Important: Update Account Admins, Enrollment
E-rate will consolidate the BEAR reimbursement form into the primary EPC Portal January 2023.
The upcoming change will introduce an updated interface that performs similarly to the ECF reimbursement forms.
Please Update your Account Administrator and User Permissions.
Invoicing access for applicants will be based on user access rights in EPC instead of the current BEAR PIN process. Access to submit the reimbursement Form 472 (BEAR) will be determined based on the permissions established on the Manage User Permissions page.
USAC will migrate existing invoicing permissions before the implementation occurs. USAC will provide more details about this in the future. To prepare, LEAs should review the EPC account administrators associated with their accounts and update, if needed.
Update Your EPC Account Administrator
Follow these steps if you are the current EPC account administrator.
Log into EPC. The My Landing Page opens.
Select the name of the filing entity under My Entities. The Summary page opens.
Select More Actions (next to Manage Organization) in the upper right hand corner. Click Modify Account Administrator.
Review the current Account Administrator and update by placing a check mark beside the desired Account Administrator. Select Continue.
A summary page showing the current and the newly selected Account Administrator appears. If the information is correct, click Submit.
If your AA is not available (e.g., has left your organization), the Customer Service Center (CSC) at 888-203-8100 can help you transfer account administrator rights. You can also contact me in case they need additional verification from you.
Update your Student Count and NSLP Data for FY2023
As a reminder, applicants must provide updated student enrollment and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) numbers for their FY2023 applications during the EPC Administrative Window as they are no longer permitted to rely on prior years’ numbers due to COVID-19.
Please note that I, your Idaho state E-rate coordinator, rely on the data uploaded in the November ISEE Data Submission to validate enrollment to USAC. Please contact me if you have any questions.