<div dir="ltr">Note in particular the deadline for delivery of category 2 services in Lorrie's message below.<div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Lorrie Germann</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:lgermann@ohiocsc.org">lgermann@ohiocsc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 9:43 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: Upcoming E-Rate Dates and ECF 2nd Window Workshop Reminder<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:ocsc-erate-l@listserv.ohiocsc.org">ocsc-erate-l@listserv.ohiocsc.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">



















<p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hello E-Rate Community,</span></font></p><font size="2">

</font><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This is a reminder of upcoming E-Rate dates.<span>  </span></span></font></p><font size="2">

</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="2"><b><span style="color:black">September 28, 2021</span></b><span style="color:black"> - Opening of the second
ECF application window for 2021-2022.<span> 
</span>This shorter 15-day window closes on <b>October 13^th</b>.</span></font></p><font size="2">

</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="2"><b><span>September 30, 2021</span></b><span> - <span style="color:black">General
non-recurring service (i.e., Internal Connections) delivery deadline for FY
2020 and, under the FCC’s COVID extension, for FY 2019.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span>  </span></span></font></p><font size="2">

</font><ul><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal"></span></span></span>If the vendor can't meet the deadline due to
unavoidable delays, you may file a Form 500 by September 30^th to
request an extension of up to 1 year.</font></li></ul><font size="2">

</font><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Also, if you have not registered for one of the upcoming "<b>ECF
2^nd Window Form 471</b>" workshops, please do so by going to <a href="https://www.ohio-k12.help/ecf/ecf-events/" target="_blank">https://www.ohio-k12.help/ecf/ecf-events/</a>
<span> </span>.</span></font></p><font size="2">

</font><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact
me. </span></font></p><font size="2">

</font><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Sincerely,</span></font></p><font size="2">

</font><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Lorrie</span></font></p>





<div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="003366"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Lorrie Germann</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size="2">State E-Rate Coordinator<br>
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www.ohio-k12.help/erate<br>
</font></font></font></font></font><font color="003366"><span dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:white">Office: 740-223-2420</span></span></font><br>
Cell: 740-253-1153</span></div></div></div></div>
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