Need E-rate Help? Schedule an Appointment!
E-rate season is here! Have questions about…
Filing Forms 470 and 471?
Category 2 budgets?
State Broadband Reimbursement
Need assistance completing your Form 471?
Click the link below to schedule a phone call or a Zoom meeting with Daniel Vogt, your state E-rate coordinator, at your convenience!
Important Dates
Feb 22nd
LAST CHANCE to post a Form 470 for Funding Year 2022. Applicants must wait 28 days after posting a Form 470 before awarding a contract and submitting it for funding on a Form 471.
March 22nd
LAST DAY to file Form 471s (closes at 9:59pm MDT)
March 28th
Comments due on the FCC’s proposal to create an E-rate competitive bidding portal. Read about the proposed changes here, and contact Daniel Vogt if you have questions or concerns: dvogt@sde.idaho.gov
State Reimbursement
If you have a new contract or update to an existing contract for the 2022-2023 school year, please send a copy to broadband@sde.idaho.gov
This is make it easier to process your state reimbursement next year
We are still accepting invoices reimbursement for July 2021 — December 2021.
There is no deadline to turn in first-half invoices, however doing so makes processing January 2022 —June 2022 invoices much easier.
Invoices can also be sent to broadband@sde.idaho.gov
Reminder: Utilization Monitoring
Schools and libraries receiving state reimbursement are required to have utilization monitoring setup with the SDE Broadband Office.
All that is tracked is your connection’s “speedometer,” or how much bandwidth is used during the day. We use this data to forecast future reimbursement budgets and to make sound policy recommendations based on existing usage trends.
If you’re unsure if utilization monitoring is setup with your connection, please reach out to us at broadband@sde.idaho.gov