- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
E-Rate Assistance
Overview
The schools and libraries universal service support program, commonly known as the E-rate program, helps schools and libraries to obtain affordable broadband. Although the E-rate program is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), because E-rate is integral to supporting communities and school districts and is an eligibility requirement of the Alaska School Broadband Assistance Grant , the School Finance team provides E-Rate support to schools (including state-supervised Head Start programs) and libraries.
E-Rate Program Information
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for all of the Universal Service Funds, including the E-Rate program. E-Rate - Schools & Libraries USF Program | Federal Communications Commission (fcc.gov)
USAC
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) E-Rate website, which contains a wealth of program information, can be found at: E-Rate - Universal Service Administrative Company (usac.org)
USAC has wonderful learning site that provide rich learning materials on E-rate to applicants, coordinators, and anyone involved in the E-rate application processes. These materials can be found at: Learn - Universal Service Administrative Company (usac.org)
FY2025 E-Rate Application Flow
Important Dates
E-Rate Upcoming Dates @ USAC:
Contact
E-Rate Terms
E-Rate is an alphabet soup of acronyms and terms. USAC provides a helpful guide to the most used terms used within the program. It can be found at:
Glossary of Terms - Universal Service Administrative Company (usac.org)