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Good morning E-Rate Community, and Happy New Year!<br><br>
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Here are the upcoming <strong>FY2022</strong> E-Rate filing dates/deadlines:<br><br>
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<span style="color:#e03e2d"><strong>January 10th</strong> – </span><strong><span style="color:#e03e2d">Close of FY2022 Admin Window</span> </strong><strong>– </strong>at 11:59 p.m. EST. This is the period before the Form 471 window opens when schools and libraries can update their EPC profiles. (For example, adjusting square footage of library branches after construction.) <br><br>
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<span style="color:#e03e2d"><strong>January 12th</strong> - </span><strong><span style="color:#e03e2d">FY2022 Form 471 Application Window</span> </strong>opens at 12:00 noon EST.<br><br>
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<span style="color:#e03e2d"><strong>February 22nd</strong> - </span><strong><span style="color:#e03e2d">FY2022 Form 470 Application deadline</span></strong> at 11:59 p.m. EST.<br><br>
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<span style="color:#e03e2d"><strong>March 22nd</strong> - </span><strong><span style="color:#e03e2d">FY2022 Form 471 Application deadline</span>.</strong><strong> </strong>Window closes at 11:59 p.m. EDT.<br><br>
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<td style="border-collapse:collapse;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0" width="100%" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;word-break:break-word;word-wrap:break-word;text-align:left"><strong>Lorrie Germann's 471 Workshop for Public Libraries will be held </strong><span style="color:#e03e2d"><strong>January 24th</strong></span><strong>. To register, go to </strong><b><a href="https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/8714812">https://events.library.ohio.gov/event/8714812</a></b><strong>.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div> Don Yarman (he/him/his)<br> Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network<br> 2323 W Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus OH 43204<br> <a href="mailto:don@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">don@oplin.ohio.gov</a> | 614.728.5250<br></div></div></div></div>