Too many schools lose out on free money because E-Rate is too confusing. No matter how far you’ve learned to stretch a dollar, there shouldn’t be any excuse to securing funding that is already earmarked for you!
Money that is already designated for schools like yours to pay for essential internet service and networking hardware.
E-Rate is a nearly $4 billion FCC program that makes telephone and Internet service more affordable for schools.
E-Rate funding is available to schools for connections and network devices.
The amount you qualify for is determined by several metrics outlined by the government and those metrics can become pretty nuanced.
All money is disbursed in two waves which the government has identified as Category 1 and Category 2 funding.
Veeya has creating a simplified pathway which we use to escort each of our partner school through so they get maximum funding with minimal frustration.
*Get the Veeya E-Rate Intro Packet where we help you determine what you may be able to qualify for through the E-Rate program.
Too many schools lose out on free money because E-Rate is too confusing. No matter how far you’ve learned to stretch a dollar, there shouldn’t be any excuse to securing funding that is already earmarked for you!
An overview of everything that qualifies for funding under E-Rate Category 1 is covered in this video. As trivial as some of these connection options may seem, the consequences for your school are significant.
Veeya has helped charter schools navigate hundreds of E-Rate to secure the maximum level of funding available… and we can do the same for you!
*Get the Veeya E-Rate Intro Packet where we help you determine what you may be able to qualify for through the E-Rate program.
An overview of everything that qualifies for funding under E-Rate Category 2 is covered in this video. In short, Category 2 funding is available for anything related to distributing your internet connectivity throughout the school.
Cabling is one of the biggest school needs which is covered under E-Rate Category 2. This is great news because not only is cabling essential, it can also become costly.
Veeya is seasoned in helping schools just like yours secure funding for cabling to ensure safe, secure, and speed optimized connectivity throughout your campus.
*Get the Veeya E-Rate Intro Packet where we help you determine what you may be able to qualify for through the E-Rate program.
E-Rate is an FCC program that makes telephone and Internet service more affordable for schools.
According to the FCC website:
“In 2014, the FCC’s the Second E-Rate Order increased the cap for the program to $3.9 billion in funding year 2015, indexed to inflation going forward. The funding cap for funding year 2021 is $4.276 billion.”
Schools, libraries, or groups of schools or groups of libraries qualify for E-Rate funding.
For a complete list of eligibility requirements including relevant definitions, click here.
E-Rate funding is broken into two categories.
In broad terms, Category 1 funding covers your internet service provider and everything required to secure an internet connect to your building.
Also in broad terms, Category 2 funding covers everything in your facility required to distribute your internet connection throughout your facility to the end user including cabling, wireless access points, antennas, and more.
End user devices. Desktops, laptops, tablets, printers… basically anything that uses the internet connection does not qualify for E-Rate funding.
While you are not able to retroactively apply for funding, you can qualify for Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC).
This is a reactive funding service to thinks breaking or needing to be changed (all the category 2 stuff — routers, switches, WAPs, UPS, cabling, racks) as well as the software supporting these devices.
End user devices. Desktops, laptops, tablets, printers… basically anything that uses the internet connection does not qualify for E-Rate funding.
*Get the Veeya E-Rate Intro Packet where we help you determine what you may be able to qualify for through the E-Rate program.
