<div dir="ltr"><div>Greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>In case you have also found February to be fleeting, Lorrie Germann has some important reminders for folks who are contemplating E-rate deadlines:</div><div>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(224,62,45)">February 27th </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span> </span>- Extended invoice (BEAR) filing deadline for <strong>FY2021</strong>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(224,62,45)">February 28th </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(224,62,45)"><span> </span>- <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FY2023 Form 470 Application deadline</span></strong></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> at 11:59 p.m. EST.</span><br>
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means you will be evaluating bids/selecting a winning bidder, signing
contracts, and then filing the Form 471, all on the last day of the
application window.</span></li></ul>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(224,62,45)"><br>March 28th</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(224,62,45)"> - <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FY2023 Form 471 Application deadline</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Window closes at 11:59 p.m. EDT.<br></span><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">
<span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline;float:none">The February 28 and March 28 deadlines are for all folks who are filing for E-rate for the upcoming year; if you are working with OPLIN on branch fiber quotes and orders, March 28 is the most pertinent deadline for you.<br><br></span>Questions? Don't hesitate to reach out.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Christine</font></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Christine Morris (she/her)<br></div><div>Digital Resources Manager<br></div><div>Ohio Public Library Information Network</div><div><a href="mailto:christine@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">christine@oplin.ohio.gov</a></div><div>614-728-5252</div></div></div></div></div></div>