 2023 is projected and included in reimbursement).
This unique link was distributed to administrators Winter 2022.
Contact dvogt@sde.idaho.gov to be resent your link
E-rate Updates:
2023 Funding Commitments are now being issued!
In the first wave of commitments released 04/29/2023, over 70% of all Idaho applications were approved!
Funding Commitments “Waves” are typically issued on Fridays.
If your request is “Funded,” then you must next complete the Form 486.
The 486 can be completed for all Funding Requests at one time, and must be completed in order to receive E-rate reimbursement.
The deadline is 120 days from EITHER (whichever is later)
Funding date
Service start date
For new services and one-time costs, the date of “turn-up” or installation
For services continued from last year, this date is 7/1/2023.
E-rate BEAR System Update coming next month!
An all new integrated and paperless BEAR invoicing system is on the way!
Similar to the ECF invoicing system
The transition will begin by the end of May/mid-June.
TBA official training webinars and eLearning Modules
More information coming soon,