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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