Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Funding Years

​​​​E-rate Process — Dates to Remember

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Application Process
​Recurring Services
Non-Recurring Services

Form 470 – Competitive Bidding
​Form 471 – Application to Request Discounts
​Form 486 – Service Start Date + CIPA Certification
​Service Dates for Category 1 or 2
Invoicing Deadline (BEAR/472) Service Dates for Category 2 Purchase / Installation​ ​Invoicing Deadline (BEAR/472)
Funding Year
2021

​Closed

​Closed
120 days from: FCDL or Service Start Date (whichever is later)​ ​July 1, 2021 
to
June 30, 2022

October 28, 2022​​Apr. 1, 2021
to
Sept. 30, 2022
​January 28, 2023
Funding Year
2022

​Closed
Closed120 days from: FCDL or Service Start Date
(whichever is later)​
July 1, 2022 
to
June 30, 2023​
​October 30, 2023
​April 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023
January 29, 2024
Funding Year
2023

Feb. 22, 2022
competitive bidding
deadline
Jan. 18 to
Mar. 28, 2023

application filing window
120 days from: FCDL or Service Start Date
(whichever is later)​
July 1, 2023 
to
June 30, 2024

​October 28, 2024
​April 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2024
​January​ 28,
2025
Notes
​Most applicants 
​open at least one 28 calendar day competitive bidding process each year.
​All applicants 
must file the Form 471 every year to receive a funding commitment.
All applicants 
file the Form 486 to release funding for invoicing; FCDL = Funding Commitment Decision Letter
​Both Category One and Two services may be recurring (ex: monthly internet)
​May request one 120-day extension by the deadline
​Non-recurring = one-time purchases such as network equipment
​May request one 120-day extension by the deadline

Conta​​​ct Information

Lauren Abner
Technology Consultant
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
300 Coffee Tree Road
P.O. Box 537
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-1728
lauren.abner@ky.gov



​This project is funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services​.