Universal Service FundE-rate

Ensuring That Schools and Libraries Have Access to

Affordable Telecommunications and Information Services

Universal Service Fund site Link: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/

Overview, forms, tutorials, timelines

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Eligible Services

Telecommunications Services Internet Access Internal Connections Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections

Miscellaneous

Telecommunications ServicesEligible Services 800 service Centrex Local phone service Long distance

telephone service Wireless telephone

services Inside wire

maintenance plan

Ineligible Services Direct Broadcast

Satellite Costs for directory

listings/advertising Payphone telephone

service Reverse directory

assistance Internet2 membership

dues

Internet Access

Eligible Services Distance

learning/video conferencing

E-mail service Internet access Web hosting

Ineligible Services Web content Site creation Internet 2 fees Dark fiber service Content filtering Web casting

Internal Connections

Eligible Services Cabling/connectors Circuit

cards/components Data distribution Data protection Gateways Servers & NOS Telephone & video

components

Ineligible Services Public address system Electrical system

upgrades End user hardware Fax machines

Basic Maintenance of Internal ConnectionsEligible Services Repair and upkeep of

eligible hardware Wire and cable

maintenance Basic technical

support IFF a component of a maintenance agreement or contract for eligible components

Configuration changes

Ineligible Services On-site technical support Services such as network

management and 24-hour network monitoring

Help desks that provide a comprehensive level of support beyond basic maintenance of only eligible components.

Technical support contracts that are more than basic maintenance.

Miscellaneous

Eligible Services VoIP Change fees and

shipping charges Voice mail services

Ineligible Services Interest charges Late fees Network architecture

design. Development of

technology plans Labor costs for school

and library personnel End-user training Construction costs

E-Rate Discount on Eligible ServicesIf the % of students in the school who qualify for free or reduced price lunch is ...

and you are in an URBAN area, your discount is ...

... and you are in an

RURAL area, your discount is…

Less than 1% 20% 25%

1% to 19% 40% 50%

20% to 34% 50% 60%

35% to 49% 60% 70%

50% to 74% 80% 80%

75% to 100% 90% 90%

Funding Alternatives

Ideas for Today and Tomorrow

2006 Wisconsin Giving Grant Dollars by Area

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http://www.dfwonline.org/page9112.cfm

Wisconsin cooperating funding collections Marquette University's Funding Information Center

Grants Information Collection at UW -Madison

Foundation Collection at UW-Stevens Point

L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire

Core Collection Resources

Foundation Directory 1 & 2, and supplement

Guide to U. S. Foundations, Their Trustees

The Foundation 1000 Officers, and Donors

Foundation Fundamentals The Foundation Center's

Guide to Proposal

Foundation Giving Writing

Foundation Grants Index

Foundation Grants Index Quarterly

National Directory of Corporate Giving

User-Friendly Guide Guide to Grantseeking on the web

Marquette University's Funding Information Center One of 300+ national cooperating collections of the Foundation Center in New York City

Free and open to the public. Bring a photo id with you to register for a Raynor Library day pass.

MU Funding Center Orientations 90 minute group orientations are held twice a month and begin at 10:00 am.

You must register to attend a session. (414) 288-1515

Content types of resources that you will find at the Center

how to identify and research prospective funders how to update your records on grantmakers.

March orientations March 12 and March 26

Grantstation

Link: http://www.grantstation.com/ Webinars

March 10 - Getting Started: Grant Writing Basics

March 17 - Developing a Powerful Need Statement

How to Increase Office Productivity Using Free Software (eight-part online series)

foundations.org

Link: http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html

List of foundations by name

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Community Foundation Locator Link: http://www.cof.org/locator/SearchResults.cfm?state=WI

2,100 grantmaking foundations and corporations

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Common Grant Application

Link: http://www.dfwonline.org/page9123.cfm

Print and fillable form Grantwriting tips

1. Choosing the Appropriate Grantmaker 2. Letter of Inquiry 3. The Proposal 4. Follow-up Grantwriting Assistance